Letter from Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Tahan about the legal position of Ilisu Dam construction
Dear Mr. Ismaeel Greetings: Referring to your message about the legal safeguards for the protection of the marshes, I have...
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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Iraqi Jurists Union Call to Prevent the Construction of the Turkey’s Ilisu dam on the Tigris River
The headquarters of the Iraqi Jurists Union launched a broad campaign to save the Tigris River and the marshes of...
International Activists meet in Baghdad to Discuss Legal Strategies to Protect the Tigris River
For Immediate Release-Baghdad 26th of September Baghdad, Iraq—Once the cradle of civilizations and agricultural haven, now Iraq’s land has...
Press Release: Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Include Ilisu dam on the Meeting Agenda with Turkish Opposition Leader Suleimaniya, Kurdistan-Iraq-August 20th, 2013 Next week...
The World Heritage Committee will be meeting in Cambodia, Iraq is a member, but the Iraqi marshes are not in the agenda!
Press Release: Open Letter on the submission of the Central Marshes to the World Heritage Committee To: The Iraqi President...
Save the Tigris Campaign holds successful seminars in four South Iraq Provinces
Last week, the Save the Tigris Campaign held seminars in four provinces in South Iraq: Basra, Missan, Dhi Qar and...
Renaissance Dam in Ethiopia and the Similar Turkish Case
By: Ahmed az-Zoba`i Translation from Arabic by: Safaa Sheikh Hammed Original Arabic: http://www.iraqnewspaper.net/news.php?action=view&id=22010 “Egypt is the gift of the Nile,” says Herodotus. Egypt could have been part of the...
Rivers Unite, Dams Divide: A Struggle to Protect Rivers and Preserve Life
“The struggle of the Mapuche, Hasankeyf and the Indigenous people of the Amazon, is a struggle to preserve the planet”...
International Activists Block Ilısu Dam Construction Site
Press Release: International Activists Block Ilisu Dam Construction Site Source: Damocracy Representative from the Save the Tigris Campaign participated in...
Meet Me in Hasankeyf: Culture, People and Politics in Hasankeyf
After our session on global solidarity against water grabs, I headed to south east Turkey, to the region where the...
A common story between Chibayish and Hasankeyf
By Nawras Al-Shabani Translated by Taif Alwachi One of the kids began drawing his portrait, and bestowed it with bright...
Global Solidarity Against Water Grabs by Dams and Mining Projects
These are highlights from our session at the World Social Forum in Tunis titled “Global Solidarity Against Water Grabs by...