Developed collaboratively with communities through ethnographic research and environmental engagement, these testimonies reflect lived experiences of water, scarcity, and ecological change.
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Voices & Videos
The Story of the Şamran Canal in Van; Emel Aydın, 2024 (Deutsch / Interviews conducted by Şermin Güven. Co-produced by Spore Initiative and Markus Stein (Cashmere Radio)): https://spore-initiative.org/media/filer_public/cf/91/cf913c1e-4405-4024-a905-b46698be8f9e/07_globales_wassersystem.mp3
Irrigation in Rojava; three farmers who wish to remain anonymous, 2023 (Deutsch / Interviews conducted by Şermin Güven. Co-produced by Spore Initiative and Markus Stein (Cashmere Radio))
https://spore-initiative.org/media/filer_public/11/88/11885d8e-3fd1-4fc4-bb82-aa52b9d02fa2/01_anonymebauern-brunnenstand.mp3
Ceq Ceq / DschagDschag River; Berivan Omar, 2023 (Deutsch / Interviews conducted by Şermin Güven. Co-produced by Spore Initiative and Markus Stein (Cashmere Radio)): https://spore-initiative.org/media/filer_public/9a/d3/9ad32607-a259-417a-8f22-f7e80c7de30e/08_ceqceq.mp3
Regen bedeutet Hoffnung; Dimastan Essa, 2023(Deutsch / Interviews conducted by Şermin Güven. Co-produced by Spore Initiative and Markus Stein (Cashmere Radio)): https://spore-initiative.org/media/filer_public/96/0c/960c68bc-4343-4159-a6d8-9308a73ba5e9/09_hoffnungsregen.mp3
Radio Broadcast #1: Background to the Project “Along the Rivers of Kurdistan” (Deutsch): https://spore-initiative.org/media/filer_public/18/a2/18a2371f-2702-430b-883a-87014fda060e/entlang_der_fluesse_kurdistans_wasserspiegel_waterbodies.mp3