{"id":268,"date":"2023-03-20T10:53:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T10:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uoa.edu.iq\/sustainability\/?page_id=268"},"modified":"2026-05-11T06:31:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T06:31:51","slug":"sdg-14-life-below-water","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/index.php\/sdg-14-life-below-water\/","title":{"rendered":"SDG 14: Life Below Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"268\" class=\"elementor elementor-268\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59d66414 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59d66414\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c56caf5\" data-id=\"4c56caf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50f0a291 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50f0a291\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<section class=\"sdg-page\" style=\"--sdg-main:#0a97d9; --sdg-second:#42c5f5;\">\n\n  <div class=\"sdg-hero\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/SDG14.png\" alt=\"SDG 14 - Life Below Water\" \/>\n\n    <div>\n      <span>SDG 14<\/span>\n      <h1>Life Below Water<\/h1>\n      <p>Al-Maarif University Sustainability Initiatives<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"sdg-card\">\n\n    <p>\n      The fourteenth Sustainable Development Goal aims to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, rivers, and aquatic ecosystems. Rivers and marine ecosystems provide food, medicines, economic opportunities, and essential environmental services, while also contributing to biodiversity and climate resilience.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      In Iraq, river ecosystems are deeply connected to civilization, culture, and daily life. Al-Maarif University College recognizes the importance of protecting aquatic environments, especially local river systems such as the Euphrates River in Al-Anbar.\n    <\/p>\n\n    <p>\n      Through education, awareness, and sustainability-oriented activities, the University supports responsible environmental behavior and encourages students and society to understand the importance of life below water.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"sdg-section-title\">\n    <h2>University Contributions to Life Below Water<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <ol class=\"sdg-programs\">\n\n    <li>Supporting aquatic ecosystems through education and awareness.<\/li>\n\n    <li>Supporting aquatic ecosystems through practical environmental actions.<\/li>\n\n    <li>Promoting water-sensitive waste disposal practices.<\/li>\n\n    <li>Contributing to the protection and maintenance of local ecosystems.<\/li>\n\n  <\/ol>\n\n  <div class=\"sdg-section-title\">\n    <h2>Related News and Activities<\/h2>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query sdg-related-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\">\n\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SDG 14 Life Below Water Al-Maarif University Sustainability Initiatives The fourteenth Sustainable Development Goal aims to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, rivers, and aquatic ecosystems. Rivers and marine ecosystems provide food, medicines, economic opportunities, and essential environmental services, while also contributing to biodiversity and climate resilience. In Iraq, river ecosystems are deeply connected to &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/index.php\/sdg-14-life-below-water\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">SDG 14: Life Below Water<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-268","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Khalid J Ayed","author_link":"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/index.php\/author\/khalidja\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":" <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainability.uoa.edu.iq\/\" rel=\"tag\">English<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"SDG 14 Life Below Water Al-Maarif University Sustainability Initiatives The fourteenth Sustainable Development Goal aims to conserve and sustainably use oceans, seas, rivers, and aquatic ecosystems. 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