Journalist from Kazakhstan's Pavlodar sends letter to Obama
Fyodor Koalyov has called Barack Obama to stop American investor AES from infringing upon the interests of Kazakhstan citizens and return spring overflow of the Irtysh River.
China may turn Kazakhstan into desert
Kazakhstan ecologist spoke about the consequences of China's diverting of transborder rivers to its semi-desert lands.
Kazakhstan and China to jointly construct anti-avalanches facility at Khorgos River
The agreement was reached during the 10th sitting of the Kazakh-Chinese Committee for Transborder Rivers.
Audit slams S. Korea's $20 bn river project
South Korea's state auditor on Friday panned President Lee Myung-Bak's $20 billion effort to dredge, dam and beautify four major rivers, saying it was riddled with costly flaws.
Kazakhstan and China discuss construction of waterworks facilities at transborder rivers
Mid-December 2012 Tengrinews.kz reported that Kazakhstan plans to settle the issue of transborder rivers with China by 2015.
New species, old threats to Mekong wildlife: WWF
From a devilish-looking bat to a frog that sings like a bird, scientists have identified 126 new species in the Greater Mekong area, the WWF said Tuesday in a new report detailing discoveries in 2011.
China wants to divide transborder rivers with Kazakhstan depending on the number of people living along the rivers
We turned down this particular argument of the Chinese side: Vice Minister of Agriculture.
Kazakhstan plans to settle transborder rivers issue with China by 2015
Water diverting is growing exponentially in China and we understand that procrastination [with regards to a possible agreement] is getting more dangerous for Kazakhstan: Vice Minister of Agriculture.
Australia approves plan to save vital river system
Australia approved an "historic" plan Thursday to save an ailing river system vital to the nation's food bowl by returning the equivalent of five Sydney Harbour's worth of water to the network each year.
Kazakhstan fishermen caught 2kg piranha in Irtysh River
The piranha that weighed over two kilograms fell into the fishermen’s netting in the Irtysh River in Pavlodar oblast.
Nazarbayev and Karimov discuss water again
Leaders of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pleased with the results of the official visit and have once again reiterated their positions on the hydrotechnical facilities being constructed in the upstream of Syrdarya: press-service.
Women suffer behind veil of silence in Mali's north
It was just six months ago that Toula, a young woman from Gao in northeastern Mali, could swim and do her laundry in the nearby Niger River.
UFO will be raised from bottom of Ural River in West Kazakhstan
West Kazakhstan Emergency department is going to find out what object fell into the Ural River this winter.
VIDEO: Kazakhstan fire-fighter rescued three drowning children
Fire-fighter Fanzu Sadenov from Ust-Kamenogorsk rescued three children who almost drowned in the Ulba River on June 26.
Threat of flooding remains in the Southern Kazakhstan
A threat of flooding and rivers' overflows still remains in Southern Kazakhstan low-mountain area.
New dams built in South Kazakhstan after Syrdarya floods
Department of the emergency situations states that floodings in Otyrar region were caused by the difference between day and night temperatures.
Ecologists to estimate pollution of East Kazakhstan rivers with cyanides within 10 days
Analyses of samples from the Sekissovka and Uba rivers and calculations of the volume of dumped wastes will be completed within 10 days.
PHOTO: Rafting championship took place on Turgen River near Almaty
Men’s team Multimix and women’s team BEMS won the first place in slalom.