Iraqi Experts Say Iran Bears Responsibility for Drought in Hawizeh Marshes
Arabic | عربي Asharq Al-Awsat It seems that geographic realities linking Iraq to Iran have caused inescapable problems that are...
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
Iraq and Iran’s Hawizeh Marshes: Threats and Opportunities
Arabic | عربي Laith Alobaidi – Nature Iraq / Humat Dijlah The Hawizeh Marshes form a large part of the...
What Was Not Destroyed by Drought is Now Burned by Fire
Arabic | عربي Humat Dijlah, 7/8/2018 As aresult of drought and water scarcity in the marshes, fire continues to...
Experts: Water Drought is One of Three Crises Threatening Iran
Shafaaq News \ Iran is approaching a phase of water drought, and the possibility of returning to normal water levels...
Environmental Threats, Lack of Water, Poor Job Opportunities and Declining Social Benefits Produce Massive Protests in Southern Iraq
Iraqi civil Society Solidarity Initiative 18th July 2018 Iraqis have been demonstrating for days in immense protests across southern Iraq—in...
Arab Coordination Group Established Within World Heritage Watch
Manama – Kingdom of Bahrain, June 25th, 2018 In the margins of the 5th International Civil Society Forum on...
From the Chibayish District, the Marshes Festival Sends a Call to Iraqis to Protect Nature
Save the Tigris Campaign After Iraqis celebrated the inclusion of their marshes on UNESCO’s World Heritage List two years...
World Heritage Watch Resolution On Water Infrastructure Threatening World Heritage
The 5th International NGO Forum on World Heritage at Risk Manama, Bahrain 22 – 23 June 2018 Prior to the...
UNESCO Needs to Recognize the Upstream Dam Threats to the Iraqi Marshes – We Call to Work With Independent Civil Society!
Statement by World Heritage Watch/Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign 23 June 2018, World Heritage Watch Civil Society Forum,...
Multi-Billion Dollar Budget Needed To Keep Iraq’s Water Flowing
Ibrahim Saleh, NIQASH, 14 June 2018 In Baghdad, locals have been fretting about dramatic falls in the level of the...
Impoundment of Ilisu Dam Reservoir Has Not Yet Started – Drought in Iraq Has Other Reasons
Initiative to Keep Hasankeyf Alive Hasankeyf Matters Press statement Impoundment of Ilisu Dam Reservoir has not yet started – Drought...
As Summer Approaches and Ilisu Dam Goes Into Operation, Iraq’s Water Crisis Intensifies
“Significant quantities of water will continue to flow to Iraq,” the ambassador of Turkey to Iraq, Fatih Yildiz, tried to...