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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)
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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
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Environmental Activists of Hawizeh Marshes Decry Poor Management of Iraq’s Wetlands
Straddling the Iran-Iraq border lie the Hawizeh Marshes, a complex of wetlands in Iraq’s Maysan Governorate, fed by the Tigris River in Iraq and
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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
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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
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In Speech to COP 26: President Barham Salih: Mesopotamian Revitalization is Strategic Framework to Tackle Climate Change in Iraq and Region
Iraq seeks to have access to a new environmental era to deal with the serious implications of climate change, Iraqi President Salih announced through
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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 flows into Iraq, the
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As Its Rivers Shrink, Iraq Thirsts For Regional Cooperation
This article was originally published by Reuters on 8 September 2021. The original can be found here. By Charlotte Bruneau and Ahmed Rasheed HALABJA, Iraq — “Where we
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UNESCO World Heritage Committee Adopts The Decision on the Ahwar of Iraq
On July 23 the 44th Session of the World Heritage Committee unanimously approved a new Decision on the Ahwar of Iraq, the World Heritage
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LSE Conflict Research Programme releases report on Basra water crisis
Below is the Executive Summary of Failing Flows: Water Management in Southern Iraq by Azhar al-Rubaie, Michael Mason, and Zainab Mehd published by the
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Law Enforcement in the Iraqi Marshes: How Local Campaigners Are Working to Protect the Marshlands’ Biodiversity
The Central Marshes of Chibayish, located in Dhi Qar Governorate, Southern Iraq, suffer from great neglect at all levels despite being a World Heritage
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Reply From UNESCO World Heritage Center to Save the Tigris on Ashur, the Ahwar and Makhoul Dam
10 June 2021 Ref.: CLT/WHC/ARB/303/21/28 Dear Sir/Madam, I would like to thank you for your letter of 19 May 2021, in which you have