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22 Jan 2019- 06:40 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BASRA, Iraq Iraq’s new Prime Minister Adel Abdel-Mahdi promised improvements in water and electricity services during a first visit to Basra January 19. The country’s southern province has seen sustained and deadly civil unrest since a water crisis last
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6 Aug 2018- 09:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BAGHDAD, Iraq Iraq's southern Basra province region is suffering from a severe water crisis, with many blaming upstream dams in Turkey, Syria and Iran for shrinkage of Tigris and Euphrates riverflow. A shortage of seasonal rainfall and poor
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7 Jun 2018- 11:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ERBIL, Iraq The water crisis spreading in southern and central provinces of Iraq and the counttry's Kurdistan Region has been blamed on dams built by Turkey and Iran slowing river flow. There are fears that up to seven million people will be
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18 Aug 2017- 10:35 by OOSKAnews Info WARRENTON, VA Global Water Conflict in Maps A new atlas by Guerrilla Cartography explores the importance of water in everything from ancient mythology to modern warfare. Maps in the world atlas come from artists, activists, academics, and other mapmakers. The
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25 Jan 2017- 11:43 by OOSKAnews Correspondent New York, NY, United States The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Jan 23rd called for unimpeded and unconditional access to children in the besieged city of Deir ez-Zor, noting that they have not received regular humanitarian aid for more
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12 Sep 2016- 07:12 by Local Press Report ANKARA Hurriyet Daily News Turkey hopes to make electricity and water available to residents in Jarablus in northern Syria by the Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) holiday next week, according to officials. Access Climate Conflict Development Aid Policy
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23 Jun 2016- 10:18 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BRUSSELS, Belgium The EU Regional Trust Fund has launched $225.5 million USD worth of new projects to support Syrian refugees and their host communities in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon. The funds include $186 million USD for education and water and
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2 Jun 2016- 10:48 by OOSKAnews Correspondent MYRTOU, Cyprus The flow of freshwater to parts of northern Cyprus via an undersea pipeline from Turkey has been delayed due to technical problems at the Myrtou pumping station. Officials from the Turkish General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ)
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20 May 2016- 11:37 by OOSKAnews Correspondent FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus The Turkish government and Turkish Cypriot authorities this week finally signed the protocol for management of water transferred from Turkey to Northern Cyprus via an undersea pipeline. The agreement was signed on May 19th by Turkish
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4 May 2016- 11:30 by OOSKAnews Correspondent CORVALLIS, OR, United States A new assessment of the world’s trans-boundary river basins by the United Nations Environmental Group (UNEP) has identified “hotspots” for potential conflict in the next 15 to 30 years. The Transboundary Waters Assessment
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18 Apr 2016- 10:06 by OOSKAnews Correspondent MARDIN, Turkey A bomb damaged the main water pipeline in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin on April 17th. The attack was blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which has been clashing with Turkish government forces in the region
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11 Apr 2016- 10:36 by OOSKAnews Correspondent BAGHDAD, Iraq The United States will provide an additional $155 million USD in humanitarian assistance for displaced and conflict-affected Iraqis within Iraq and throughout the region, US Secretary of State John Kerry announced on April 8th. The
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24 Mar 2016- 10:04 by OOSKAnews Correspondent AMSTERDAM, Netherlands The life cycle of coal-generated electricity-- from mining and washing to burning and waste management-- has major impacts on freshwater systems around the world. In many countries, coal creates one of the largest demands on
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22 Mar 2016- 09:13 by OOSKAnews Correspondent FAMAGUSTA, Cyprus Cyprus has protested to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over the project to transport water from Turkey to northern Cyprus via an undersea pipeline. In a letter sent to Ban on March 8th and reported on by Cyprus’s Famagusta Gazette
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3 Mar 2016- 09:59 by OOSKAnews Correspondent ANKARA, Turkey After months of negotiations, the Turkish government and Turkish Cypriot authorities have finally signed an agreement to manage the water transferred from Turkey to northern Cyprus via an undersea pipeline. Turkish Cypriot leader Omer
