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EU Joins ADB's Central Asia Climate Change Program
31 Jan 2013 - 08:26 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — The European Union has supported and joined the program of substantiation of management and impact of climate change, initiated by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Informed sources say that
Belarus, Armenia Discuss Cooperation
30 Jan 2013 - 08:51 by Local Press Report
MINSK (Belarusian Telegraph Agency ) — Prime Minister of Belarus Mikhail Myasnikovich and Prime Minister of Armenia Tigran Sargsyan discussed topical aspects of the bilateral cooperation over the phone on 29 January, the press service o
Rushydro Reports 5 Percent Increase Due to Heavy Rains
29 Jan 2013 - 08:59 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW — Russian hydroelectricity company, RusHydro reported a 5% increase in production for the year 2012, when compared to the total output in 2011. Total electricity generation for the company agg
Azerbaijani, Armenian River Monitoring Shows No Radiation Pollution
29 Nov 2012 - 10:56 by Local Press Report
BAKU (News.az) — The State Agency for Regulation of Nuclear and Radiological Activity of the Azerbaijani Emergencies Ministry monitored the transboundary rivers with Armenia. The statement came from Acting Hea
Armenia, Iran Begin Joint Hydropower Plant
9 Nov 2012 - 10:41 by Local Press Report
MEGHRI (Global Times ) — Armenia and Iran have started to build a joint hydroelectric power plant on their border as part of their efforts to boost economic cooperation. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan, Energy Minis
EIB Lends Ukraine $259 Million USD For hydro Upgrades
25 Sep 2012 - 08:40 by Local Press Report
KIEV (EU Neighborhood Info Center) — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending $259 million USD to fund the ambitious UkrHydroEnergo program focused on modernising and upgrading electrical energy generation from hydropower. A
Azerbaijan Monitors Kura, Araz Rivers
24 Sep 2012 - 09:45 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Armenia.AZ) — The National Monitoring Department on Environment under the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources has conducted a monitoring on the Kura and Araz rivers to study the level of pollution of t
EDIFEE Allocates $591 Million USD Budget for Environment, Energy in Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan
14 Jun 2012 - 09:54 by Local Press Report
BAKU (PanArmenian.net) — The European Development and Investment Fund for Eastern Europe (EDIFEE) has announced it will allocate a budget of $591 million USD for investment in the Environmental and Energy sector of Georgia
US, Armenia Discuss Future of MCC Projects
24 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (PanARMENIAN.NET) — The U.S.-Armenia intergovernmental committee discussed ways to maintain achievements in water use and agriculture reached during the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program in Armenia, accord
EU Representatives Discuss Water Supply Project During Armenia Visit
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia! News Az (Azerbaijan)) — Representatives of the European Union on November 8-9 visited Armenia to discuss an agreement on a water supply and rehabilitation project with municipalities in Armenia.
Five Treatment Plants to Be Built by 2012
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (News.am (Armenia)) — Armenia will build five new water treatment plants by 2012, according to Vladimir Movsesyan, chair of the Armenian Presidential Commission for Lake Sevan. He said the European Bank
Environmentalists Criticize Plan to Export Water
17 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (ArmeniaNow.com) — Environmentalists in Armenia criticized Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan 's proposal to export freshwater from Armenia to the United Arab Emirates. In a presentation to a UAE
$3.5 Million USD Spent on Garni Supply System
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (ARK A News Agency (Armenia)) — Some $3.5 million USD was spent to construct a water supply system in the village of Garni, in Armenia's Kotayk region of Armenia, according to Kotayk Governor Kovalenko Shahgaldyan.
Armenia, UAE Eye Cooperation on Drinking Water Export
10 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (News.am (Armenia)) — Armenia and the United Arab Emirates could cooperate on export of drinking water, among other fields, according to Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan. Speaking at an Armenia- UAE
Vice Premier Inspects Gegharkunik Pumping Stations
3 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (ARMINFO News Agency (Armenia)) — Armenian Vice Premier and Territorial Administration Minister Armen Gevorgyan inspected projects to restore pumping stations in Zolakar and Martuni, in the Gegharkunik region, which are being built
Iran, Armenia to Expand Cooperation on Water, Renewable Energy
3 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN (Fars News Agency (Iran)) — Iran and Armenia last week agreed to form a joint working group to expand mutual cooperation on water and renewable energy.
Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou and Armenian
Iran, Armenia to Expand Cooperation on Water, Renewable Energy
1 Nov 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
TEHRAN, Iran (Fars News Agency (Iran)) — Iran and Armenia last week agreed to form a joint working group to expand mutual cooperation on water and renewable energy. Iranian Minister of Energy Majid Namjou and Armenian
Armenia to Spend $90 Million USD Under MCC Program
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (ARK A News Agency (Armenia)) — Some $90 million USD will be spent in the next year under the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program, Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan said on October 19.
Armenia to Spend $122 Million USD on Lake Sevan Clean Up
20 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — The Armenian government announced last week that it will spend some $122 million USD over the next few years to counter the fallout from Lake Sevan's rising water level.
MCA-Armenia to Invest $180 Million USD for Irrigation Infrastructure
6 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — I he US government-funded Millennium Challenge Account-Armenia Program (MCA-Armenia) on September 27 announced that it will have invested some
Armenia to Ask MCC for $18.5 Million USD
15 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (ARKA (Armenia)) — The Armenian government plans to ask the U.S.
IFAD, Agriculture Ministry Sign Deal for Rural Economic Development Program
1 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Aysor (Armenia)) — The Armenian Ministry of Agriculture signed an agreement with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) for the Rural Areas Economic Development Program. For the program, Armenia
Environmental Crisis Looms in Armenia
25 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (R1A Novosti (Russia)) — Armenia is facing an environmental crisis, with environmentalists warning that the country could soon become a desert, thanks to deforestation from major logging operations.
Sargsyan Visits MCA-Armenia Projects in Armavir Marz
4 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (News.am (Armenia)) — Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on July 26 visited the Millennium Challenge Account-Armenia (MCA-Armenia) program sites in Armavir marz to observe the ongoing construction of irrigation mana
Police Arrest Protesters of Mining Project
4 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (ArmeniaNow.com) — Police used force to break up a protest in Yerevan last week near Russian commercial bank VTB that plans to loan $300 million USD for a controversial mining project in northern Armenia.
Sargsyan Observes Work on Marmarik Reservoir
21 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Pan Armenian.Net/ARKA) — Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan visited the site of the Marmarik Reservoir project during a visit to Kotayk region. "Marmarik reservoir will help develop Armenian water
Local Environmentalists Concerned Over River Diversion in Armenia
14 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — With Lake Sevan's rising water level causing problems for local industry, the Armenian government is looking into ways to slow down the rise. One plan that would lower
Lake Sevan Commission Continues Work
30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Aysor (Armenia)) — The presidential commission on Lake Sevan is continuing measures for preservation, restoration, reproduction and use of the lake's water, according to commission chairman Vladimir Movsisyan.
Armenia Needs $ 1.7 Billion USD in Water Sector Investments
23 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — Armenian Prime Minister Tigran Sargsyan on June 16 called for $1.7 billion USD in water sector investments at a water supply seminar in Armenia.
"It should be said that nothing has been
Armenia's Water Losses at 80 Percent
16 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (ARMINFO News Agency (Armenia)) — About 80 percent of water in Armenia's supply system is lost, according to Yerevan Jur chief Varazdat Avoyan. "These losses are covered by law-abiding consumers. So,
Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia Team Up to Protect Kura River Basin
9 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
GEORGIA, TBILISI — I n an effort to stem pollution and provide a modern approach to water management, Georgia has teamed up with neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Hayastan Telethon Proceeds to Go to Nagorno-Karabakh Water Supply
26 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN (Aysor (Armenia)) — The funds received from the Hayastan all-Armenian fund's 2010 telethon will go toward improving water supply in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Armenia to Rebuild Askeran Water, Sewer Networks
21 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Armenia, ASKERAN CITY — The Hayastan All-Armenian Fund on April 12 announced a water and wastewater rehabilitation project for Askeran City, the capital of Artsakh's Askeran Region on the eastern border with Azerbaijan.
MCA Completes 550 Meters of Canal in Norabats Community
21 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Millennium Challenge Account-Armenia (MCA-Armenia) on April 10 completed 550 meters of the tertiary canal in Norabats community. To mark the occasion, MCAArmenia, its partners and
Second Phase of Sos Water Project to Start
10 Feb 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Aysor (Armenia)) — The second phase of the water supply project in the village of Sos will start this month. The project is co-sponsored by the French affiliate of Hayastan All-Armenian Fund
Time, Investment Needed for Water Sector Development in Armenia
27 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — As a by-product of an economy still struggling to cope with the effects of its transition from a centrally-planned to a privately
Opposition Member Calls for Reforms in Water Prices
27 Jan 2010 - 14:46 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Aysor (Armenia)) — Former Armenian Prime Minister and oppositional Armenian National Congress' member Hrant Bagratian is calling for major reforms in the country, to avoid a drop in economic activity.
MCA-Armenia Signs $15 Million USD Contract to Rehabilitate Canals
18 Nov 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — T he Millennium Challenge Account-Armenia (MCA-Armenia) on November 11 signed a $15 million USD contract with a consortium of Armenia's Arpa-Sevan OJSC
Millennium Challenge-Armenia Signs Contract for Gravity Systems
30 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Public Radio of Armenia) — The Millennium Challenge Armenia (MCA-Armenia) SNCO on September 22 signed a contract with Arpa-Sevan Open Joint Stock Company to perform construction work on the Aygezard, Shenik, Mantash and Varde
Armenian Rivers Suffering Effects From Small Hydropower Plants
16 Sep 2009 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
YEREVAN, Armenia — The operation of small hydropower plants poses a serious threat to river ecology in Armenia, according to Head of the Department of Environmental Protection
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