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22 Feb 2013 - 10:36 by Local Press Report
BOSTON (Seeking Alpha) — The report, Global Mining Industry: Water Scarcity to Raise Capex and Operating Costs, Heighten Operational Risks, comes as more miners venture further afield, often to some of the most parched pla
22 Feb 2013 - 10:50 by Local Press Report
CHAROLETTESVILLE (NBC Politics) — In his first major address since taking office three weeks ago, Secretary of State John Kerry told an audience at the University of Virginia Wednesday that Americans must invest more in foreign aid
21 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, ST. PETERSBURG — The small water utility company serving the satellite town of South in Russia’s Leningrad Region has been put up for sale by auction.
21 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — Villagers in Kazakhstan resist efforts to connected them to centralized water supply systems because they are reluctant to pay for water supply services, officials said this week.
21 Feb 2013 - 10:47 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
nairoBi, Kenya — Risks from chemical products and Arctic ice melting are this year’s major emerging issues for the global environment, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP).
21 Feb 2013 - 10:21 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Zawya) — Azerbaijan and the Saudi Fund for Development have signed the protocol of negotiations held in Riyadh under the draft credit agreement on allocation of $35 million for renovation and expansion of w
21 Feb 2013 - 10:25 by Local Press Report
BRUSSELS (Europa) — The European Commission is referring Poland to the EU Court of Justice for failing to transpose European water legislation correctly.
20 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — The Czech towns of Jicín and Horice are seeking up to $10.5 million USD in damages from the former managing board of Vodohospodárská a obchodní společnost (VOS) regional water company.
20 Feb 2013 - 10:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
LONDON, United Kingdom — The Carbon Trust, a UK-based organization devoted to helping companies, governments and the public sector accelerate the move to a low-carbon economy, this week announced the launch of the world’s
20 Feb 2013 - 09:12 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Dow Water & Process Solutions, a business unit of The Dow Chemical Company, and HidroLotus LLC, a joint venture between Azeri Hidro Group and Turkish Lotus Group, announced today their plans
20 Feb 2013 - 09:07 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Romania Insider) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will provide a $12.3 million USD loan to Hidroprahova SA, the water and wastewater operator for the Prahova area, north of Buchar
19 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
SOFIA, Bulgaria — Juliana Ivanova, who was apppointed last week to chair the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, has resigned her post just days after her appointment.
19 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — Traces of antidepressants and other psychiatric drugs released in wastewater in the Moscow region have been found to have serious effects on the local wildlife.
19 Feb 2013 - 10:27 by Local Press Report
TASHKENT (Trend News Agency) — On Monday, representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan's ambassador to Tashkent, Boribay Zheksembin discussed practical issues surrounding the implementation o
19 Feb 2013 - 08:55 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW (RT.com) — Police have uncovered the embezzlement of over $33 million USD in state funds from RusHydro, the nation's biggest hydropower generating company.
18 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, NOVOROSSIYSK — JUVK-Novorossiysk Vodokanal (water company) has announced it will stop providing water supply and wastewater treatment services in the city of Novorossiysk, starting March 4, due to the company’s g
18 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Kazakhstan, ALMATY — Experts from throughout Central Asia gathered in Almaty, Kazakhstan last week to discuss the findings of impact assessment studies for Tajikistan’s proposed Rogun Hydropower Project.
18 Feb 2013 - 08:58 by Local Press Report
SOFIA (Water World) — The Bulgarian municipality of Targovishte launched a $12.1 million USD project for the upgrade of the city's water supply network, Bulgaria's managing body of the EU-funded operational program En
18 Feb 2013 - 08:55 by Local Press Report
18 Feb 2013 - 11:13 by Local Press Report
BUZAU — The Romanian utility Compania de Apa SA awarded a $19 million USD contract to the Hidroconstructia SA construction company for water infrastructure works in Buzau County. The utility receive
15 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
ASTANA, Kazakhstan — The Kazakh Parliament’s lower house on February 13 passed a bill on implementing new types of public-private partnerships and expanding their application.
15 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KYIV — Ukrainian water supplier Voda Donbassa is looking to take over another water company, Donetskgorvodocanal, in Donetsk province, according to Natalya Kashkevich, chair of the Donbass Union of Builde
15 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, ST. PETERSBURG — An investigation by the Russian Ministry of Interior Affairs has revealed massive embezzlement of budgetary funds allocated for St. Petersburg’s investment program.
15 Feb 2013 - 10:54 by Local Press Report
KANSAS CITY (Brand Channel) — Matt Damon, looking for a way to “persuade people to give a shit about toilets,” staged a press conference in anticipation of World Water Day, March 22.
15 Feb 2013 - 10:40 by Local Press Report
BUDAPEST (News.LK) — On a request made by the Government of Sri Lanka, the Hungarian Export - Import Bank Private Limited Company (Hungarian Exim Bank) has agreed to provide financial assistance of $47 million USD fo
15 Feb 2013 - 10:26 by Local Press Report
TIRANA (Balkans.com) — Albania has signed an agreement to sell four small, profitable hydroelectric power plants to Turkish steelmaker Kurum, which will provide it with a stable source of power, the government said rep
14 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Russia, YEKATERINBURG — Russian Interior Ministry and Federal Anti-Monopoly officials have launched a new probe into alleged violations of the country’s public service laws by the local vodokanal (water company) in the ci
14 Feb 2013 - 10:51 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Liszki municipality has canceled a contract to build a sewage network in the Kaszow village, a decision that is likely to delay Liszki’s broader $14 million USD investment plan for sewag
14 Feb 2013 - 10:39 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
united states, WASHINGTON DC — In his first State of the Union Address address since being elected to a second term as president, Barack Obama emphasized the need for the United States to lead the way in taking action on clima
14 Feb 2013 - 09:08 by Local Press Report
ALMATY (Trend News Agency) — The third round of meetings for the exchange of information and discussion of proposed evaluation studies on the Rogun hydroelectric power station in Tajikistan was held in Almaty, the press serv
14 Feb 2013 - 09:03 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Today Nizami district of Baku will experience interruptions in the water supply. National water operator Azersu OJSC says that there will be water supply stoppage due to repairs work on the
14 Feb 2013 - 11:23 by Local Press Report
new yorK (Bloomberg ) — As the global population soars by about 74 million people a year, water shortages are becoming more severe. At current rates of growth, the demand for water worldwide may exceed supplies by 40
13 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
Ukraine, KHERSON — The Southern Ukrainian city of Kherson announced on February 7 that it will shortly achieve its long-term goal of providing round-the-clock freshwater service to all its residents.
13 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
MOSCOW, Russia — Russia was rocked last week by the “discovery” by President Vladimir Putin that preparations for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games are far behind schedule and over budget.
13 Feb 2013 - 09:05 by Local Press Report
BAKU (Azerbaijan Business Center) — Azerbaijan Rural Investment Project (AzRIP-2), the first part of which was recognized by the World Bank as a model for similar programs in the world, continues to show class in its second part as
13 Feb 2013 - 08:55 by Local Press Report
BUCHAREST (Water World) — Water utility Compania Aquaserv has invited bids for the upgrade of two water treatment plants in central Romania under a contract worth an estimated $8.8 million USD, a notice in EU's procuremen
12 Feb 2013 - 01:00 by OOSKAnews Correspondent
PRAGUE, Czech Republic — Water and sewer rates are generally higher in parts of the Czech Republic where the infrastructure is operated by international companies, according to a recent report carried by aktualne.cz.
12 Feb 2013 - 08:45 by Local Press Report
KHATLON (Radio Free Europe) — With more than 1,300 natural lakes and an abundance of glacier-fed streams and rivers, Tajikistan would not appear to have a water shortage. Yet millions of Tajiks struggle every day to get sa
12 Feb 2013 - 08:35 by Local Press Report
PARIS (Inter Press Service) — Amidst growing new threats of potential conflicts over fast-dwindling water resources in the world’s arid regions, the United Nations will commemorate 2013 as the International Year of Water Cooper
12 Feb 2013 - 08:11 by Local Press Report
MOSCOW (Water World) — Hydro International has signed a business partnership with Russian water engineering company Ecoline to supply its stormwater management and treatment products in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Kaz
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