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  1. Yemen, IFAD Sign $112 Million Agreement to Improve Food Security

    14 Jun 2013- 10:01 by Anonymous SANA'A, Yemen The Yemeni government has signed a $112 million USD grant agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to improve food security in rural areas. The agreement was signed last ...

    Anonymous (not verified) - 06/14/2013 - 10:01

  2. Romania Looks to Spend More EU Funds for Water, Environment Projects

    14 Jun 2013- 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BUCHAREST, Romania Romanian Environment Minister Rovana Plumb said the government would do a better job of spending European Union funds allocated for water and sanitation projects. Speaking at the Regional ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/14/2013 - 10:01

  3. Southern Romanian Utility Seeks Bids for Upgrades

    11 Jun 2013- 09:59 by Local Press Report GAESTI Bloomberg Cia de Apa Targoviste-Dambovita SA, a Romanian utility, is seeking bids to expand and upgrade the water and sewage network in the southern town of Gaesti under a contract estimated at 39.3 million ...

    Local Press Report - 06/11/2013 - 09:59

  4. Romanian Utility Calls for Bids for Expanison, Upgrades

    10 Jun 2013- 10:20 by Local Press Report BUCHAREST Bloomberg Businessweek The Romanian utility Nova Apaserv SA is seeking bids for water-network expansion and upgrades in the northeastern towns of Flamanzi and Frumusica under a contract estimated at 85.5 ...

    Local Press Report - 06/10/2013 - 10:20

  5. Bulgaria’s Utility Regulator Gets Yet Another New Chair Following Resignations, Scandals

    7 Jun 2013- 10:01 by OOSKAnews Correspondent SOFIA, Bulgaria Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water RegulatoryCommission (SEWRC)got a new chairwoman this week, following a string of resignations and controversies involving both previous chairs and commission ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/07/2013 - 10:01

  6. Bucharest Approves $79 Million Loan for Water Infrastructure

    6 Jun 2013- 10:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BUCHAREST, Romania Bucharest’s City Hall has approved a $79 million USD loan from EU financial markets to complete the Glina water treatment facility and a drainage channel under the Dambovita River, according ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 06/06/2013 - 10:10

  7. Ugandan City Commissions $1.2 Million Water Supply Project

    31 May 2013- 09:24 by Local Press Report KASESE The New Vision A $1.2 million USD gravity flow water supply scheme has been commissioned in Kasese district to provide safe and clean water for over 63,000 people. The Mpondwe-Lhubiriha water project is ...

    Local Press Report - 05/31/2013 - 10:17

  8. Romanians Protest Chevron’s Fracking Plans

    28 May 2013- 09:27 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BUCHAREST, Romania Thousands of Romanians gathered on May 27 to protest plans by US energy giant Chevron to begin hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to obtain natural gas reserves from shale rock in the ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/30/2013 - 10:25

  9. Poland Plans Reform of National Water Management System

    28 May 2013- 08:10 by OOSKAnews Correspondent WARSAW, Poland The Polish Ministry of Environment is drafting a bill to reduce the number of institutions in the country involved in water management from close to 20 to just nine. “The new bill will simplify ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/28/2013 - 10:04

  10. EU to Provide Kiribati $8.2 Million for Water Supply Project

    24 May 2013- 08:30 by Local Press Report KIRITIMATI The Jet Newspaper Improving drinking water supply in Kiritimati Island is the main objective of a new EU funded project under the 10th European Development Fun (EDF). The allocation of $6.2 million is ...

    Local Press Report - 05/24/2013 - 09:27

  11. EBRD, Switzerland Support Water Services in Kyrgyzstan

    23 May 2013- 09:10 by Local Press Report KANT European Bank for Reconstruction and Development Kant, an industrial city of officially 22’000 inhabitants, can upgrade the pipes and reduce water losses, thanks to a loan and grant funding of €1.95 million ...

    Local Press Report - 05/23/2013 - 10:17

  12. Small Hydropower Frenzy Threatens Romanian, Ukrainian Mountains

    21 May 2013- 09:42 by Local Press Report VIENNA Global Post The frenzy to build hydropower stations across the Carpathian mountains poses an "imminent" threat to biodiversity in Eastern Europe, conservationist group WWF warned Monday. "The ...

    Local Press Report - 05/21/2013 - 09:54

  13. Water Tariffs Continue to Grow in Lithuania Due to EU Investments

    20 May 2013- 07:31 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Lithuania, VILNIUS The Lithuanian National Control Commission for Prices end Energy (NCCPE), the utility sector’s regulator, this month approved three Lithuanian municipal water companies’ requests to raise ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/20/2013 - 10:09

  14. EU Gives Estonia $54.5 Million for Environmental Protection

    14 May 2013- 07:16 by OOSKAnews Correspondent TALLINN, Estonia The European Union has announced that it is granting Estonia a record $54.5 million USD for environmental protection projects in the new financial year.  The sum is $14.3 million USD more than ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/14/2013 - 10:15

  15. Romanian Ministry Approves Chevron’s Shale Gas Permit

    10 May 2013- 07:19 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BUCHAREST, Romania The Romanian Environment Ministry announced this week that it had approved shale gas exploration permits to US oil company Chevron. "The environment protection agency of Constanta ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/10/2013 - 09:59

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