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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 Dam and Mining Projects.” We had interventions and…
Save Tigris Campaign releases Open Letter to Andritz: disastrous impacts of Ilisu Dam for Iraq
To: Mr Wolfgang Leitner, Andritz’s President and CEO From: Save the Tigris Campaign Coalition We are a group of Iraqi civil society organizations that are deeply concerned about…
Press Release: Open Letter sent to Andritz Company concerning its engagement in the construction of Ilisu Dam
Press Release: Open Letter sent to Andritz Company concerning its engagement in the construction of Ilisu Dam 22 March 2013 On occasion of Andritz’s Annual General Meeting which…
Press Release: Save the Tigris Campaign Participates in the International Day of Action Against Dams and For Rivers, Water and Life
The People of Iraq Campaign to Save the Tigris announces its support to the global mobilization that took place on the framework of the International Day of Action…
Ilisu Dam halted by Turkish Court
Save the Tigris Campaign welcomes the ruling of the Turkish State Council against the construction of the Ilisu dam project. This is a victory for those working against the…
Major points from the 2000 Report of the World Commission on Dams
Some see in our [water] scarcity a harbinger of troubled waters to come. They believe water scarcity inevitably locks peoples, regions and nations in a fierce, competitive struggle…
Call for Papers: Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign
Call for Papers: Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign Launched Sunday December the 2nd, 2013 Iraqi Civil Society Solidarity Initiative (ICSSI), a member in the Save…
Impacts of Ilisu Dam in Iraq: A lecture at the Marine Science Center Basra University
Iraq faces enormous challenges in terms of water resources. Once the cradle of civilizations, an agricultural haven, now Iraq’s land has dried significantly mostly due to man-made causes.…
Workshop on the Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign, ICSSI Conference 201
You are invited to participate in a workshop on the Save the Tigris Campaign that will be held in Basra. This session will be part of the IV…
Open Letter on the Impacts for Iraq of the Construction of the Ilisu Dam in Turkey
To: The Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki, and through him to all relevant government representatives and members of the Iraqi Parliament, The Speaker…
New global partnership for Save the Tigris Campaign
ICSSI would like to announce that it has a new global partner for our Save the Tigris and Mesopotamia Campaign: 350.org. 350.org works to build a global grassroots…
The Tigris Declaration To Save Hasankeyf and Mesopotamian Marshes
The international campaign against the Ilisu dam project on the Tigris river has reached a new threshold: nearly 25 000 have signed the petition to the UNESCO World Heritage…