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Kazakh Official Critical of Country's Water Supply System
22 May 2013 - 07:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Water companies in Kazakhstan are bloated and inefficient, and do not prioritize water conservation, according to Kayrat Shayzhanov, head of the Public Services Department at Kazakhstan’s Center of
EBRD Joins With Kazakhstan to Improve Waste, Water Management
22 May 2013 - 09:19 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (4-Traders) — The government of Kazakhstan and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development are joining forces to improve standards of solid waste management and water management in the country which h
Kazakhstan Has Failed at Resolving Drinking Water Problems: Official
7 May 2013 - 10:05 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Most Kazakh provinces have not managed to resolve their drinking water supply issues, the country’s deputy prosecutor general, Zhakyp Asanov, told a national online seminar on May 3.
Kazakhstan’s Astana Reservoir to Be Off Limits to Industrial Users Starting in 2015
7 Mar 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Starting in 2015, the Astana reservoir in Kazakhstan will be used exclusively for drinking water supply, and will be off-limits for industrial use, the Astana mayor’s office said last week.
Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Discuss Cooperation
19 Feb 2013 - 10:27 by Local Press Report
TASHKENT (Trend News Agency) — On Monday, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan's ambassador to Tashkent, Boribay Zheksembin discussed practical issues surrounding the implementation o
World Bank Holds Third Consultant Meeting on Rogun
23 Jan 2013 - 08:56 by Local Press Report
ALMATY (Trend News Agency) — The third meeting on the information exchange and consultations with the representatives of the civil society on the proposed evaluation study of the Rogun hydropower plant (HPP) in Tajikistan wi
China, Kazakhstan Discuss Trans-boundary Watercourses
22 Jan 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — China and Kazakhstan discussed trans-boundary water issues during the tenth session of the Chinese-Kazakh Joint Commission on the Use and Protection of Trans-boundary Rivers, held in the Kazakh cap
Kazakhstan Hosts Central Asia Cooperation Forum
29 Nov 2012 - 11:01 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Caspionet) — Astana hosts forum on cooperation between Central Asia and Afghanistan.
Drought Reduces Kazakh Grain Yields More Than 50 Percent
13 Nov 2012 - 10:05 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Bloomberg ) — Kazakhstan’s grain crop may be 54 percent smaller than last year because of drought, the Agriculture Ministry said. Production may be 12.3 million metric tons, after drying and cleaning, from
Kazakh Environment Ministry Upset With Refinery Wastewater Treatment Draft Proposal
2 Nov 2012 - 09:25 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Trend News Agency) — The Kazakh Ministry of Environmental Protection expressed its disagreement with the draft standards for maximum permissible discharge (MPD) for the Bolashak refinery of Agip KCO company, where th
Drought Reduces Kazakh Grain Yields by 47 Percent
10 Oct 2012 - 09:17 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (gazeta.kz) — The grain crop in Kazakhstan, Central Asia's biggest wheat producer, shrank by 47 percent this season as a drought persisted in main growing regions in summer, according to the Agriculture Minist
ADB Plans $1.6 Billion Infrastructure Investment in Kazakhstan
20 Sep 2012 - 09:39 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Devex) — The Asian Development Bank is to invest up to $1.6 billion USD in Kazakhstan’s transport, energy and municipal infrastructure sectors. These are the four priorities outline
Kazakh Government to Provide $12 Million USD to Farmers for Drought Relief
18 Sep 2012 - 09:23 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Central Asia Online) — The Kazakhstani government plans to distribute $12 million USD in relief payments to farmers affected by this year’s drought, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported September 17, quoting Agriculture Minister
Water to Cause Further Tensions in Central Asia
13 Sep 2012 - 10:01 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Turkish Weekly) — Central Asian countries will not be able to avoid a further deterioration of relations because of the water problem in the region, a Russian expert on the CIS Vladimir Zharikhin believes. "It
Drought Continues in Kazakhstan
17 Aug 2012 - 08:34 by Local Press Report
Kazakhstan Drought Killing Crops
24 Jul 2012 - 10:06 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (gazeta.kz) — Some 94 hectares of grain crops have been lost due to dry weather conditions in Kazakhstan, Minister of Agriculture Assylzhan Mamytbekov told a telephone conference of the Government on Tuesda
Nine of North Kazakhstan’s Water Supply Facilities Are Non-Functional
20 Jul 2012 - 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Nine of the water supply plants in North Kazakhstan province are non-functional, according to Zauresh Kaparova, acting head of inspections for the provincial agency responsible for financial oversi
Kazakh, Chinese Governments Discuss Transboundary Rivers
12 Jul 2012 - 09:22 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Trend News Agency) — Kazakh-Chinese Joint Commission on the use and protection of transboundary rivers discussed topical issues of joint transboundary water consumption between the two countries, including the implem
Kazakhstan Minister Concerned of Caspian Ecological Situation
13 Jun 2012 - 08:48 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Tengri News) — Kazakhstan Environmental Protection Minister talked about lack of control over the ecological situation at the Caspian Sea. “We don’t have a serious scientific base for research of the Caspian
Kazakhstan's Climate Warming Faster than World
11 Jun 2012 - 09:17 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (gazeta.kz) — Climate warming in Kazakhstan goes faster than in the world," Kazakh Minister of the Environmental Protection Nurlan Kapparov said during the government hour in Majilis.
Kazak Government, World Bank Cleanup Mercury Contamination
9 May 2012 - 09:47 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Central Asia Online) — Full Story - A project supported by the World Bank and Kazakhstani government helped cont
Kazakh Province Promises to Solve Supply Problem by 2015
25 Apr 2012 - 12:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — More than half of the total of 7,231 inhabited localities in Kazakhstan do not have a stable water supply,according to the government committee charged with overseeing implementation of the natio
Kazakhstan Water Security Faces Multiple Threats
18 Apr 2012 - 09:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan faces a range of hydrological risks due to a decrease in the volume of water resources and high pollution, according to a new report by Kazakh scientists.
Kazakhstan Will Spend $521 Million USD for Water, Wastewater Projects in 2012
28 Mar 2012 - 17:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan will spend $521 million USD on water supply and wastewater projects this year, the chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Building, Housing and Utility Services announced earlier this month
Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan See Different Futures for Aral Sea
28 Mar 2012 - 16:29 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Eurasia Review) — The saga of the Aral Sea is now a tale of two bodies of water. One holds the promise of a happy ending, the other remains enmeshed in tragedy.
Officials Tackle Water Supply, Pollution Issues in Aktobe Province
21 Mar 2012 - 22:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Members of Nur Otan, Kazakhstan’s largest political party, met with provincial legislators and officials earlier this month to discuss the poor drinking water situation in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe pro
Kazakh Security Council Discusses Water Security
14 Mar 2012 - 12:54 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Caspionet) — The Kazakh Security Council met for the first time in 2012 in the Ak Orda residence under the chairmanship of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.
Kazakh Prime Minister Under Pressure About Satpaev Canal
7 Mar 2012 - 17:22 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakh parliament member Mukhtar Tinikeev is pressuring the country’s prime minister, Karim Massimov, over the need to upgrade the Satpaev canal, which is the major source of domestic, industrial
Minister Urges Construction of Floodwater Facility at Shardara Reservoir
7 Mar 2012 - 17:07 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)) — It is necessary to begin construction of a catastrophic water discharge facility at Shardara Reservoir in South Kazakhstan Oblast and to complete the construction of dams from the surge waves of
East Kazakhstan to Take on $273.4 Million USD in Projects
7 Mar 2012 - 17:05 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Caspionet) — In 2012 the East Kazakhstan region will witness the implementation of eight projects estimated at $273.4 million USD as part of the accelerated industrial-innovative development program.
Koksarai Reservoir Helps Prevent Floods
7 Mar 2012 - 17:09 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Gazeta.kz (Kazakhstan)) — Koksarai water reservoir helped avoid the consequences of floods in south Kazakhstan region, Kazakh Minister of Emergencies Vladimir Bozhko said after the government’s telephone conference on Mar
Kazakhstan Discharges Untreated Wastewater Into Rivers
23 Feb 2012 - 08:42 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — More than 2.5 million tons of untreated wastewater are discharged into Kazakhstan’s rivers every year, according to the country’s environmental protection minister, Nurlan Kapparov.
Expert Warns Central Asia Could Face Water Scarcity in Next Two Decades
22 Feb 2012 - 22:09 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (New Europe) — At present, the problem of water consumption is not as acute for the countries of the Central Asian region as it is, for example, in Africa, according to the Regional Adviser of the project Water M
Kazakhstan to Invest $520 Million USD This Year in Water
17 Feb 2012 - 11:31 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Kazakhstan General Newswire) — Kazakhstan announced plans earlier this month to implement projects with a total worth of $520 million USD this year as part of the state program for water supply systems development.
Rural Kazakhstan Lacks Safe Drinking Water
18 Jan 2012 - 10:53 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — A number of rural areas in Kazakhstan lack safe drinking water, and South Kazakhstan, Kyzylorda and Zhambyl provinces are facing shortages of irrigation water, according to an Agriculture M
Kazakhstan,Veolia Sign Agreement for $3.5 Billion USD Project
1 Dec 2011 - 11:12 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan has assigned $3.5 billion USD to the reconstruction of water supplies in 86 towns and settlements across the country in association with France’s Veolia Water.
Azerbaijan to Implement Water Management Project Under European Program
5 Oct 2011 - 09:27 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (News.Az (Azerbaijan)/ PanARMENIAN.Net (Armenia)) — Azerbaijan and 19 other countries agreed to implement 75 water management improvement projects at the seventh Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe.” The conference was held last week in
Kazakh Capital Rehabilitates Water, Wastewater Networks
28 Sep 2011 - 09:56 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The Kazakh capital, Astana, will spend $4.3 million USD to rehabilitate water and wastewater networks during the period of 2011-2014, the mayor’s office said this month.
Astana Meeting Looks at Challenges in Water, Ecosystem Protection
28 Sep 2011 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (European Environment Agency/ Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan)) — Officials from 53 countries met in the Kazakh capital, Astana, from September 21-23 to discuss water issues and greening the economy as part of the Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference.
Experts Meet for Workshop on Groundwater Management
21 Sep 2011 - 09:01 by Local Press Report
ALMATY (The Financial (Georgia)) — Thirty-five experts from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan Canada and the Netherlands met in Almaty for a workshop on groundwater management.
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