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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Hasankeyf: Open-air Museum or Last Frontier for Diving?

Hasankeyf: Open-air Museum or Last Frontier for Diving?

By Marcello Canepa, April 2014. English translation by ICSSI editor.  Overview If ballots are a mirror of reality, administrative elections...

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Will Iraq Refer The Issue Of Ilisu Dam To The UN Security Council?

Will Iraq Refer The Issue Of Ilisu Dam To The UN Security Council?

by Johanna L. Rivera Save The Tigris And The Iraqi Mashes Campaign and ICSSI On March 22nd in Baghdad, the...

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Ilisu Dam and Legal Considerations in Iraq

Ilisu Dam and Legal Considerations in Iraq

Policy Paper Presented to the Iraqi Government on the legal possibilities available to Iraq to respond to the threat posed...

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Day of Action for The Tigris

Day of Action for The Tigris

The International Day of Action for Rivers By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI and Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign...

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A group of Basra activists celebrates the World Water Day at the Corniche of Shatt Al-Arab

A group of Basra activists celebrates the World Water Day at the Corniche of Shatt Al-Arab

Demands to establish a cell of crisis to face “Ilisu” dam Basra – March 2014 A group of civil activists...

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The Water Of The Tigris River: An Opportunity For Trans-Boundary Cooperation

The Water Of The Tigris River: An Opportunity For Trans-Boundary Cooperation

By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI and Save the Tigris Campaign How can Iraq safeguard its water provision from the Tigris river?...

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The Basra water crisis and increasing salinity of the Shatt al-Arab

The Basra water crisis and increasing salinity of the Shatt al-Arab

By Toon Bijnens Basra, Iraq Tags: Save the Tigris and Marshes Campaign, Ilisu dam ,  The Save the Tigris Campaign...

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Overcoming water shortage remains one of Iraq’s major challenges

Overcoming water shortage remains one of Iraq’s major challenges

UNESCO Iraq launches new report to manage drought in Iraq, November 2013 The United Nations’ Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...

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Iraqi Marshes, Second Step Towards The World Heritage!

Iraqi Marshes, Second Step Towards The World Heritage!

February  2014 ,Baghdad, Iraq The international coalition of the “Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign” welcomes the achievement...

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Where the Tigris Flows: Water Security in Post-War Iraq and Turkey

Where the Tigris Flows: Water Security in Post-War Iraq and Turkey

Jadaliyya by Chris Gratien Media coverage of Iraq in recent years has been dominated by the horrifying images of the American...

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Another Year Fighting Against Ilisu Dam:

Another Year Fighting Against Ilisu Dam:

 A Year Review of the Save the Tigris Campaign Johanna Rivera 16 0f January 2014 For the last year, the...

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Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam

Road blockade by inhabitants of Hasankeyf against ILISU Dam

The Inhabitants of the antique city Hasankeyf have blocked the main road through their city in order to protest the...

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