Dean of the College of Arts Participates in an International Scientific Symposium on Climate Change.

The Dean of the College of Arts at the University of Kirkuk, Professor Dr. Omar Najm Al-Deen Enja, participated electronically in an international scientific symposium titled "Climate Change and Its Health, Psychological, and Life Impacts on Women with Disabilities: Towards Promoting Inclusive Green-Friendly Environments." The symposium also featured the participation of professors and specialists from Iraq, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.

In his speech, the Dean emphasized that "God Almighty chose the earth for humanity and created an environment suitable for living, allowing life to continue. However, human hands have begun to tamper with all that is beautiful, acting negatively and making decisions that destroy the environment, causing significant harm."

He explained that "what we are witnessing today from large factories and industrial plants that produce pollution, as well as wars and conflicts that destroy the infrastructure of countries, deforest green lands, pollute rivers, seas, and soil, and cause climate change, has become one of the biggest problems facing humanity."

The Dean warned that "these issues affect income, food, health, and safety, and the people most at risk are those most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Among these vulnerable groups are people with disabilities, particularly women with disabilities, especially those living in rural areas."

He pointed out that "these disabled women always need others to access services and fulfill their needs, and with the crisis and climate change, barriers to obtaining these necessities are exacerbated, in addition to sometimes facing discrimination."

The Dean noted that "climate change generates negative effects, including severe drought, scarcity of drinking water, fires, storms, biodiversity loss, and the spread of diseases and epidemics," stressing that "disabled women are not exempt from these obstacles, which they face psychologically, health-wise, and in their daily lives unless proper care is provided, and a suitable environment is created for them."