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Draught, and misuse threaten the natural and cultural heritage, and the right of access to water for the inhabitants of Mesopotamia
By Nadia Al Baghdadi A paper prepared for the ICSSI conference “”promoting dialogue and reconciliation, working for peaceful coexistence, and opportunities for international solidarity with Iraqi civil society”…
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…
Water: A Defining Issue for Post-2015 Iraq
By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI and Save the Tigris Campaign Following the ICSSI Conference in Oslo (27-29 October 2014) Recently, the following article by South-Asian based journalist Amantha Perera…
People of Balad Ruz Constitute A Regiment for the Liberation of Al-Sidoor Dam from Daaesh
Al-Mada Press – Diyala Translated by ICSSI The Board of Diyala province, announced on Sunday that they will be providing funds to hire tankers to transport potable water…
Water Scarcity in Iraq: “Our river is becoming a swamp of algae and waste”
Al-Madaa Press / Maysan Translated by ICSSI ِAugust 27 , 2014 Residents of the Al-Majar Al-Kabeer district in the southern province of Maysan, complained on Thursday about water…
Water and its Infrastructure are not Weapons of War: Protect Civilians’ Right to Water in Iraq
Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign Tuesday 15 July 2014 The Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign is concerned that parties involved in the current conflict…
The Unity of Water
MOSCOW – Project Syndicate In May, Vietnam became the 35th and decisive signatory of the 1997 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Non-Navigational Uses of International Watercourses.…
The Realities of Ilisu Dam in Iraqi Kurdistan
By Toon Bijnens, Save the Tigris Campaign and ICSSI – Sulaymaniya, May 28, 2014 The construction of the Ilisu Dam in South-Eastern Turkey can be described as one…
Will Iraq Refer The Issue Of Ilisu Dam To The UN Security Council?
by Johanna L. Rivera Save The Tigris And The Iraqi Mashes Campaign and ICSSI On March 22nd in Baghdad, the Iraqi Social Forum – a gathering of several…
Policy Paper: Ilisu Dam and Legal Considerations in Iraq
The Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign presents its Policy Paper that analyzes Turkey’s violations of international law related to the construction of the Ilisu dam and outlines…
Day of Action for The Tigris River
The International Day of Action for Rivers By Toon Bijnens, ICSSI and Save the Tigris and the Iraqi Marshes Campaign On 14 March the annual International Day of…
Basra activists celebrate the World Water Day by the Shatt Al-Arab
Demands to establish a cell of crisis to face Ilisu Dam Basra, March 2014 A group of civil activists in Basra, celebrated the World Water Day, on the…