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2nd Mesopotamian Water Forum
For a Water Future Shaped by the Will of the People in Mesopotamia;‘Integrating Waters, for a Common Life!’ Three hundred activists, academics, researchers, students, women, ecological organizations, and local government representatives from Turkey, Syria, Iran, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region gathered, on the banks of the ancient Tigris River. 2nd Mesopotamia Water Forum Final Declaration…
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Mesopotamia Water Forum in Amed: Crisis, Justice, and Shared Governance
Rengin Azizoğlu 7 minutes read·Updated October 15, 2025 3:00 PM crisisforummesopotamiariverwater The Second Mesopotamia Water Forum, to be held in Amed, brings to the agenda a search for “democratic and ecological governance” in response to the region’s deepening water crisis. The forum aims to shape a new framework that will guide future water policies across the region. The…
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2nd Mesopotamian Water Forum to be held in Amed in October
The 2nd Mesopotamian Water Forum will be held in October 2025 in Amed (Diyarbakır). The forum will address water and water-related issues in the basins of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. Similar to the first Forum in April 2019 in Sulaymaniyah (Silemanî) in Iraqi Kurdistan, the 2nd Mesopotamian Water Forum (MWF) will be a civil…
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Solidarity in Times of Covid-19: Read the Report of the Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly
Save the Tigris Solidarity in Times of Covid-19: Read the Report of the Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum took place online. With the world in the grip of the Covid-19 By coordinator From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum…
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Virtual assembly 2020
From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum took place online. With the world in the grip of the Covid-19 crisis, and the countries of the Tigris-Euphrates under lockdown, this 2-day assembly an opportunity to connect digitally and express solidarity across the basin countries. From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly…
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Countdown to Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly: Local Assembly of Turkey
Save the Tigris Countdown to Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly: Local Assembly of Turkey From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum will take place online. 1 year after the first Mesopotamian Water Forum By coordinator From 16-17 May 2020 the Virtual Assembly of the Mesopotamian Water Forum will take place online. 1 year…
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Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly: “Discussing Water in Times of Corona” – Join Us!
Save the Tigris Mesopotamian Water Forum Virtual Assembly: “Discussing Water in Times of Corona” – Join Us! One year ago in April 2019, the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum was held in Sulaymaniyah, in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. More than 180 By coordinator One year ago in April 2019, the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum was held…
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Beyond Water Nationalism: Towards a “Mesopotamian” Ecological Identity
Save the Tigris Beyond Water Nationalism: Towards a “Mesopotamian” Ecological Identity Alessandro Tinti, 26 February 2020 Instituto per gli studi di politica internazionale, Milan, Italy “We are the people of Mesopotamia, one of the most By coordinator Alessandro Tinti, 26 February 2020 Instituto per gli studi di politica internazionale, Milan, Italy “We are the people of…
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First Mesopotamian Water Forum addresses key challenges to regional water management
Dams Published on July 22, 2019 Author: Juliane Schillinger The Mesopotamian Water Forum was held for the first time in Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan from 6-8 April 2019. It brought together civil society actors from across the region to discuss key challenges along the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and sought to promote water as a…
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Letter of support from the European Water Movement to the Mesopotamian Water Forum
Save the Tigris Letter of support from the European Water Movement to the Mesopotamian Water Forum With this letter, the members and allies of the European Water Movement express their support and solidarity to the people organizing the Mesopotamian Water By coordinator With this letter, the members and allies of the European Water Movement express their…