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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Save the Tigris “Water is Under Assault in Mesopotamia” – Final Declaration 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum Herewith the final declaration of the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum, which was held on April 6-8, 2019 in Sulaimani (Sulaymaniyah) in the Kurdistan Region By coordinator Herewith the final declaration of the 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum, which was held on…

The 1st Mesopotamian Water Forum was held on April 6-8, 2019 in Sulaimani (Sulaymaniyah) in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. More than 180 water activists from the Mesopotamia region and other countries gathered for the 3-day forum at Sulaimani University. Several civil society organizations from all over Mesopotamia – in particular members of the Save…

Save the Tigris The First Mesopotamian Water Forum is Approaching – A Landmark Event! Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, historic lifelines of Mesopotamia, stretch across the states of Iraq, Turkey, Syria and Iran. By coordinator Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region of Iraq The Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, historic lifelines of Mesopotamia, stretch across…