Farmers start agriculture projects in Til Temir
The region is expected to be self-sufficient thanks to the increase in projects based on local production.
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Interview: Sozda Ahmed from Heseke Water Bureau on water cut-offs, impact on Corona prevention
Sozda Ahmed is the co-chair of the Water Bureau for Heseke canton. She was interviewed on 8 April 2020.
Make Rojava Green Again Picture Gallery April-May 2020
A lot happened since our last picture gallery published only one month ago. During those weeks, we notably went to a village called Rêhanik to help Kurdish friends there to build a new communal park where families from the village can gather to spend time together. But we mostly focused on the plantation of vegetables
Drinking Water Supplied in the Washokani Camp
In many places in Rojava water has been scarce since the invasion. Getting enough water for all people is a big challenge in the shadow of war, embargo and coronavirus emergency. At least the problem in the Washokani camp could now be solved.
Water is Not a Weapon, Water is Life!
A new campaign named “Water for Rojava” has been launched two weeks ago aiming at rising funds to help women’s co-operatives and democratic local municipalities in Rojava and other parts of North-East Syria.
Interview with a internationalist health worker in Northern and Eastern Syria
“How do you treat the nature, how people are treated, how our interior is treated, that is where the health debate starts.”
Turkey Starts Fire and Water War Against Syrians
Turkey is once again using the “international weapon” of international waters, the most important natural and economic resource, against the Syrians in the northeast of the country, in addition to bombing agricultural crops this summer to burn them, violating international covenants and laws.
Jinwar: Inspiration for women everywhere in the world
Turkey’s war is directed at the achievements of women. Interview with the Council of Jinwar (Meclisa Jinwar).
Water shortages and crippled health services in North-East Syria
Millions dealing with sporadic water shortages, crippled health services in north-east Syria.
Turkey’s Weaponising of Water in Syria is Increasing the Risk of COVID-19 Spreading
More than a million people in Kurdish-held areas of north-east Syria are being put at risk of a mass Coronavirus outbreak as Turkish-backed groups repeatedly cut off the water supply to a region in which health services are already severely damaged by almost a decade of war.
The Fight for Water as Turkey Repeatedly Cuts Water Supply for Thousands of People in Rojava
In an interview with Sozdar Ehmed, representative of the Institute for Water Affairs in the Hesekê region, we talked about the current water situation in the region in times of the Covid-19 pandemic, after the water supply was interrupted for the fifth time by Turkey.
Beyond Water Nationalism: Towards a “Mesopotamian” Ecological Identity
“We are the people of Mesopotamia, one of the most remarkable areas of the world, known as the cradle of civilization. We are the people of Hasankeyf in Turkey and of the Marshes in Iraq. We are connected and combined by the Tigris River. The Tigris is our common root, our common lifeline and our common future.”
