Statement by the Hasankeyf Coordination, 17 January 2020 The filling of the controversial Ilisu Dam continues despite the ongoing strong...
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The latest updates on current water and environment issues in Iraq and Mesopotamia.
Keep Our Rivers Wild
Permanent protections for free-flowing rivers need to be a centerpiece of every country’s national climate action plan. Chile can lead...
Call for the Immediate Release of 2 Activists!
Baghdad, 12 December 2019 Salman Kairallah Al-Mansoori and Omar Kadhem Al-Amri, two Iraqi activists for human and environmental rights, have...
Climate Bonds Initiative Must Abandon Its Misguided Attempt to Greenwash Hydropower
Civil Society Society Statement, 10 December 2019 In the context of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP25 Madrid On behalf...
Turkey’s Other Weapon Against the Kurds: Water
By Alexandra Marvar – The Nation, 11 November 2019 In times of conflict, war, and climate change, hydropower is state...
‘The Water Will Not Last More Than a Month’: Northeast Syria Faces Critical Water Shortage
By Will Christou, Syria Direct, 10 November 2019 AMMAN— Northeast Syria is facing an acute water shortage as a result...
Act Now to Protect People and the Environment
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, 6 November 2019 The international community...
Turkish Attacks Cut Water Supply to Syrian Province
By Himbervan Kose, Al-Monitor, 18 October 2019 Civilians in Hasakah are running out of water more than a week after Turkish...