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EBRD Announces EOI for Kyrgyz Water Project
11 Jan 2013 - 09:31 by Local Press Report
TALAS (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced an invitation for expressions of interest (EOI) for engineering, design and contracts supervision for the Talas Water and Waste
Central Asian Border Clashes Over Land, Water Resources
7 Jan 2013 - 09:36 by Local Press Report
SOKH (Eurasianet.org) — A Ferghana Valley border clash this weekend yet again highlights the potential for violence in Central Asia’s most densely populated and ethnically diverse region. The Ferghana Valley is a pat
EU Provides Funds to World Bank Central Asia Water, Energy Program
19 Dec 2012 - 09:24 by Local Press Report
WASHINGTON DC (New Europe Online) — EU decided to contribute to the World Bank Multi Donor Trust Fund (MDTF) in support of water and energy in Central Asia.
Russia, Uzbekistan Evaluate Kyrgyzstan Hydropower Project
17 Dec 2012 - 09:42 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.
Russia, Kyrgyzstan Begin Kambarata-1 Power Plant Project
6 Nov 2012 - 10:28 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
Turkmenistan to Increase Cotton Production
18 Oct 2012 - 09:44 by Local Press Report
ASGABAT (Eurasia Review) — There are many things the Central Asia countries can’t agree on – but water often tops the list.
Almaty Hosts Water, Energy Meeting Between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Russia
5 Oct 2012 - 09:02 by Local Press Report
ALMATY (Trend News Agency) — Kazakh city of Almaty hosts a meeting on water and energy cooperation between Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Russia on October 5. Within the meeting the parties will discuss the issue
Centerra Gold Protested Against in Kyrgyzstan
3 Oct 2012 - 08:43 by Local Press Report
BISHKEK (CBS Money Watch) — Several hundred people are rallying in the capital of Kyrgyzstan in protest at a major gold miner that has been the source of a series of toxic spills in past years, including a cyanide spill into
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
Water to Cause Further Tensions in Central Asia
13 Sep 2012 - 10:01 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Turkish Weekly) — Central Asian countries will not be able to avoid a further deterioration of relations because of the water problem in the region, a Russian expert on the CIS Vladimir Zharikhin believes. "It
Russia, Kyrgyzstan Discuss Hydropower
13 Aug 2012 - 08:25 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW (24 News Agency) — The First Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Igor Shuvalov, and the newly appointed Minister of Energy, Alexander Novak, arrive in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. According to the President’s Office of
Kyrgyzstan Launching Andash Environmental Audit
22 May 2012 - 08:24 by Local Press Report
PERTH (Mining Weekly) — The Kyrgyz government would launch an independent international environmental audit of ASX-listed Kentor Gold’s Andash gold/copper project.The ASX-listed miner said in a statement this week that
Flash Floods, Landslides Hit Southern Kyrgyzstan
15 May 2012 - 09:28 by Local Press Report
OSH (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) — Officials say at least one person has been killed by flash floods and landslides in the southern Kyrgyz regions of Osh, Batken, and Jalal-Abad.
Volume of Water in Toktogul Increasing
27 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (24.kg (Kyrgyzstan)) — The volume of water in the Toktogul reservoir is increasing slowly, according to Electrical Stations OJSC. The company said that the volume of accumulated water increased by 3 million cubic
Supply to Be Halted Temporarily in Osh
20 Oct 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
Kyrgyzstan, OSH (24.kg (Kyrgyzstan)) — Drinking water supply will be stopped for two days in Osh, Kyrgyzstan's southern capital, starting on October 26, according to Dolotbek Kokchorov, the head of Gorvodokanal Osh municipal enterprise.
Kyrgyzstan Analyzes Outburst Risk at Mountain Lakes
1 Sep 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — As many as 23 lakes in three Kyrgyz provinces are at risk of outbursts, according to findings of an aerial visual survey of mountain lakes in the valleys of
Water Volume in Kyrgyz Reservoir Is Extremely High
25 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Former Kyrgyz Minister of Energy Ilyas Davydov said last year that the Toktogul reservoir must contain 7.2 billion to 7.5 billion cubic meters of water by April 2010 to avoid a crisis in the next
Kyrgyzstan Suspends Financing for Water Facilities Construction
18 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Financing for water facilities construction has been suspended in Kyrgyzstan's Batken region, according to the regional governor's spokesman, Mamadzhan Berdishev.
Waterworks Destroyed in Kyrgyzstan
18 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — /\ s many as 95 waterworks facilities, which earlier had been rehabilitated and prepared use in irrigation, have been destroyed in Kyrgyzstan as a result of heavy rainfall in April, May and June,
Staphylococcus Found in Osh's Water Channels
11 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (24.kg (Kyrgyzstan)) — Rare strains of staphylococcus bacteria were found in the water in the Kaiyrma and Ak-Bura channels in southern Kyrgyzstan. Alexander Kim, press secretary of the Osh Mayor Office,
U.S. Pledges Additional $48.6 Million USD for Kyrgyzstan
4 Aug 2010 - 14:48 by Local Press Report
washington, dc, Kyrgyzstan (U.S. Department of State) — The United States pledged an additional $48.6 million USD to assist Kyrgyzstan in the wake of recent unrest in the Central Asian country. The $48.6 million USD is in addition to planned bilateral
Acting Minister Seeks to Save Irrigation Water in Kyrgyzstan
14 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — K yrgyz Agriculture Acting Minister Nurlan Duisheev has offered to apply a mushroom method of growing wheat to save irrigation water, as most agricultural lands in the country are drying up.
Kyrgyz Drinking Water Does Not Meet Standards
14 Jul 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A n epidemiological team analyzing drinking water in the Jalal-Abad and Osh provinces in the west of Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Decreases Irrigation Water Rates
30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Rates for irrigation water in Kyrgyzstan will decrease substantially on July 1, 2010 due to the economic situation in the country, according to a decree from the
UAE Red Crescent Society Provides Drinking Water for Kyrgyz Refugees
30 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Uzbekistan, ABU DHABI (Emirates News Agency) — The UAE's Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has contracted with a local company to provide drinking water for seven refugee camps on the Uzbekistan-Kyrgyzstan border. Under the contract, the Uzbek
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Partner for Climate Change Project
23 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — An international pilot project to decrease safety risks linked to climate change will be carried out in the Chu-Talas River basin in Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan, according to Taisia
Drip Irrigation Introduced in Kyrgyzstan
16 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — I lrip irrigation systems are being introduced in Kyrgyzstan's Batken province in the country's southwest under a U.N. Development Program (UNDP) project.
Kyrgyzstan Creates Committee on Water Resources and Land Reclamation
16 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan's interim government issued a decree establishing a State Committee on Water Resources and Land Reclamation to monitor and control the process of filling all water reservoirs of state
Water Volume in Toktogul Is Over 13.5 Billion Cubic Meters
16 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (24.kg (Kyrgyzstan)) — Water volume in the Toktogul reservoir was over 13.5 billion cubic meters, according to Kyrgyzstan 's Electric Stations Company. It said 13.516 billion cubic meters of water accumulated
Uzbeks Destroy Water Supply to Kyrgyz Village
9 Jun 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Residents of a Kyrgyz village in the country's southwest are without drinking water due to a conflict between Kyrgyzstan and neighboring Uzbekistan.
On May 29, residents of the Uzbek village
Kyrgyz Water Reservoirs Holding Too Much Water
26 May 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A critical situation has developed at Kyrgyzstan's water reservoirs due to high temperatures and snow melting, which have led to an increase in the level of
Kazakh-Kyrgyz Border Reopened
26 May 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
ASTANA, Kazakhstan (Eurasia.net/24.kg (Kyrgyzstan)) — Kazakhstan last week reopened the country's border with Kyrgyzstan, which has been closed since the April 7 uprising and coup in that country. Kazakh authorities' decision
USAID Builds Irrigation Canal in Kyrgyzstan
12 May 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — A n irrigation canal was built in Kyrgyzstan's Batken province as part of a U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) project, local authorities said.
Kyrgyzstan Lowers Utility Prices
28 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — K yrgyzstan's interim government has decreased tariffs for hot water, heating and electricity effective April 1.
The decree was signed by the head of the interim government, Roza Otunbayeva, on
Increase in Utility Prices Sparked Kyrgyz Revolt
21 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Violent political unrest in the Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan in early April, which fueled the revolt forcing Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev to flee with his family
GEF Discusses Kyrgyz Problems
14 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The Global Environment Facility for the Solution of Environmental Problems in Kyrgyzstan needs to take steps to increase international funding, according to Kyrgyzstan's
Deputies in Kyrgyz City Back Swiss Project
7 Apr 2010 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Deputies in Karakol, a city near the eastern tip of Lake Issyk Kul in Kyrgyzstan, allocated around $60,000 USD to continue a Swiss project aimed at supplying the city with clean drinking water.
Tajik Scientists Forecast Water Content of Two Big Rivers in Central Asia
24 Mar 2010 - 18:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Experts from the Water, Hydropower and Ecology Institute under the Tajik Academy of Sciences forecast water content in two big rivers in Central Asia — the Naryn (in Kyrgyzstan) and the Vakhsh
ADB, Kyrgyzstan Discuss Water, Energy
24 Mar 2010 - 18:13 by Local Press Report
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan (24.kg News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)) — Juan Miranda, director General of the Asian Development Bank Central and Western Asia Department and Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev met to discuss water and energy issues.
Volume of Water in Toktogul Down 140 Million Cubic Meters
17 Mar 2010 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BISHKEK (24.kg News Agency (Kyrgyzstan)) — The volume of water in the Toktogul Reservoir is down by 140 million cubic meters, according to Kyrgyzstan's Electric Stations Company. The water volume was 9,962 billion cubic meters last week;
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