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Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Call for "Conscious" Water Use
25 Sep 2012 - 08:46 by Local Press Report
ASTANA (Tengri News) — Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have asked their neighbors to consciously use common water resources, Tengrinews.kz. “The talks covered establishment of a mechanism of joint use of water-energy reso
Central Asia Studies International Experience
15 Dec 2010 - 14:23 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — Current problems with water resources management can be resolved only when the interests of all states in the
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
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
UN Economic Commission for Europe, IFAS to Strengthen Cooperation
29 Jul 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) and the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea (IFAS) will strengthen cooperation, UN ECE Executive Secretary Jan Kubis said at
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
Syr Darya's Water Unfit for Irrigation, Scientist Says
15 Apr 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The flow of the Syr Darya River in Kazakhstan is unfit to irrigate fields, as the river water contains pollutants that can cause cancer in people who eat agricultural products irrigated
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.
Kazakhstan Releases Water for Uzbekistan
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — K azakhstan has opened the sluices to allow excess water from the Shardara water reservoir on the Syr Darya River to flow into Uzbekistan's Arnasay lakes.
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
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
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.
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
Uzbekistan Reclaims Land in Karakalpakstan
30 Jul 2008 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The autonomous republic of Karakalpakstan in western Uzbekistan that borders the shrunk Aral Sea is restoring collector and drainage systems to improve 1,000 square kilometers of arable land.
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
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
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