The Tigris and Euphrates in Iraq: ‘The Land Between Two Rivers’ Under Threat Iraq faces grand water challenges that are economically, socially and politically complex. Although the above outlook offers several steps towards … Tags: Euphrates - Tigris - September 19, 2022
First Mesopotamian Water Forum addresses key challenges to regional water management Held from 6-8 April 2019 at the University of Sulaimani, the forum set out to address some of these challenges in the 21st century and to promote … Tags: Dams - Euphrates - Kurdistan - Rivers - Tigris - Water Diplomacy - July 22, 2019
Water Quality in Syria Available water quality data clearly reveal that groundwater and surface water pollution is a common phenomenon across the country. Tags: Environment - Euphrates - Pollution - Salinity - Tigris - Wastewater - March 22, 2019
Shared Water Resources in Syria The Euphrates is the largest river in Syria. Originating in Turkey and flowing through Syria and Iraq, it joins the Tigris in Iraq and becomes the … Tags: Conflict - Euphrates - Tigris - Transboundary Waters - Water Diplomacy - March 22, 2019
Iraqi Marshes The Iraqi Marshes are located in the lower Mesopotamian basin, in the vast floodplain wetlands created by the Tigris-Euphrates river system. Tags: Euphrates - Marshes - Tigris - May 30, 2017
Water Quality in Iraq Presently, Iraq is contending with two types of water quality issues. One is salinity, the other is the concentration of pollutants in the water … Tags: Environment - Euphrates - Pollution - Salinity - Tigris - Wastewater - Water Treatment Plants - November 21, 2016
Water Resources in Iraq The two dominant rivers in Iraq are the Tigris and Euphrates. The watersheds, including their tributaries, account for 100% of the country’s surface … Tags: Desalination - Euphrates - Groundwater - Rivers - Tigris - November 20, 2016
Water Infrastructure in Iraq Iraq’s extensive reservoir network is at the heart of the country’s ability to manage its available water resources. The dams are operated in … Tags: Dams - Euphrates - Floods - Tigris - November 16, 2016
Iraq’s Shared Water Resources Bilateral and tripartite meetings have taken place between Turkey, Iraq and Syria since the mid-1960s. Despite the various attempts to negotiate a … Tags: Euphrates - Tigris - Transboundary Waters - Water Diplomacy - November 15, 2016
Turkey’s Transboundary Waters The Euphrates-Tigris basin is among the most important river basins in Turkey and in the Middle East. The average annual discharge of the Euphrates … Tags: Euphrates - Hydropower - Rivers - Tigris - Transboundary Waters - Water Diplomacy - October 19, 2016
