Diyala in Catastrophic Situation, Most Farmers Leave Their Farmland Due to Drought
Diyala Governorate is suffering from drought which has caused significant damage to farmers and the agricultural sector, as well as...
Save the Tigris and Marshes
Save the Tigris and Marshes is a civil society campaign advocating for the protection of the Tigris-Euphrates river basin and the Mesopotamian Marshes. Over time, the initiative has grown into an international advocacy platform working on water justice, ecological protection, and the democratic governance of water resources across Iraq and the wider Mesopotamian region. Today, the campaign continues its work through the Save the Tigris Foundation, based in the Netherlands.
Website: https://savethetigris.org
Iranian Environmentalists Mark International Day Against Water Transfer
Iranian environmentalists annually celebrate the International Day Against Water Transfer on 17 April, or 28 Favardin, according to the Persian...
Message from Humat Dijlah and Save the Tigris on the Occasion of World Water Day
Today the world celebrates World Water Day, representing a global opportunity to review water resource management policies and our consumption...
Water Shortage Crisis Escalating Between Turkey, Iraq and Syria
SavetheTigris “The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, originating in Turkey and flowing downstream over the borders of Syria and Iraq have...
Water Transfer Projects Threaten the Lesser Zab!
savethetigris Save the Tigris Campaign is a coalition of civil society organisations from nine countries concerned with water justice in...
Iraqi President’s Speech at UN’s Climate Ambition Summit 2020: Iraq is Moving into a New, Greener Era
IRAQI PRESIDENCY On Saturday, December 12, 2020, the President of the Republic of Iraq, Barham Salih, announced that Iraq was...
Traditional Boats Adorn the Tigris River to Celebrate the Efforts of Medical Personnel in Confronting COVID
After a five-month pause due to the nationwide quarantine and other preventive measures in place to stop the spread of...
New Project Launched to Promote Socio-Economic Growth through Eco-Tourism and Heritage Preservation in Dhi Qar
Un Ponte Per has recently started an ambitious new 2-year project in Southern Iraq, funded by UNDP. Sumereen: Sumerian Youth...
NEW REPORT AND WEBTOOL PROVIDE INSIGHT INTO IRAQ’S LOOMING WATER CRISIS: IOM AND DELTARES
IOM Iraq Iraq faces a complex water crisis that is expected to persist and might have implications at the humanitarian,...
New Report by Save the Tigris Reviews the Dam Construction Policies of the Kurdistan Region
According to the UNDP, the water discharge of the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers is set to decrease by 50% between 2009 and...
Kurdistan environmental Groups and Organizations, in a Consultative Meeting, to Discuss Local Challenges and Prepare for the Water Forum
To prepare for the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum, a local assembly for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq...
Covid-19 and Climate Change – In an Online Seminar by Humat Dijlah
The global impact of the Covid-19 lockdowns is prompting those concerned with environmentalism to discuss the post-pandemic world. Climate change...