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Iran Gives Green Light for Caspian Sea Water Transfer, Raising Concerns in Russia

Iran last week announced the launch of a $1.5 billion USD project to bring water from the Caspian Sea to its central desert for drinking and irrigation purposes.
World Bank Says Tajikistan’s Roghun Dam Is Not a Threat to Regional Security

Tajikistan’s plans to construct the estimated $3 billion USD Roghun Hydropower Project on the Vakhsh River will not threaten regional security, according to World Bank Regional Director for Central Asia Saroj Kumar Jha.
Central Asian Stakeholders to Discuss Roghun Hydropower Plant Next Month

Central Asian officials, NGOs and multilateral financing institutions will discuss Tajikistan’s massive and controversial Roghun hydropower project at the Second Meeting of Stakeholders and Civil Society on November 7.
Kazakh Prosecutors Report Embezzlement in Drinking Water Programs

Part of the money allocated for the completed Drinking Water Program and the Ak Bulak (Clean Water) program in Kazakhstan’s Atyrau province last year was embezzled, according to the Atyrau Prosecutors’ Office.
ADB, Uzbekistan Rehabilitate Water Supply in Jizak Province

Uzbek President Islam Karimov this month approved the feasibility study for a $32.9 million USD project to rehabilitate a water intake facility and pipeline networks in the country’s Jizak province.

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