Hayder Moneem

Hayder Moneem serves as the in-country facilitator for Iraq, working closely with the Ministry of Environment to support the implementation of the country's NDC. A civil engineer with more than 20 years of project management experience, Moneem previously served as the Climate Change Governance Team Leader for USAID. In that role, he assisted the Iraqi government in addressing climate challenges within the energy, water and solid waste management sectors. He also served as a Climate Change Specialist for the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), where he developed the delegation's sustainability strategies and action plans. He holds a postgraduate degree in Urban Planning with a focus on sustainable development from Kufa University.

This position is supported by FCDO/ UK Embassy Baghdad.