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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Into Thin Air: New Report by Save the Tigris Examines Evaporation Losses From Dam Reservoirs in Iraq

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...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
Realities of Climate-Induced Migration in Iraq’s Southern Cities

Realities of Climate-Induced Migration in Iraq’s Southern Cities

IOM Environmental degradation over the last 10 years has severely damaged Iraq’s agricultural sector. Worsening water scarcity and quality have...

  • Climate Change
International Water Forum Discusses the Water Crisis in North-East Syria

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,...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
As Its Rivers Shrink, Iraq Thirsts For Regional Cooperation

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...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
Fears of Disappearance of the Lower Zab in 2030

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...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
Letter From Save the Tigris to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre on Ashur, the Ahwar, and Makhoul Dam: Civil Society Concerns and Requests

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...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
Diyala in Catastrophic Situation, Most Farmers Leave Their Farmland Due to Drought

Diyala in Catastrophic Situation, Most Farmers Leave Their Farmland Due to Drought

Diyala Governorate is suffering from drought which has caused significant damage to farmers and the agricultural sector, as well as...

  • Climate Change
Iranian Environmentalists Mark International Day Against Water Transfer

Iranian Environmentalists Mark International Day Against Water Transfer

Iranian environmentalists annually celebrate the International Day Against Water Transfer on 17 April, or 28 Favardin, according to the Persian...

  • Environment
Message from Humat Dijlah and Save the Tigris on the Occasion of World Water Day

Message from Humat Dijlah and Save the Tigris on the Occasion of World Water Day

Today the world celebrates World Water Day, representing a global opportunity to review water resource management policies and our consumption...

  • Environment
Water Shortage Crisis Escalating Between Turkey, Iraq and Syria

Water Shortage Crisis Escalating Between Turkey, Iraq and Syria

SavetheTigris “The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, originating in Turkey and flowing downstream over the borders of Syria and Iraq have...

  • Environment
Water Transfer Projects Threaten the Lesser Zab!

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...

  • Anti-Dams Actions
The Iraqi government prepared a proposal to resolve the water issue with Turkey

The Iraqi government prepared a proposal to resolve the water issue with Turkey

Shafaq News The Iraqi Minister of Water Resources, Mahdi Rashid Al-Hamdani, stressed on Monday that “courtesy” is not allowed at...

  • Environment