#water

By Dr George Christodoulou Public discussion on water scarcity in Cyprus frequently focuses on network losses, household consumption, or the misuse of water for cleaning pavements. While these issues matter ...

A package of emergency water-saving measures aimed at reducing demand by 10 per cent was approved by Larnaca municipality on Thursday following an extraordinary meeting of the district’s board of ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou on Friday said the government will bolster the island’s capacity to desalinate water, as Cyprus battles an ongoing water shortage. She said that two new ...

Two glass-lined-steel-type water tanks with a capacity of 17,200 cubic metres were inaugurated  by President Nikos Christodoulides at the Nicosia district local government organisation (EOA) on Monday. “With the completion of ...

Paphos district governor Charalambos Pittokopitis on Friday insisted that the drinking water available in his district is “top quality” after some local residents complained about its smell. “Immediately after the ...

Farmers affected by water cuts need to receive financial support, farmers union Pek said on Monday. “We ask the president of the Republic to intervene and take appropriate action, announcing ...

Following President Nikos Christodoulides and Tufan Erhurman’s trilateral meeting with UN Secretary General envoy Maria Angela Holguin, the wastewater treatment project at Mia Milia has returned to the forefront ...

The European Commission on Thursday issued a formal warning to Cyprus for failing to meet its obligations under the EU water framework directive. The commission sent a reasoned opinion after ...

Three new water projects will advance by summer 2026, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou announced on Friday after talks with an Edek delegation led by party leader Nikos Anastasiou. During the meeting, ...

A concrete water tank overlooking Larnaca’s salt lake – a habitat for migratory flamingos – has just got a mural of the long-necked birds, making it a new artistic landmark for ...

Cyprus aims to meet 100 per cent of its water needs independently by installing two permanent desalination units by 2028, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Tuesday. “The effective treatment of water scarcity ...

More than one third of the agriculture ministry’s budget for 2026 will be spent on water development projects, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Monday, presenting it to the House ...

It is “unthinkable” that communities in the western Nicosia district still depend on boreholes and small reservoirs for their water supply, the Nicosia district organisation (EOA) said on Monday. It ...

Rainfall this winter could be scant, perhaps even less than last year, a senior officer at the Water Development Department (WDD) said on Monday. Speaking to the public broadcaster, Yianna ...

Despite scattered rainfall in several forest areas this week, Cyprus wildlife’s need for water remains at its highest level, the forestry department said on Saturday. Officials said that while ...

The installation of smart water meters in the Larnaca district began on Friday, the Larnaca district government said. The first meters were installed in the borough of Livadia, with the ...

Famagusta district governor Yiannis Karousos on Wednesday declared he will have “zero tolerance” for the theft of water from the district’s supply. He said his district government has “launched ...

There will be no problems with the Paphos district’s water supply next year, “regardless of the weather conditions”, the agriculture ministry’s permanent Andreas Gregoriou said on Sunday. Speaking ...

The north will be cut off from Turkish water for four days from Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station in the Kyrenia district village of Panagra, where ...

The Paphos local government organisation (EOA) raised ongoing challenges over water supply and licensing during a meeting on Wednesday with Edek party president Nikos Anastasiou. EOA Paphos president Charalambos Pittokopitis ...

Ensuring the availability and quality of drinking water for the mountain communities is the water development department’s (WDD) priority, it announced on Thursday, adding that measures to control water ...

Residents in parts of Lakatamia, including the Lakatamia, Tseri, and Anthoupoli districts, as well as the community of Ergates, are experiencing water supply disruptions. The interruption is caused by a ...

A new mobile desalination unit was on Monday put into service near Potima beach, in the Paphos village of Kissonerga. The unit will initially produce 2,000 cubic metres of water per ...

A total of 12 mobile desalination units imported from the United Arab Emirates are now in operation, with one more set to enter service soon, and more to be imported next ...