Tag: Iraqi Kurdistan
Tanjero: the struggle to clean up a neglected river
For years in the city of Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan waste has been dumped at a site close to the Tanjero River in the Tanjero area of the…
Meeting Iraqi Kurdistan’s Lone Water Keeper
Maaz Farhan, NIQASH, 19/07/2017 Iraqi Kurdistan could have a serious water problem by 2025, authorities say. One Sulaymaniyah man is using his skills as an artist and video…
In Halabja, the struggle against Daryan Dam continues
With the completion of the Daryan Dam immenent, civil society in the city of Halabja in Iraqi Kurdistan held a special seminar to discuss the negative impacts of…
Water Wars: Iranian Dam Threatens Iraqi Kurdistan’s Legendary Sirwan River
Salam Handani – Niqash When neighbouring Iran tested their new dam recently, levels on an important Iraqi Kurdish river dropped four meters. Locals fear when the dam is…
Dam construction in Iraqi Kurdistan: 2 case studies
By our partner Waterkeepers Iraq Surqawshan Dam east of Dukan & Basara Dam in Delezha, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan, Iraq These two dams are under construction in Sulaymaniyah governorate, Kurdistan,…
Save Iraqi Kurdistan’s rivers from deprivation
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris Campaign There is no question about the commodification of natural resources and the damage inflicted upon the environment in Iraqi Kurdistan. The…
The negative impact of large dams: a seminar in Erbil
Seminar at the University of Salah Aldin – Erbil Al-Messala Organization, Erbil – June 2016 In cooperation with the University of Salah Aldin and the Save the Tigris…
The Erbil strategy meeting and the way forward for the Save the Tigris campaign
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign/ICSSI Report of the Save the Tigris Campaign Strategy Meeting (Extract). More than 20 participants, international and from all…
Kurdistan Region of Iraq 2020 – A Vision for the Future: Water and Sanitation for a Growing Economy
Document released by the Iraqi Kurdistan Ministry of Planning, May 2015 Vision: Water security for all, and water and sanitation services that reach every home and supply every industry. Water…
Open Letter to the Iraqi Government, the Kurdistan Regional Government from the Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign
Press Release, May 12, 2015 Iraq faces a growing water emergency. Frequent water shortages, due to chronic mismanagement, have intensified into a complex crisis. Daesh is using Iraq’s…
How much longer can the water crisis be neglected?
Updates on the Save Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign, March 2015 The water crisis in the Middle East region is aggravating, turning from a shortage of water resources…
Amid Terror Attacks, Iraq Faces Water Crisis
National Geographic – USA Islamic State’s assault on dams and water systems threatens Iraq’s supply, which was already squeezed by dams in Turkey and Iran. TELSKUF, Iraq—Viewed from…