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For Hasankeyf the Bell Tolls | Guest blog by Gokce Sencan
Introduction Gokce Sencan, a Turkish water policy researcher based in California, shares the experience from her recent visit to the...
First Mesopotamia Water Forum highlights water as both source of conflict, tool for peace
Last week, I had the privilege to attend the Mesopotamia Water Forum at the University of Sulaimani in the Kurdistan...
Iran Cancels 50 Planned Dams
Drought in KhuzestanRadio Farda Iranian news is reporting that the country’s Ministry of Energy has canceled 50 planned dams, due to...
River Defenders Gather Forces in Georgia
This article originally appeared on Open Democracy. This week, activists from across the world are meeting in Tbilisi to share...
From the River's Mouth: Saving the Tigris River in Iraq
The banks of the Tigris River. Save the Tigris and Iraqi Marshes Campaign. Mesopotamia is one of the regions most...
A Day of Action Dedicated to River Defenders
Day of Action in Patagonia. International Rivers March 14 is a day of action, and a day to celebrate the...
PR – Protests continue against destructive Ilisu dam in Turkey
Batman, Turkey – Today more than 500 people have protested the destructive Ilisu Dam project in the town of Dargecit....
River = Love
On this day in the US, some people celebrate Saint Valentine with gifts of red roses, heart-shaped chocolate and romantic...
Guest Blog – Big Rivers, Big Ideas at River Rally 2014
Guest Blog by Patrick J. Lynch, the International Director for the Futaleufú Riverkeeper, based in Chilean Patagonia. His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa...
Damocracy Screening at the Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Damocracy, a short documentary by filmmaker Todd Southgate, highlights the similarities between dam struggles on different sides of the planet...