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Kazakhstan Improves Rural Drinking Water Supply
2 Feb 2011 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan’s Drinking Water Program has improved drinking water supply in 3,417 areas, Minister of Agriculture Akhylbek Kurishbayev said in late January.
Shardara Irrigation Water Supply Project Completed
2 Feb 2011 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, SHYMKENT — A project to supply water from the Shardara water reservoir to irrigated lands in South Kazakhstan province’s Maktaaral district will be completed by July 1, 2011.
A Glimmer of Hope for the Aral Sea?
27 Jan 2011 - 11:21 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (OOSKAnews) — TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (OOSKAnews) -- Efforts to halt the steady destruction of the Aral Sea are getting renewed attention from donors, but will face continued hurdles in the years ahead as growing
UN General Assembly Declares 2013 International Year of Water Cooperation
27 Jan 2011 - 11:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (OOSKAnews) — DUSHANBE, Tajikistan (OOSKAnews) -- The UN General Assembly in December adopted a resolution proclaiming 2013 “The International Year of Water Cooperation.”
Kazakhstan Must Discuss Trans-Boundary Waters With China: Kazakh Official
27 Jan 2011 - 11:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (OOSKAnews) — ASTANA, Kazakhstan (OOSKAnews) -- Kazakhstan urgently needs to resolve issues related to joint use of the Ili and Kara Irtysh rivers with China, according to Talgat Zeinullin, head of the Kazakh
Kazakh Official Encourages Water Saving
27 Jan 2011 - 11:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (OOSKAnews) — ASTANA, Kazakhstan (OOSKAnews) -- Chairman of the Kazakh Agency for Regulation of Natural Monopolies Nurlan Aldabergenov is encouraging the country’s population to conserve water due to a decreas
French Agency to Lend Kazakhstan $32 Million USD for Desal Units
27 Jan 2011 - 10:56 by Local Press Report
ASTANA | Source: Central Asia Newswire (Central Asia Newswire) — ASTANA | Source: Central Asia Newswire
Kazakhstan Allocates Funds to Fix Hazardous Waterworks
25 Jan 2011 - 20:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — More than $2.8 million USD has been allocated to rehabilitate the most dangerous waterworks facilities in Kazakhstan’s Almaty province, according to the province’s governor, Serik Umbetov.
Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan Refutes Statements on Creating Aral Sea Group
17 Jan 2011 - 20:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajik Ambassador to Pakistan Zubaidullo Zubaidov has refuted statements earlier this month regarding creation of a working group in Pakistan that would deal with saving the Aral Sea and rational
Nearly $700 Million USD Needed to Save Lake Balkhash
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Some $473 million USD to $676 million USD is needed to upgrade the irrigation system in the area of Lake Balkhash, Kazakhstan's Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection Mazhit Turmagambetov
One in Ten Hydraulic Structures in Kazakhstan Abandoned
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — ^^ eventy of the total of 650 large hydraulic works in Kazakhstan have been abandoned, according to Nariman Kipshakbayev, director of the Branch Office of the Central Asian Interstate Water
Kazakh Expert: One in Five Reservoirs in Unsatisfactory Condition
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — One in five water reservoirs in Kazakhstan is in unsatisfactory condition, according to Zhumabek Mukhatov, chief expert for the Water Resources Committee at the Kazakh Agriculture Ministry.
Ukrainian Company to Invest in Clean Water Project in Kazakhstan
22 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
KIEV, Ukraine (NRCU Radio Ukrainian) — Ukrainian firm Ekvo will invest in a project to provide clean drinking water in Kazakhstan. The company signed a memorandum of understanding with Ukrainian national-cultural
Kazakh President Offers to Revive Siberian Water Project
15 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — During a meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in early September, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev offered to revive a Soviet-era project to bring water from Siberian rivers to
Russia, Kazakhstan Sign Agreement on Trans-Boundary Rivers
15 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, UST-KAMENOGORSK — Russia and Kazakhstan signed an agreement on joint use and protection of trans-boundary water bodies during the seventh Russian-Kazakh forum for interregional cooperation in Ust-Kamenogorsk,
Tajik Foreign Minister Calls for Rational Water Use in Central Asia
1 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Proper water and energy management is the key to sustainable development in Tajikistan and Kazakhstan, Tajik Minister of
Kazakhstan, Russia to Reach Agreement on Trans-Boundary Rivers
4 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakhstan and Russia are planning to sign an agreement on joint use and protection of trans-boundary water bodies later this year, Kazakh Agriculture Minister Akylbek Kurishbayev
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Partner for Climate Change Project
23 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — An international pilot project to decrease safety risks linked to climate change will be carried out in the Chu-Talas River basin in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, according to Taisia
Syrian Group Seeks Malaysian Firms for Kazakhstan Project
14 Jun 2010 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
Malaysia, KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama (Malaysia)) — The Syrian International Business Center (SIBC) Group is seeking Malaysian companies to jointly develop the $5.6 billion USD Kenderli Beach Development at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.
Syrian Group Seeks Malaysian Firms for Kazakhstan Project
14 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
KUALA LUMPUR, SYRIA (Bernama (Malaysia)) — The Syrian International Business Center (SIBC) Group is seeking Malaysian companies to jointly develop the $5.6 billion USD Kenderli Beach Development at the Caspian Sea in Kazakhstan.
Israel, Kazakhstan Discuss Cooperation
21 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
TEL AVIV, Kazakhstan (Globes (Israel)) — Israeli Minister of Industry, Trade and Labor Benjamin Ben-Eliezer met with Kazakh officials during his visit to Kazakhstan for the fifth session of the Joint Israel-Kazakhstan Economics Committee i
Central Asian Presidents Seek Consensus on Water-Energy Issues
31 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — I he visit by Kazakh president Nursukan Nazarbaev to Tashkent, and by Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymuhammedov to Dushanbe in March is the evidence that
Kazakhstan to Return Water Reservoirs to Public Ownership
24 Mar 2010 - 18:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev ordered that all private water reservoirs in the country be examined to determine their suitability for safety standards, and those that
Environmentalist Proposes Kazakh Water Protection Agency
24 Mar 2010 - 18:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — An independent agency for protection of water resources should be established in Kazakhstan, according to Bulat Esekin, an expert for the European Commission's project on Introducing Instruments
Procurement Notice for Water, Wastewater Project in Aktau
3 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
LONDON, Kazakhstan (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — TVS&V, a municipally owned water and district heating company in the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan, issued a procurement notice for works, goods and services for water and wastewater projects funded b
Kazakh Water Reservoir to Fill in February
10 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The Koksarai water reservoir on the Syr Darya River in Kazakhstan will start filling with water on February 10, Kazakh Emergency Minister Vladimir Bozhko told a meeting this
Central Asian Countries Reaching Agreements on Water and Energy
20 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan agreed to the demands of downstream Uzbekistan on an examination of the Kambarata-1 hydroelectric plant project, and Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan have reached accord
China Taking More Water from Irtysh River, Raising Concerns in Central Asia
2 Dec 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — China in late November announced plans to increase its water withdrawals from the Irtysh River, which flows through its western areas into Russia and Kazakhstan.
China Taking More Water from Irtysh River, Raising Concerns in Central Asia
30 Nov 2009 - 20:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BEIJING, China — China in late November announced plans to increase its water withdrawals from the Irtysh River, which flows through its western areas into Russia and Kazakhstan.
Russia, Kazakhstan to Form Commission to Protect Ural River
11 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — : Russia-Kazakhstan commission on protecting the Ural River could be established before the end of 2009, according to recent statements by officials of Russia's Orenburg region.
East Kazakhstan Reservoir Poses Risk
4 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — I""' astern Kazakhstan is at risk of flooding from the Maloulbinskoye reservoir on the Malaja Ulba River, whose dam was built as early as in 1936, experts warned in late October.
Islamic Development Bank Funds Water Projects in Kazakhstan
4 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
Kazakhstan, JEDDAH (Zawya) — The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) approved $552 million USD for new development projects in Albania, Jordan, Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Burkina Faso and Benin.
Irtysh Basin Could Suffer Water Deficit
28 Oct 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, OSKEMEN — The Irtysh River Basin could face a water deficit within five to 10 years, according to participants in a national scientific and practical conference in Oskemen, Kazakhstan in mid-October.
Regional Environmentalists Say Central Asian Water Problems Not Solved
21 Oct 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — The main water problems in Central Asia have not been solved, representatives of nature protection and water agencies said at their meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan this month.
Turkmenistan Is Prepared to Pay for Tajik Water
14 Oct 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguly said Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan should offer Tajikistan monetary compensation to resolve
Central Asia Discusses Dam Safety
2 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — A working group met in Almaty, Kazakhstan on August 27 to develop a regional agreement within the framework of a project on dam safety in Central Asia.
Kyrgyzstan to Follow Canadian Example in Water, Energy Relations
12 Aug 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan wants to follow the Canadian example of water and energy relations with neighboring countries, Kyrgyz
Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan to Share Cost of River Management
5 Aug 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — I he downstream Central Asian countries of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan have agreed to help pay for water management activities like strengthening riverbeds and dam
Russia, Kazakhstan's Plan to Build Nuclear Plant Threatens Caspian Sea
15 Jul 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Russia and Kazakhstan are accelerating efforts to create a joint company to build a nuclear power plant in the Aktau port on the Caspian Sea, the world's largest inland body of water, in
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Regulate Water, Energy Problems
24 Jun 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — There has been positive movement in regulation of water and energy problems with upstream Kyrgyzstan, according to Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov.
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