Tag: Civil Society
The End of the Mesopotamian Basin: Can the Tigris and Euphrates Be Saved?
Winthrop Rodgers, The Dial, 25 July 2023 When spring hits its full stride in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, hillsides turn from brown to green almost overnight. Seasonal streams course…
Civil Society Statement on Kakhovka Dam Disaster and Restoration Challenges
June 20, 2023 Ukraine Nature Conservation Group, International Rivers, and the undersigned organizationscondemn the weaponization of the Kakhovka hydropower dam, whose destruction hasprecipitated the manmade disaster unfolding in…
Statement of the Iraqi Water Week 14-22 March 2023
Statement by 13 Iraq-based local and international CSOs and NGOs who participated in the second season of the “Iraqi Water Week” (14-22 March 2023) As World Water Day…
Statement from Protect Iraqi HRDs NOW! Campaign, Demanding the Immediate Release of Expert Jassim Al-Asadi
Iraq | Baghdad 5th February, 2023 Four days ago, our colleague and fellow environmentalist, Jassim Fadel Duweij Al-Asadi, was kidnapped by an armed group, according to the information we…
Global Civil Society Presents a Reform Agenda for UNESCO’s World Heritage
World Heritage Watch: Urgent Action Needed in 12 Key Areas Press Release The World Heritage needs urgent reform, more funds, and more rights for civil society and indigenous peoples,…
Reviving Rivers Through Community Based Action – An Exchange of Views in the Context of North East Syria
Save the Tigris together with the Water4Rojava Committee on 11 April 2022 co-organised a community-to-community dialogue between Rajasthan, India and Northeast Syria on the topic of water harvesting…
After 2 Years of Pandemic, Save the Tigris Activists Gather and Strategize in Sulaymaniyah!
For the first time since the start of the global Covid-19 crisis, core activists of Save the Tigris met in Iraq for a strategic meeting, with the intention…
Iraqi Water Week (14-22 March): Iraq’s water situation continues to deteriorate, with devastating impacts on lives and livelihoods for thousands of Iraqis
NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq 20 March 2022 As World Water Day 2022 approaches on 22 March, a group of 13 Iraqi and international civil society organizations call…
Water for Rojava Report From the International Water Forum in Hasakah, NE Syria, 27-28 September 2021
This report was prepared by the Water for Rojava Europe Committee for sharing information about the International Water Forum that took place in Hasakah, North-East Syria in September,…
Dams & Climate Adaptation: Save the Tigris Participates in the COP26 Coalition’s People’s Summit
On 10 November, members of Save the Tigris hosted a session on the climate crisis, and the role of dam constructions in Iraq as a part of the…
300 Organizations From 69 Countries Call on Governments to Not Use Climate Funding For So-called “Sustainable” Hydropower Schemes
Statement by International Rivers Glasgow, Scotland— 300 organizations from 69 countries have launched a Rivers for Climate Global Declaration calling on governments and leaders attending COP26 to protect…
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, primarily aimed at discussing the water crisis…