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3 Jan 2021 TUNIS

German Development Bank Funds Tunisian Water Efficiency Programme

Tunisia, on Tuesday, signed 2 financing agreements with the German Development Bank (KfW). An amount of €111 Million is granted to the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries to carry out the Storage and Flood Protection Programme. "This programme contributes to the development of rural areas by mobilising drinking and irrigation water," said KfW Project Officer in the Water Sector Simone Cremer...

22 Nov 2018 WINDHOEK, Namibia

Angola-Namibia Transboundary Water Project Inaugurated.

Authorities from Angola and Namibia this week inaugurated the Calueque-Oshakati cross-border water supply project, distributing water resources from the shared Cunene River.The project involves the rehabilitation and upgrading of existing water supply infrastructure, most notably the 150 kilometer Calueque-Oshakati canal which supplies Northern Namibia with drinking and irrigation water from the Cunene River in Southern Angola, for irrigation and drinking purposes...

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6 May 2018 AMMAN, Jordan

Jordan Inaugurates Water And Wastewater Network For Syrian Refugee Camp

Jordan's Minister of Water and Irrigation, the German ambassador to Jordan and UNICEF May 3 launched the operation of a water supply and waste water network which will connect all households in the Zaatari refugee camp, a UNICEF statement said. As the first of 12 districts, a network which will serve about 8,000 households in District 8 of the camp has been commissioned, according to the statement...

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17 Apr 2015 BAKU, Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Fears Armenian Reservoirs Could Threaten Its Water Supply

Armenia's plans to build a new reservoir on the trans-boundary Araz River could affect water availability in neighboring Azerbaijan, according to Telman Zeynalov, an ecologist and chairman of the Azeri Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources' Environmental Council.This year, Armenia will complete construction of a major new reservoir near the town of Vedi, in the Ararat Valley, according to Mher Mkrtumyan, head of the Armenian State Committee on Water Resources...

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20 Jun 2014 YEREVAN

Armenia, KfW to Sign Agreement on Reservoir in September

The loan agreement with German KfW on construction of Kaps water reservoir in Armenia may be signed in September, the press office of the Armenian government reported referring to the premier Hovik Abrahamyan’s meeting with the German side. The meeting was attended by the German ambassador to Armenia Reiner Morell, general director of Europe and Asia affairs at KfW Roland Ziller and the head of German Society of International Cooperation (GIZ) Dagmar Bot...

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24 Apr 2014 TIRANA

Germany Offers to Help Albania Protect Shkodra Lake

Germany will provide extra financing to Albania to help protect Shkodra Lake, the largest lake on the Balkan Peninsula. Albanian Transport and Infrastructure Minister Edmond Haxhinasto and German ambassador in Tirana Helmut Hoffman Tuesday signed an agreement on extra funds for an environmental protection project, estimated at 20 million euros (27...

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28 Mar 2014 WASHINGTON, DC, United States

Agricultural Commodities Added to WWF’s Water Risk Filter Tool

More than 120 agricultural commodities have been added to international NGO WWF’s Water Risk Filter tool, WWF announced last week.They can be searched by either country or specific farm location.“Global water and commodity data has improved, and we want to offer users the best, most complete information available,” Jochem Verberne, head of Corporate Relations at WWF, told OOSKAnews this week via email...

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13 Sep 2013 DAMASCUS, Syria

Germany, UAE Provide $26.5 Million for Reconstruction Efforts in Syria

Germany and the United Arab Emirates this week pledged $26.5 million USD for reconstruction efforts in areas held by the opposition in Syria.The funding commitment came following a meeting in Berlin between German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle and Ahmed al Jirba, head of the Syrian National Coalition, the main opposition body in Syria...

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14 Jun 2013 AMMAN, Jordan

Jordan Allocates $339 Million for Water Infrastructure

Jordan’s Ministry of Water and Irrigation this week announced it would allocate some $339 million USD for construction and rehabilitation of water and sanitation infrastructure throughout the country, including pumping stations, pipes, wastewater treatment plants and sewage networks.The work will be funded “by several international donor organizations, with the aim of improving water supply in Jordan, which is witnessing rising pressure on its water resources as it continues to host thousands of Syrian refugees,” the Jordan Times quoted ministry spokesman Omar Salameh as saying...