Audit Office warns of poor water management, aging dams
Only three of the island’s water dams have contingency plans in case of catastrophic failure, while almost two-thirds of the water bodies are in bad shape, the auditor-general’s ...
Many dams in Cyprus ‘old and in need of immediate maintenance’
Many dams in Cyprus are “old and in need of immediate reassessment and maintenance”, according to a report on the state of the management of the island’s water resources ...
Future water flows into Kouris dam could be contaminated due to recent fires, officials warn
Authorities are prepping for a potential contamination of the water in Kouris dam by ash and cinders once the rainy season begins, media reports said on Thursday.
Located in Limassol ...
Dams below 50 per cent capacity despite adverse weather
Despite some freakishly adverse weather in February, rainfall for the month was only 48 per cent of the average for the time of year, while temperatures had clocked in at 2.1 degrees ...
Officials consistently greenlit ‘illegal’ Limassol fish farm
A fish farm has been operating illegally for years in a Limassol village, destroying the environment around the Kouris dam for which several ministries are suspected of abuse of power, ...
Cyprus reservoirs are 70 per cent full
Reservoir capacity is approaching the 70 per cent mark, water department spokesman Marios Hadjicostis said on Tuesday.
The combined reservoir capacity currently stands at 69.4 per cent, which corresponds to 201.7 million cubic ...
Extreme heatwaves and droughts to hit east Med by century’s close
Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves of unprecedented intensity and duration, droughts, dust storms and torrential rains, are expected to hit the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East region (EMME) by ...