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  1. Germany's KfW to Supply Azerbaijan With $140 Million

    20 Dec 2012- 08:07 by Local Press Report BAKU apa Azerbaijani government and German KfW Bank have signed 5 agreements at the Cabinet of Ministers. According to agreements, KfW Bank will allocate $140 million USD to Azerbaijani government. About $136 ...

    Local Press Report - 12/20/2012 - 09:51

  2. Paraguayan Protesters Block Road for Promised Drought Aid

    19 Dec 2012- 07:59 by Local Press Report ASUNCION Prensa Latina Riot police clashed today with hundreds of peasants protesting in the Paraguayan department of Misiones to force them to clear a strategic road they occupied due to late subsidies payment. ...

    Local Press Report - 12/19/2012 - 10:03

  3. Caspian States Discuss Sea's Legal Status

    19 Dec 2012- 07:54 by Local Press Report ASHGABAT Turkish Weekly A special group at the level of deputy foreign ministers of the Caspian littoral states stood for an early conclusion of the work on a draft convention on the legal status of the Caspian Sea ...

    Local Press Report - 12/19/2012 - 10:03

  4. Russia, Uzbekistan Evaluate Kyrgyzstan Hydropower Project

    17 Dec 2012- 08:42 by Local Press Report MOSCOW Business New Europe Uzbekistan and Russia are to organise an independent report on the impact of the Kambarara hydropower plant in Kyrgyzstan, which lies upstream of Uzbekistan in the Syr-Darya river basin. ...

    Local Press Report - 12/17/2012 - 09:40

  5. UN Announces $2.27 Billion Haiti Cholera Plan

    12 Dec 2012- 09:16 by Local Press Report new yorK Salon U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced a $2.27 billion USD initiative Tuesday to help eradicate cholera in Haiti and the Dominican Republic, vowing to work aggressively to secure donations for ...

    Local Press Report - 12/12/2012 - 10:08

  6. Indian Company Looks to Build Three Hydropower Plants in Belarus

    6 Dec 2012- 09:50 by Local Press Report MINSK Belarusian Telegraph Agency An Indian company is interested in investment projects to construct three hydropower plants in Belarus. The projects are estimated at about $90 million USD, Spokesman for the ...

    Local Press Report - 12/06/2012 - 10:05

  7. Greenpeace Accuses Mexican Textiles of Dumping Toxics

    6 Dec 2012- 08:53 by Local Press Report MEXICO CITY My Sinchew Two Mexican textile factories that supply clothing for global fashion brands such as Levi's are dumping toxic chemicals into the environment, Greenpeace said Wednesday. The environmental ...

    Local Press Report - 12/06/2012 - 10:05

  8. Arab World Hit Hard by Climate Change; World Bank

    5 Dec 2012- 09:59 by Local Press Report DOHA Bradenton Herald The Middle East and North Africa will be especially hard hit by climate change in the coming decades, the World Bank said in a report Wednesday, saying the region will see less rainfall, more ...

    Local Press Report - 12/05/2012 - 10:01

  9. Belarus to Raise $56 Million USD for Environmental Project

    5 Dec 2012- 09:50 by Local Press Report MINSK Belarusian Telegraph Agency Belarus plans to raise $56 million USD in loans from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the Nordic Investment Bank to implement an environmental project. The ...

    Local Press Report - 12/05/2012 - 10:01

  10. Consumers Growing More Concerned Over Industry's Water, Waste

    4 Dec 2012- 09:33 by Local Press Report WASHINGTON DC edieWaste Water and waste concerns must sit higher on the corporate agenda as research reveals consumers are starting to attach as much importance to these issues as working conditions and fair wages. ...

    Local Press Report - 12/04/2012 - 09:59

  11. ADB Lends China $250 Million USD for Lake Cleanup

    16 Nov 2012- 08:46 by Local Press Report BEIJING Asian Development Bank A $250 million USD loan by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to rehabilitate the fifth largest freshwater lake in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will also test an eco ...

    Local Press Report - 11/16/2012 - 09:44

  12. Russia, Kyrgyzstan Begin Kambarata-1 Power Plant Project

    6 Nov 2012- 09:28 by Local Press Report BISHKEK PennEnergy The government agencies and companies of Russia and Kyrgyzstan have begun implementing the project to build and operate the Kambarata-1 hydroelectric power plant in Kyrgyzstan. The heads of state ...

    Local Press Report - 11/06/2012 - 09:37

  13. US EPA Representative Calls Mexican Drought a “Silent Tsunami”

    29 Aug 2012- 00:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent Mexico, MEXICO CITY An official from the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week described the drought in Mexico as a “silent tsunami,” warning that in years to come it will be a challenge to supply ...

    OOSKAnews Corre... - 05/21/2013 - 21:52

  14. Heavy Rains Cause Flooding in Central, Eastern Costa Rica

    30 Jul 2012- 09:29 by Local Press Report SAN JOSE CNN Heavy rains in central and eastern Costa Rica have triggered floods that have forced evacuations and may be responsible for at least one death, relief workers said Sunday. Four people are missing, down ...

    Local Press Report - 07/30/2012 - 10:18

  15. Colombian Coffee Crop Could Be Threatened by La Nina Drought

    28 Dec 2010- 16:29 by Local Press Report BOGOTA, COLUMBIA Business World (Philippines) Coffee growers in Colombia, which have faced drought over the last year due to El Nino, could see torrential rainfall due to the onset of La Nina weather phenomenon in ...

    Local Press Report - 05/15/2013 - 16:41

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