Turkish water cut off from north due to fault
Water being pumped into the north from Turkey was cut off on Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station near Panagra.
The water supply was cut off entirely ...
Famagusta suffers water shortage
Famagusta is currently suffering a water shortage due to a malfunction in the pipe which connects the town with the Panagra reservoir, the town’s Turkish Cypriot mayor Suleyman Ulucay ...
Ninety-three new projects to beat water shortage
A new desalination unit is in the works as well as other projects, to ensure water adequacy in the wake of a looming national water shortage.
The national investment plan ...
Water cuts looming for irrigation
The water development department is preparing a three-year plan to manage the country’s irrigation needs as Cyprus faces its third-lowest water levels in a decade, chief engineer at the ...
Cyprus among top six nations facing extreme water scarcity
Cyprus is one of six countries identified as facing the greatest water scarcity in the world, according to a report by the World Resources Institute.
It found that Cyprus, along ...
North facing water shortage
The north’s waterworks department announced a water shortage on Monday, caused by power cuts.
They say that due to recent power cuts, water cannot be efficiently pumped around the ...
Water warning: Economic stability threatened by vanishing rainfall
By Laurie Goering
Human activities – from destroying forests to burning gas, oil and coal for energy – are disrupting the rainfall the world depends on, fuelling huge economic, health and social ...
Cyprus will suffer dire consequences from climate change, research shows
Top researchers warned that Cyprus is faced with dire human health impact as it is among the countries situated at the climate change “hot spot”.
A study by an international ...
US to support Haiti police and deliver aid to counter gangs (Updated)
The United States on Wednesday said it will boost support for the Haitian police as they battle armed gangs and will speed up delivery of aid to a country suffering ...
Erasmus project on water security
An Erasmus+ research project aiming to enhance water security and socio-economic development in the Eastern Mediterranean under climate change comes to an end this month.
WaSec (Innovations in Water Education: ...
We must address water scarcity in real estate
Strange as it may seem, water availability affects real estate demand and prices, especially regarding foreign buyers who have a choice of countries. This market from abroad until recently brought ...