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18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — A senior Uzbek legislator has warned of looming water shortages in the country during the summer months, raising the specter of enormous crop losses. The politician has called
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — T he municipality of Sofia has not yet completed the property alienation procedures necessary to start a project to improve the drain and sewer system of the capital, using funds from the
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BUCHAREST, Romania — The largest local producer of irrigation equipment and one of the largest Romanian manufacturers of water supply and sewage equipment, Romet, projects a 10 to 15 percent business
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — The Kyrgyz State Agency for Geology and Mineral Resources will carry out work to strengthen the natural dam of mountain Lake Koltor, which holds 2.5 million cubic meters of water,
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan — The Uzbek government has allocated about 40 square kilometers of agricultural land for drip irrigation this year, in a bid to save 2,000 to 3,000 cubic meters of scarce water per hectare.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — T he water concessionaire in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia Water, is looking for a company to maintain one-third of the water main system in the city during the next three years.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, PERM — Chairman of State Duma Committee on Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology Natalia Komarova said Russia's drinking water problems will soon
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, BOSTON, MA — Global corporations have been urged to cut water use in their businesses to bring down long-term financial risks, as supplies around the world dry up from overuse and the impacts of climate change.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — An invitation for bids for a water management project was announced this month by the Jurmala municipal administration. The project is the second stage of a European Union-funded program
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The Commission for Protection of Competition has imposed a fine of nearly $6,500 USD on water company Priboi Ltd. - Galata for taking advantage of its dominant market position in the area to
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — The Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service allowed RVK-Invest Company to acquire 40 percent of shares of Vodokanal utility in Orenburg.
Mergers.ru reported on March 12 that the
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
ny, UNITED STATE S, ARMONK (Earth2Tech) — IBM is launching a new water management system for utilities that will collect, analyze and package data on water quality, pump rates and water use at meters for water managers.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Albania, TIRANA (MSNBC) — The European Union is giving Albania some $3.9 million USD to repair damage from a series of blasts at an ammunition disposal factory last year. The funds will be used for new
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
TALLINN, Estonia (The Baltic Course) — Estonian Minister of Regional Affairs Siim-Valmar Kiisler aims to have the country adopt the Administrative Reform Act by May 2009 at the latest. Kiisler said the reform is
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
KIEV, Ukraine (Kyiv Post (Ukraine)) — Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has signed amendments to the law on concessions, a move that will affect the use of concession agreements in providing centralized water and heat supplies.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (TG Daily) — Sea levels could raise twice as fast as previous predicted, according to participants at the International Scientific Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen last week.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
TURKMENISTAN, ASHGHABAT (Turkmenistan.ru) — Irrigation work has been carried out on 545,000 hectares of cotton farmland in Turkmenistan. Planting of the cotton crop began last week in all provinces of Turkmenistan except Dashoguz province.
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (APA (Azerbaijan)) — The State Committee on Urban Planning and Architecture will select consultants for the Regional Development Plan for Greater Baku, a component of the National Water Supply and Sanitation Project for
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
istanBul, turkey (Hurriyet (Turkey)) — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on March 11 temporarily pulled out of the Fifth World Water Forum, which started in Istanbul this week, in protest over
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business) — Water consumption from the Kura and Arax Rivers increased during the third 10-day monitoring period in February, according to the National Environmental Monitoring Department at the Azerbaijan Minis
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Financiarul (Romania)) — Romania's National Institute of Hydrology and Water Management has issued a Code Yellow alert for the Gruia -Bechet stretch of the Danube River, due to high flows recorded at the Danube's entry to R
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BAKU, Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan Business) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is proposing to change the Urban Water Supply & Sanitation Project for Goychay, Agdash and Nakhchivan to a Multi-Tranche Financing Facility (MFF).
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST, Romania (Wall-Street (Romania)) — Producer prices in Romanian industry rose across the board in January compared to December, with the biggest price increases seen in the water distribution system and waste management at 2.99percent
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
YEREVAN, Armenia (Public Radio of Armenia) — Aknaghbyur village in the Tavush region will get a reliable supply of drinking water under a $222,000 USD initiative sponsored by the ARF Central Committee of Canada. The project is expected to be
18 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by Local Press Report
Kyrgyzstan, BATKEN (Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty) — The southern Kyrgyz city of Batken went without drinking water for two days last week due to the Water Purification Department's unpaid debt to the electricity company, according to Kalyk Orozov of
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Poland, WLOCLAWEK — The Ministry of Regional Development of Poland has allocated only $100 million USD for construction of a new dam on the Vistula River near the city of Wloclawek in Central Poland.
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan — Kyrgyzstan's Ministry of Extreme Situations intends to straighten a few hundred kilometers of riverbeds in the country this year.
According to the ministry, the total cost of
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
switzerland, VEVEY — Switzerland-based food and drink producer Nestle has decided to cut investment in the bottled water segment during 2009 in the wake of the global economic downturn and environmental concerns. The
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KIEV, Ukraine — The quality of the drinking water sources in Ukraine is deteriorating, and the condition of the communal water supply and drainage system is unsatisfactory
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — T ajikistan has softened limits on electricity consumption in the country soon after neighboring Uzbekistan resumed transport of Turkmen electricity via its territory.
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
KIEV, Ukraine — The Vodocanal utility in Chernigov has developed a modernization plan jointly with U.S. Agency for International
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The financial resources needed for modernization of Bulgaria's entire drain and sewer system are about $12.6 billion USD, Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Plugchieva announced last
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — The city government of Moscow at its March 3 meeting approved the "Moscow's Clean Water" program, aimed at modernizing the city water supply in 2010-2012.
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — The European Infrastructure and Environment program currently is the main source of investment in water management in Poland. European funds provide security for the projects
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — In the current financial crisis, the Russian utility sector is becoming more attractive for investors, Andrei Sharonov, director for Troika-Dialogues Investment, said at an economic forum in
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
RIGA, Latvia — Starting this year, Latvia will apply a new water accounting system that could affect inhabitants of residential neighborhoods - such inhabitants comprise the major part of the country.
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajik President Emomali Rakhmon failed to extract a promise from the Kremlin to invest in construction of the Rogun hydroelectric plant on the Vakhsh River in Tajikistan during
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Lithuania, KAUNAS — Jurby WaterTech International, a British-owned company with its main production facilities in Kaunas, is successfully cooperating with Russian companies in the food and beverage
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — T he Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) early this month announced the launch of two projects to harmonize standards and improve water quality in Central Asia.
11 Mar 2009 - 14:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — The European Commission last week barred Bulgaria from signing new contracts for water infrastructure projects until the country's Parliament passes a law on water and sewerage network ownership.
Countries covered: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan.
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