Новости по теме water

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.

22 November 2012

Water tensions overflow in ex-Soviet Central Asia The ex-Soviet states of Central Asia are engaged in an increasingly bitter standoff over water resources, adding another element of instability to the volatile region neighbouring Afghanistan.

20 November 2012

Uranium-polluted water escapes from Finnish mine Radioactive emissions 50 times higher than normal have been detected in waters close to a nickel and zinc mine in central Finland.

10 November 2012

Kyrgyzstan’s uranium-polluted rivers threaten Central Asia Regional risks of degradation and destruction of uranium tailing dumps are high and many of the dumps in Kyrgyzstan are located very close to water resources.

30 October 2012

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.

01 October 2012

Jordanian thirst for water grows "I wish I could live at the Zaatari Syrian refugee camp because there is water there," a Jordanian man says, frustrated that he has not had any tap water of his own in months.

01 October 2012

Mars rover finds gravel left by 'vigorous' stream NASA's Mars rover has discovered gravel once carried by the waters of an ancient stream that "ran vigorously" through the area.

28 September 2012

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan called neighbors use common waters with care The talks covered establishment of a mechanism of joint use of water-energy resources in Central Asian region: Nazarbayev.

25 September 2012

World water crisis must be top UN priority: report A rapidly worsening water shortage threatens to destabilize the planet and should be a top priority for the UN Security Council and world leaders.

12 September 2012

Mars rover takes 'cool' detour: NASA The US space agency NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will make a wide detour to explore a geographical hot spot on Mars because "it looks cool".

18 August 2012

Author of US fracking study had gas industry ties: watchdog A university study that claimed fracking for gas deep beneath the Earth's surface did not cause water contamination was led by a US professor with financial ties to the gas industry.

29 July 2012

PHOTO: Water pipe rapture in the center of Aktobe The main avenue of Aktobe city has been flooded since early morning.

21 April 2012

Mineral water containing mercury withdrawn from Aktau supermarket German-made mineral water with high content of mercury was discovered in one of the supermarkets of Aktau.

10 April 2012

Kazakhstan keeps wasting energy and water Vice-PM Kairat Kelimbetov talked about the objectives of Kazakhstan Agency for Natural Monopolies Regulation at the Agency’s extended meeting.

08 February 2012

Kazakhstan wins Asian Championship in water polo Kazakh water polo players won the license for the Olympics Games in London.

29 January 2012

Elite buildings and Independence Palace in Astana left without water Elite residential buildings and palaces of Astana were left without water because of a pipeline damage.

05 January 2012

Almaty has enough mountain water for 50 more years Water deficiency is not expected in Almaty in the coming decades.

26 August 2011

PHOTO: Almaty office-manager and her raft-team won on Koksu river Annual water-tourism tournament called Koksu Master-Class-2011 was held on Koksu river in Almaty oblast on August 6 and 7.

11 August 2011

Participants of Istanbul-China international marathon arrived in Shymkent The marathon is dedicated to the problem of water deficiency in Central Asian countries.

08 July 2011

EBRD to finance modernization of water supply systems in Kazakhstan Today in Astana the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and municipal authorities of Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum to finance modernization of water supply systems on the basis of public-private partnerships.

21 May 2011

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