Noticias sobre Kazakhstan
Experts present prescription to avoid dangerous water shortfall for 70 million Central Asians
Urgent need to replace competition with co-operation in the Aral Sea Basin.
ADB-supported irrigation project to improve Kazakhstan’s agricultural productivity
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $249.8 million equivalent loan in local currency (tenge) to the Republican State Enterprise Kazvodkhoz (KVK), a state-owned enterprise dealing with water facilities, to help in the rehabilitation and improvement of irrigation networks serving 171,000 hectares (ha) of land in four provinces in Kazakhstan.
EU grants €7M to strengthen water security in Central Asia
The European Union and the World Bank signed an agreement for a new €7 million grant to support water and energy security in Central Asia.
ADB supports modernization of Uch-Kurgan Hydropower Plant, Kyrgyz Republic
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million financing package to modernize aging equipment and improve power generation capacity at the Uch-Kurgan hydropower plant (HPP), the oldest of the six HPPs installed along the Naryn River cascade in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Shrinking heart
This heart-shaped body of water may look cute for Valentine’s Day but just as love sometimes fades, this emerald sea is withering away.
Enhancing weather, climate, and water information services across Central Asia
Central Asia has made tremendous strides in socio-economic development in recent years, reducing poverty rates from over 80 percent just a few decades ago to about 30 percent today.
Bentley Systems announces winners of Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced the winners of the Year in Infrastructure 2018 Awards.
Transboundary water cooperation is crucial to address source-to-sea priorities
SIWI advocates for transboundary water cooperation and source-to-sea approaches to realize goals of UNECE Water Convention. A supporting discussion was held in connection to the Eighth Session of the Meeting of the Parties of the Water Convention in Astana, Kazakhstan.