Tuğba Evrim Maden
Biography
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Iran - The Hidden Riparian of the Euphrates and Tigris Basin
Turkey, Syria and Iraq appear as major actors considering the last fifty years of the utilization of the Euphrates-Tigris basin waters, one of the...
Solution-Seeking for Flood Problems in Maritsa River
The Maritsa River, forming the border between the Turkey's western neighbours Greece and Bulgaria as well as being a transboundary river, has...
Different Conditions and Similar Objections in Transboundary Waters: Observations on the Mekong River
The Mekong river is the tenth longest river in the world and it spans 4,909 kilometers, draining an area of 795,000 km2. The floodplains in the...
Civil War in Syria and Changing Water Security Conditions
Civil War in Syria and Changing Water Security Conditions
Dr. Tuğba Evrim Maden, Researcher, ORSAM Water Programme
The Syrian civil war which h...
Iran Faces Drinking Water Shortage
Iran has been going through a severe crisis in sectoral use of water (drinking, irrigation, industrial) for a long period of time. The main causes of...
ISIS Using Water Resources as a Weapon
Scenarios have been generated claiming that water could lead to conflicts or war in water-scarce regions, and the Middle East was pointed out as the...
Drought in Turkey and The Torrid Effects*
The rising population and urbanization, climate change, and industrial and agricultural activities increase the pressure on available water...
Water Scarcity and Its Impacts in Jordan
In regions where arid and semi-arid climate prevails, due to a lack of precipitation and an insufficient amount of surface water resources such as ...
The Future of Euphrates-Tigris Basin and ISIS
The Euphrates-Tigris basin is among the most important river basins in the Middle East. The average annual discharge of the Euphrates and Tigris...
Water Resources Becoming a Weapon in Conflicts and Wars: The Case of ISIS's Recent Attacks
While the use of water resources might lead to a conflict among states, communities and towns, water resources might also become a primary target...
Transboundary Waters in Syria - Turkey Relations From Past to Present
The water issues in relations between Turkey and Syria started in 1950 to benefit from the water resources. These two countries, in this fr...
Water Crisis in Iran is Getting Worse
This year, since the precipitation is below the seasonal average in the world and especially in the Middle East, the water crisis in Iran increased....
Climate Change and Drought in the Middle East
Reports about climate change were published after a series of meetings in preparation for a climate summit to be held in New York on Sept. 23, 2014....
The Euphrates – Tigris Basin and Water Problem in Iraq Discussed During the Sulaymaniyah Forum 2014
Ministers, bureaucrats, decision makers, journalists and academicians attended the Second Annual Sulaymaniyah (Sulaimani) Forum, of which the theme...
Iran Shelves the Caspian Sea Water Transfer Project
Iran has been facing a problem in meeting the water demand of its population for a long time. Which is primarily caused by the factors such as:...
Does Climate Change Affect Water War Scenarios in the Middle East?
Increasing human activities have created a great pressure on water resources in terms of both quality and quantity. Another pressure is caused by...
What does the ‘World Energy Outlook 2013' Report Say?
The annual “World Energy Outlook” report for 2013 was issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Nov. 12, 2013.
"The rise of unconventional ...
Will Turkey Face Water Scarcity in 2030?
As is well known, water covers approximately 70 percent of the Earth's surface. However, 97.5 percent of surface water is salt water in the...
Iran-KRG Trans-boundary Waters Issue
Iran and Iraq share many rivers and waterways along their 1,200-kilometer-long border. There are more than 42 watercourses along the border that...
UNDP Issues Report Titled ‘Water Governance in the Arab Region’
The Middle East is an arid/semi-arid zone. The region receives only 2.1 percent of the world’s average annual precipitation and contains 1.2 percent o...
Water Cooperation for a Secure World -- Focus on the Middle East
As we might remember, the “Blue Peace in the Middle East: International Media Conference,” was held in İstanbul on March 18-19, 2013. The event was co...
Iraq Brings up Water Issue Again During FM Ahmet Davutoğlu's Visit
During Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Iraq last week, Iraq's Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani stated that Turkey is r...
United Nations Climate Change Conference Kicks off in Warsaw
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its report, “Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis,” in the first week of Oct...
Iran to Resolve its Water Shortage Through a New National Water Conservation Plan
Iranian President Hassan Rohani, who began his term in office on Aug. 3, 2013, said he would put the protection of Lake Urmia at the top of his...
TRNC Water Supply Project Getting Closer to Completion
A typical Mediterranean climate prevails in TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), and the water scarcity in the country does not only manifest...
‘Threat Multiplier’ Role of Drought in Arab Spring in Syria
The role of climate change and its impact on society were described as “threat multipliers” for the Arab Spring. Although rising food prices caused by...
Montenegro Becomes 31st State to Join UN Watercourses Convention
On Dec. 8, 1970, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recommending that the International Law Commission (ILC) commence a study of...
Climate Change and its Impact on Water Resources
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the “Fifth Assessment Report” on the physical basis of climate change last wee...
Water Resources and Dams in Kurdistan Regional Government
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government laid the foundation stone for the construction of Gomaspan-Bastorah dam, 30 km away from the city...
Combating Water Shortage in Somalia
Although the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was dissolved when Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the president of Somalia on Sept. 10,...
Water Problem in Iran Reaching Dangerous Levels
With Iran's population growing each passing day and dry spells in the country in recent years, projections indicate that a water problem will...
The Water Problem in the Middle East
While the Middle East covers 10 percent of the world’s surface area, 5 percent of the world population is found here.
On the other hand, 2 percent o...
Iraq and Flood Problems
While Iraq, the downstream neighbor of Turkey’s Euphrates and Tigris rivers, frequently form the agenda regarding water shortage, it has recently t...
Jordan, Syrian Refugees and Water Problem
According to official figures from the UNHCR, 1.244 million Syrians have taken shelter in neighboring countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Iraq since...
Turkey Progresses in Harmony with EU Water Framework Directive
Within the scope of Turkey’s negotiations with the EU on the environment chapter, ongoing since Dec. 21, 2009, Turkey is required to integrate the EU ...
Restoration of Iraq's Basra Marshes
Along with the water shortage in Iraq, the risk of destruction of the wetlands located in the south of Iraq has stayed on the agenda for a long...
Turkey's Refugee/Asylum Seeker Policy and Syria
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) Women's Platform organized a workshop entitled “Refugee-Asylum Seeker Policy of Turkey in the Light o...
Iran Speeds up Dam Construction to Deal with Water Shortage
Iran, which is subjected to the Middle East’s semi-arid climate, has a large geography with a surface area of 1.7 million square kilometers.
It is l...
Turks Have High Profile in Global Water Institutions
As is well known, both the quality and the quantity of water resources are adversely affected by the fast-growing population of the world, climate...
The Water Issue in Iraq and Attempts to Solve It
Iraq, which has been in constant conflict for the last three decades with the Iran-Iraq War from 1980-1988, the Gulf War from 1990-1991, the embargo...
Iran - The Hidden Riparian of the Euphrates and Tigris Basin
Turkey, Syria and Iraq appear as major actors considering the last fifty years of the utilization of the Euphrates-Tigris basin waters, one of the...Solution-Seeking for Flood Problems in Maritsa River
The Maritsa River, forming the border between the Turkey's western neighbours Greece and Bulgaria as well as being a transboundary river, has...Different Conditions and Similar Objections in Transboundary Waters: Observations on the Mekong River
The Mekong river is the tenth longest river in the world and it spans 4,909 kilometers, draining an area of 795,000 km2. The floodplains in the...
Civil War in Syria and Changing Water Security Conditions
Civil War in Syria and Changing Water Security Conditions Dr. Tuğba Evrim Maden, Researcher, ORSAM Water Programme The Syrian civil war which h...Iran Faces Drinking Water Shortage
Iran has been going through a severe crisis in sectoral use of water (drinking, irrigation, industrial) for a long period of time. The main causes of...
ISIS Using Water Resources as a Weapon
Scenarios have been generated claiming that water could lead to conflicts or war in water-scarce regions, and the Middle East was pointed out as the...
Drought in Turkey and The Torrid Effects*
The rising population and urbanization, climate change, and industrial and agricultural activities increase the pressure on available water...
Water Scarcity and Its Impacts in Jordan
In regions where arid and semi-arid climate prevails, due to a lack of precipitation and an insufficient amount of surface water resources such as ...
The Future of Euphrates-Tigris Basin and ISIS
The Euphrates-Tigris basin is among the most important river basins in the Middle East. The average annual discharge of the Euphrates and Tigris...
Water Resources Becoming a Weapon in Conflicts and Wars: The Case of ISIS's Recent Attacks
While the use of water resources might lead to a conflict among states, communities and towns, water resources might also become a primary target...
Transboundary Waters in Syria - Turkey Relations From Past to Present
The water issues in relations between Turkey and Syria started in 1950 to benefit from the water resources. These two countries, in this fr...
Water Crisis in Iran is Getting Worse
This year, since the precipitation is below the seasonal average in the world and especially in the Middle East, the water crisis in Iran increased....
Climate Change and Drought in the Middle East
Reports about climate change were published after a series of meetings in preparation for a climate summit to be held in New York on Sept. 23, 2014....
The Euphrates – Tigris Basin and Water Problem in Iraq Discussed During the Sulaymaniyah Forum 2014
Ministers, bureaucrats, decision makers, journalists and academicians attended the Second Annual Sulaymaniyah (Sulaimani) Forum, of which the theme...
Iran Shelves the Caspian Sea Water Transfer Project
Iran has been facing a problem in meeting the water demand of its population for a long time. Which is primarily caused by the factors such as:...
Does Climate Change Affect Water War Scenarios in the Middle East?
Increasing human activities have created a great pressure on water resources in terms of both quality and quantity. Another pressure is caused by...
What does the ‘World Energy Outlook 2013' Report Say?
The annual “World Energy Outlook” report for 2013 was issued by the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Nov. 12, 2013. "The rise of unconventional ...
Will Turkey Face Water Scarcity in 2030?
As is well known, water covers approximately 70 percent of the Earth's surface. However, 97.5 percent of surface water is salt water in the...
Iran-KRG Trans-boundary Waters Issue
Iran and Iraq share many rivers and waterways along their 1,200-kilometer-long border. There are more than 42 watercourses along the border that...
UNDP Issues Report Titled ‘Water Governance in the Arab Region’
The Middle East is an arid/semi-arid zone. The region receives only 2.1 percent of the world’s average annual precipitation and contains 1.2 percent o...
Water Cooperation for a Secure World -- Focus on the Middle East
As we might remember, the “Blue Peace in the Middle East: International Media Conference,” was held in İstanbul on March 18-19, 2013. The event was co...
Iraq Brings up Water Issue Again During FM Ahmet Davutoğlu's Visit
During Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu's visit to Iraq last week, Iraq's Shiite leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani stated that Turkey is r...
United Nations Climate Change Conference Kicks off in Warsaw
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its report, “Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis,” in the first week of Oct...
Iran to Resolve its Water Shortage Through a New National Water Conservation Plan
Iranian President Hassan Rohani, who began his term in office on Aug. 3, 2013, said he would put the protection of Lake Urmia at the top of his...
TRNC Water Supply Project Getting Closer to Completion
A typical Mediterranean climate prevails in TRNC (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), and the water scarcity in the country does not only manifest...
‘Threat Multiplier’ Role of Drought in Arab Spring in Syria
The role of climate change and its impact on society were described as “threat multipliers” for the Arab Spring. Although rising food prices caused by...
Montenegro Becomes 31st State to Join UN Watercourses Convention
On Dec. 8, 1970, the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution recommending that the International Law Commission (ILC) commence a study of...
Climate Change and its Impact on Water Resources
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the “Fifth Assessment Report” on the physical basis of climate change last wee...
Water Resources and Dams in Kurdistan Regional Government
Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government laid the foundation stone for the construction of Gomaspan-Bastorah dam, 30 km away from the city...
Combating Water Shortage in Somalia
Although the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) was dissolved when Hassan Sheikh Mohamud was elected as the president of Somalia on Sept. 10,...
Water Problem in Iran Reaching Dangerous Levels
With Iran's population growing each passing day and dry spells in the country in recent years, projections indicate that a water problem will...
The Water Problem in the Middle East
While the Middle East covers 10 percent of the world’s surface area, 5 percent of the world population is found here. On the other hand, 2 percent o...
Iraq and Flood Problems
While Iraq, the downstream neighbor of Turkey’s Euphrates and Tigris rivers, frequently form the agenda regarding water shortage, it has recently t...
Jordan, Syrian Refugees and Water Problem
According to official figures from the UNHCR, 1.244 million Syrians have taken shelter in neighboring countries such as Turkey, Jordan and Iraq since...
Turkey Progresses in Harmony with EU Water Framework Directive
Within the scope of Turkey’s negotiations with the EU on the environment chapter, ongoing since Dec. 21, 2009, Turkey is required to integrate the EU ...
Restoration of Iraq's Basra Marshes
Along with the water shortage in Iraq, the risk of destruction of the wetlands located in the south of Iraq has stayed on the agenda for a long...
Turkey's Refugee/Asylum Seeker Policy and Syria
The Journalists and Writers Foundation (GYV) Women's Platform organized a workshop entitled “Refugee-Asylum Seeker Policy of Turkey in the Light o...
Iran Speeds up Dam Construction to Deal with Water Shortage
Iran, which is subjected to the Middle East’s semi-arid climate, has a large geography with a surface area of 1.7 million square kilometers. It is l...
Turks Have High Profile in Global Water Institutions
As is well known, both the quality and the quantity of water resources are adversely affected by the fast-growing population of the world, climate...
