Under the gracious patronage of the President of Al-Mustaqbal University, Professor Dr. Hassan Shaker Majdi, and under the direct supervision of the Dean of the College of Engineering and Engineering Technologies, Assistant Professor Dr. Azhar Mohsen Abdul, and in the presence of a distinguished group of academics, researchers, students, and individuals interested in water and environmental issues, Al-Mustaqbal University celebrated World Water Day by organizing the Second Future Forum for Water Sustainability.<br /><br />The forum commenced with a speech delivered by Dr. Muzaffar Sadiq Al-Zuhairi, Director of Scientific and Academic Supervision at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, representing the university presidency. He emphasized the importance of preserving water resources, protecting them from pollution, and managing them to ensure their sustainability for current and future generations.<br /><br />In his speech, Al-Zuhairi highlighted a range of initiatives and measures adopted by the university in pursuit of the sixth Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), which focuses on clean water and sanitation. These initiatives included community awareness campaigns, water conservation programs, the adoption of modern irrigation technologies, as well as scientific research and studies aimed at assessing water quality, monitoring various types of pollution, and promoting sustainable water resource management both within the university campus and in the broader community.<br /><br />This forum reaffirms Al-Mustaqbal University's leading role in supporting environmental and developmental issues and reinforces its mission of serving the community and actively contributing to the achievement of sustainable development goals.<br /><br />It is worth noting that the forum was organized in partnership between the Department of Construction and Building Engineering and the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Industries Engineering at the College of Engineering and Engineering Technologies. The event featured several discussion sessions that addressed strategic water management in Iraq, the challenges facing the Ministry of Water Resources in water distribution, and the role of groundwater in agricultural investment growth. These sessions included the participation of experts from the Ministry of Water Resources and the Directorate of Water Resources in Babylon.<br /><br />Al-Mustaqbal University – The No. 1 University in Iraq