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Kazakhstan Ratifies Agreement on IFAS Status
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — K azakhstan has ratified the intergovernmental agreement on the status of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and its organizations.
European Parliament Discusses Aral Sea
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BRUSSELS, Belgium — The shrinking Aral Sea could create millions of refugees and set the stage for the world's first environmental war, according to Struan Stevenson, personal
Northern Aral Sea Is Expanding: Kazakh Minister
25 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The volume of water in the Northern Aral Sea has increased as a result of the Syr Darya Control and Northern Aral Sea
IFAS Head Calls for Regional Cooperation
11 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) Sagit Ibatullin called for
UN Helps Solve Water Disputes in Central Asia
4 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGABAT — Participants at a follow-up meeting to the 2009 Summit of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's visit to the region in April
Big Aral Can Be Restored, Says Kazakh Governor
21 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — I he area of the Big Aral can be restored if 4 billion cubic meters of water flows into this part of the Aral Sea every year, according to Bolatbek Kuandykov, governor of
Donors Discuss Programs to Support Aral Sea
23 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — Government organizations from 25 countries, along with international institutions, embassies, UN agencies and academic institutions gathered in Almaty, the former Kazakh capital, earlier this month
U.N. Secretary-General Calls Aral Sea One of Most Shocking Environmental Disasters
14 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
new yorK, ny, united states — The dying Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake, is one of the planet's most shocking environmental disasters, U.N.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said as he urged Central
Uzbekistan Offers to Link Caspian to Aral Sea
7 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — A group of Uzbek scientists and businessmen have developed a project to transfer the Caspian water to the Aral Sea through a 200-kilometer navigable canal, and the project
Aral Sea Fund Meets in Tajikistan
17 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Members of the International Fund for the Aral Sea (IFAS) held national consultations on the joint declaration signed by heads of the Central Asian states and on the fund's activities during their
Aral Fund Executive Committee Meets in Kazakhstan
16 Dec 2009 - 14:49 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — A meeting of the Board of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS), which took place in the former Kazakh capital of Almaty on December 3, approved an
Aral Sea's Death Stokes Tensions in Central Asia
7 Oct 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (Georgian Daily) — The dying of the Aral Sea is increasing tensions in the five countries of the region, potentially sparking new, larger military conflicts, according to Russian expert Mikhail Vovk.
Uzbekistan Requests South Korean Participation in Aral Sea Revival Effort
30 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TASHKENT (Bernama (Malaysia)) — Uzbekistan will ask South Korea to join efforts by Central Asian countries to revive the Aral Sea, according to Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Anvar Salikhbayev. Salikhbayev said he would
Uzbekistan Requests South Korean Participation in Aral Sea Revival Effort
28 Sep 2009 - 20:58 by Local Press Report
TASHKENT (Bernama (Malaysia)) — Uzbekistan will ask South Korea to join efforts by Central Asian countries to revive the Aral Sea, according to Uzbek Deputy Foreign Minister Anvar Salikhbayev. Salikhbayev said he would
Russian Scientist Hails Megaproject to Save Aral Sea
23 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Petr Zavialov, the deputy director of the Russian Academy of Sciences' Institute of Oceanology, said the idea of saving the
Large Aral Sea to Disappear by 2020
22 Jul 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The Large Aral Sea, a part of the dying Aral Sea, will completely disappear by 2020, the European Space Agency said in mid-July, based on images taken by the Earth-observing
Kazakh Governor Details Aral, Syr Darya Project
27 May 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — New protection dams will be built and the Aral Sea will approach the former port city of Aralsk under the second phase
Uzbekistan Allocates Land for Israeli Drip Irrigation
27 May 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Uzbekistan has allocated 500 hectares of land in the vicinity of the Aral Sea in western Uzbekistan for drip irrigation under
Syr Darya Rehabilitation on Target, Kazakh Premier Says
6 May 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Rehabilitation work on the Syr Darya riverbed and preservation of the northern part of the Aral Sea is moving forward and will be continued, Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Masimov said during a visit
Kazakhstan to Head Aral Fund Executive Committee
15 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — Kazakhstan has been elected as the chairing country of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) for the next three years, and it is taking steps
Experts Meet in Almaty on Aral Sea Fund
8 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Kazinform (Kazakhstan)) — Experts on water management and energy met in Almaty last week at the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea had a meeting. Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister Umirzak Shukeyev chaired
Japan Provides Grant for Aral Sea
1 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The Japanese government is extending a grant to the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) to purchase equipment for planting trees on what used to be the bottom of the water body.
Aral Sea Project Stalled in Kazakhstan
4 Feb 2009 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The $85.8 million USD first phase of the rehabilitation of the Syr Darya riverbed and the preservation of the northern part of the Aral Sea, initiated by Kazakh President Nursultan
Aral Fund Starts Two Projects in Central Asia
28 Jan 2009 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The International Fund to Save the Aral Sea is starting two projects in the region aimed at creating ponds in the Amu Darya River's delta and at growing plants on what used to be
Albanian Water Supply Authorities Seek to Reduce Drinking Water Prices
19 Nov 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Albania, TIRANA — A" Radomir Malis, director of the Prague-based At one time, the Aral Sea was the world's lbanian water supply authorities are tudying the possibility to reduce the price of drinking water.
Czech-Uzbek Water Project Concluded in Uzbekistan
19 Nov 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — A joint five-year project to improve the quality of drinking and irrigation water in the Aral Sea region with clearing equipment and absorbents produced in the
Central Asia Applies for Observer Status for Aral Fund at U.N. General Assembly
5 Nov 2008 - 09:14 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — Permanent representatives of the former Central Asian Soviet republics to the United Nations have applied to give the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea
Uzbekistan Commits to Helping Aral Sea Ecological Crisis
1 Oct 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
Uzbekistan, UNITED NATIONS (Xinhua (China)) — Speaking at a UN meeting last week on targeting the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Uzbekistan's foreign minister, Vladimir Norov reiterated his country's commitment to tackle the ecological cr
North Aral Sea Shows Signs of Recovery
13 Aug 2008 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — A $260 million USD World Bankassisted program to save the vanishing North Aral Sea has shown some success, the government of Kazakhstan announced last week.
Waters Rising in Aral Sea
6 Aug 2008 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (The Guardian (United Kingdom)) — The water level in the northern part of the Aral Sea has risen 30 percent over three years because a dyke that has been constructed and repair work on leaky irrigation channels, according to the team
JICA Tackles Aral Sea
1 Jul 2008 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
TOKYO, TURKMENISTAN (Journal of Turkish Weekly) — The Japan International Cooperation Association (JICA) has taken on the issue of the Aral Sea ecological crisis. During the conference in Tokyo last week, participants discussed the drying of the
Phase 2 of North Aral Sea Restoration to Start
24 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Kazakhstan, VIENNA (Journal of Turkish Weekly (Turkey)) — The government of Kazakhstan currently is planning the second phase of the project to restore the Northern Aral Sea, World Bank Group President Robert B. Zoellick said in the Kazakh capital.
Five Central Asian Countries Seek Help on Aral Sea
3 Jun 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The UN ambassadors of five Central Asian countries appealed last week for support from the international community to deal with the Aral Sea crisis.
At a UN seminar sponsored by Uzbekistan,
Kyzylorda Region in Kazakhstan Promotes Water Projects ASTANA, Kazakhstan
20 May 2008 - 03:35 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Authorities inKazakhstan's Kyzylorda region presented two projects aimed at flood prevention and preservation of the North Aral Sea to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev during his
Kyzylorda Region in Kazakhstan Promotes Water Projects
20 May 2008 - 08:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — - Authorities in Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda region presented two projects aimed at flood prevention and preservation of the North Aral Sea to Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev during his
Water Shortage Looms for Central Asia
20 May 2008 - 08:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — - Wth a dry summer on its way, scientists in the region are warning about the consequences of higher temperatures ~ an acute water shortage, which threatens Central Asia.
Global warming and climate
Kyzyl-Orda Protests South-Kazakhstan Water Reservoir Project
7 Apr 2008 - 23:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — — Authorities in Kazakhstan's Kyzyl-Orda region have raised objections over a plan by the national government to construct a water reservoir on the Syr Darya River in the South-Kazakhstan region.
Correction: Uzbekistan Appeals for $1.5 Billion USD for Aral Sea Region
7 Apr 2008 - 23:41 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
— In last week's commentary on the Aral Sea region in Uzbekistan, OOSKAnews misquoted remarks by the head of an Uzbek environmental group.
The second-to-last paragraph of
Uzbekistan Appeals for $1.5 Billion USD for Aral Sea Region
31 Mar 2008 - 23:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — - The former Soviet republic of Uzbekistan is appealing to the international community and governments for about $1.5 billion USD to resolve socio-economic and environmental problems in the region
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