The Decision Maker and the benefits that are envisaged from finalising the Makhool Dam (3.3)
It is difficult to know all the benefits envisaged from finalising this dam. All available information highlights the importance of...
Anti-Dams Actions
The decision maker and the situation development for Makhool Dam (2.3)
The Iraqi Energy Council 1 has decided to agree on the Higher National Committee of Water’s recommendation (from its assembly...
The decision maker and those responsible for the Makhool Dam (1.3)
Ismael Dawood July 2022 The ramifications caused,as a result of the Iraqi Government’s decision taken at the beginning of 2021,...
Building More Large Dams Threatens Southern Iraq and Increases Drought and Water Scarcity: No More False Solutions
Statement by Save the Tigris – Amsterdam, April 15, 2022 Our concern is growing over the Iraqi governments’ persistence and...
Stop Water Wars! Do Not Weaponize Dams and Other Critical Infrastructure
Save The Tigris Campaign Save The Tigris strongly condemns President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. We stand in solidarity with the...
Into Thin Air: New Report by Save the Tigris Examines Evaporation Losses From Dam Reservoirs in Iraq
Iraq is facing a mounting water crisis. With temperatures rising, drought conditions becoming more extreme, and riparian states further restricting...
International Water Forum Discusses the Water Crisis in North-East Syria
The Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria held a water conference from 27-28 September 2021 in Hasakeh, North-East Syria,...
As Its Rivers Shrink, Iraq Thirsts For Regional Cooperation
HALABJA, Iraq — “Where we are standing right now, there should be a river,” says Nabil Musa, gesturing at a...
Fears of Disappearance of the Lower Zab in 2030
Water levels in the lower Zab is reduced by 5 cm/day and the banks of the river decrease by 30...
Letter From Save the Tigris to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on Ashur, the Ahwar, and Makhoul Dam: Civil Society Concerns and Requests
From: Save the Tigris Campaign To: UNESCO World Heritage Centre Re: Threats to Ashur and Ahwar World Heritage Properties — Civil...
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...
Letter From Save the Tigris to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre: Concerns and Requests regarding the Ahwar of Iraq
In 2016 the Iraqi Marshes were inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the Ahwar. Each year,...