From Clouds to Communities
A new report published by Save the Tigris on rainwater harvesting in Syria. Since 2020 Syria has been suffering from severe drought, devastating its agricultural capacity. Rainwater harvesting based on......
May 15, 2024
Category: Researches
A Evaluative Study of Unsustainable Bird Hunting – A Model of the Central Marshes
Wetlands between the Two Rivers, or the Mesopotamian Marshes, represent one of the most important wetland systems in the Middle East, with significant environmental, social, and cultural importance. They support......
March 31, 2024
Statement issued by the Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign
The Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign has released a report on the impact of the Daryan Dam on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Daryan Dam is a......
March 31, 2024
New Report by Save the Tigris Reviews the Dam Construction Policies of the Kurdistan Region
According to the UNDP, the water discharge of the Tigris-Euphrates Rivers is set to decrease by 50% between 2009 and 2025. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) which governs the Kurdistan......
March 31, 2024
The Iraqi Negotiator and the Ilisu Dam
Beirut – “Al-Quds Al-Arabi”: Recently published by the Arab Institution for Studies and Publishing in Beirut, a booklet titled “The Iraqi Negotiator and the Ilisu Dam” addresses a highly sensitive......
March 31, 2024
Save The Tigris launches a new report on the Makhoul Dam.
Amsterdam, June 2022 The Iraqi government is intensifying its efforts to complete work on the Makhoul Dam. This water infrastructure is being built on the Tigris about 230 kilometres north......
March 17, 2024
Climate Change Impact on Water Situation in Iraq: Working Paper
Iraq, situated between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, abundant and fertile, is the cradle of civilization and the birthplace of writing. It is witnessing increasingly severe and extreme climatic events,......
March 15, 2024
Input to the Thematic Report to the 78th session of the UN General Assembly “The rights to water and sanitation as a tool for peace, prevention and cooperation”
25 May 2023 PAX, the largest peace organisation in the Netherlands, together with Syrians for Truth and Justice, PÊL- Civil Waves, Humat Dijlah and the Sudd Environment Agency, active in......
May 25, 2023
Press Release: Save the Tigris is relaunching a report on evaporation losses from dams in Iraq, now available in Arabic
Amsterdam, November 2022 In October 2021, Save the Tigris released an English-language report titled Into Thin Air: Evaporation Losses from Dam Reservoirs in Iraq to highlight the considerable adverse......
November 18, 2022
The Ilisu dam and its impact on human rights in Iraq: The Iraq government’s failure to act
Access to water in Iraq is a complex issue. Factors like pollution, internal water management policies, dysfunctional water infrastructure, impacts of climate change, and the current conflict with Daesh make......
March 31, 2022
New Report addresses pollution of the Tigris River in Baghdad
Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign A new report has been published by Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign on the impact of Tigris River pollution in Baghdad,......
May 28, 2018