The negative impact of large dams: a seminar in Erbil
Seminar at the University of Salah Aldin – Erbil Al-Messala Organization, Erbil – June 2016 In cooperation with the University...
Environment
Some of the issues faced by water and environment in Iraq are: construction of large dams on the Tigris and its tributaries, the use of watercourses and water-related infrastructure as a weapon and tool for achieving political hegemony, threats to cultural heritage along the Tigris River, water pollution and unsustainable management of water resources.
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Call for Action to Protect the Marshlands of Mesopotamia!
Statement by the Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign – June 9, 2016 Prior to the 40th session...
Al-Aimmah Bridge on the Tigris River: Hope for Baghdad and its people
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Suspension of Ilisu Dam project demanded at Tigris River Valley symposium in Turkey
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The impact of a possible Mosul Dam failure
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“Protectors of the Tigris River” celebrate the International Day of Action for Rivers in Baghdad
By ICSSI Baghdad, April 2016. “We depend on our water and our land. Our land is useless without water. Our...
Ecological Collapse Circumscribes Traditional Women’s Work in Iraq’s Mesopotamian Marshes
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Hasankeyf Selected by Europa Nostra for 7 Most Endangered Program
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Honduran anti-dam activist Berta Cáceres murdered
With great sadness The Save the Tigris Campaign has learned of the assassination of Honduran environmental and human rights activist...
Statement of Establishment of the Moroccan Coalition for Climate Justice
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The Mosul Dam and the Italian Role. What are the Risks?
Press release by Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign, January 20th 2016. 1. Mosul Dam, the largest dam in...