The Turkish military carried out an airstrike against a water pumping station in the countryside of Qamishli (Qamişlo), northern Syria. The airstrike is reported to have put the facility out of order and cut water access to thousands of residents.
A workshop in Cizîr (Jazira) Canton in Kurdish-controlled North and East Syria is calling for international support and highlighting modern techniques to secure water resources and protect them from conflict, marking World Water Week.
The Women’s Economy of the Kongra Star has opened a furniture store named “Star Furniture Store” in Dêrik to increase women’s participation in the labour force and achieve their economic independence.
Sakîne Faris has been keeping bees in Amûdê for ten years and makes beehives out of clay. She can meet her basic needs with the honey produced by her bees.
The Soil and Water Analysis Laboratory opened in Qamishlo by the Agricultural Research Center provides solutions to the problems of farmers by analyzing soil and water samples.
Water levels of the wells in Hasakah Governorate in Northeast Syria have decreased as a result of the recent heat wave, an official of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) said on Tuesday.
The Municipalities Board of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) is working on running a water pumping station using alternative energy to tackle the electricity and fuel shortages in a village in Deir ez-Zor Governorate in eastern Syria.
The Women’s Association for Culture, Art and Literature (KASED) gets ready to provide new courses to women and children next week. “We can organize more activities together with women,” said Saliha Ayata.
Mekiye Hiso, a member of the Syrian Women’s Assembly, said that they have once again realised the importance of women’s self-defence with the revolution in North and East Syria, adding that they will focus more on organisation in Syrian cities.
The water of the Jaghjagh River was heavily used for irrigation of more than 50,000 decares of agricultural land in the city of Qamishlo. However, the river now poses a threat to the public health and environment in the Jazira Canton because the Turkish state has poured sewage and chemical waste into the river.
Founded in 2013, the Syriac Women’s Union aims to develop women’s and social organisation in the Middle East through the solidarity of Arab, Kurdish and Syriac women.
Since its inception in 2014, the social contract of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) has stipulated that all government bodies, including local councils, cabinets, and defense forces, must have one man and one woman sharing power in the executive seats.
