WFP and ICBA partner to strengthen water governance and climate-smart agriculture for food security

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – 15 July 2026 –   The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in partnership with the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) and with financial support from Global Affairs Canada (GAC), has launched the MURUNA (“resilience” in Arabic) project to strengthen Iraq’s climate resilience. Iraq continues to face serious challenges to food security, with an estimated 2.5 million people requiring humanitarian assistance.