Noticias sobre North Macedonia
Lantania launches operations in Italy and Turkey with €108 million in water and energy projects
Lantania is expanding its international presence with projects worth a total of €108 million in Italy and Turkey.
Lantania secures €21.7 million contract for wastewater treatment plant in North Macedonia
Lantania is expanding its international footprint with its first project in North Macedonia, securing a €21.7 million (excluding taxes) contract to design and build a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) in the southwestern city of Bitola.
Uzbekistan joins the Protocol on Water and Health
Uzbekistan has joined to the UNECE-WHO/Europe Protocol on Water and Health, thereby becoming its 29th Party and the first country in Central Asia to join this treaty.
WMO strengthens global cooperation to protect all lives from flash floods
The Flash Flood Guidance System (FFGS) has been instrumental in saving lives and reducing losses from flash flooding in 72 countries, benefitting over 3 billion people.
Navigating the future of underwater geolocalization: how polarization patterns enable new tech
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers have developed a novel method for underwater geolocalization using deep neural networks that have been trained on 10 million polarization-sensitive images collected from locations around the world.
EIB approves €70 million grant to build wastewater treatment plant in North Macedonia
North Macedonia’s largest EU investment grant to date was signed today in Skopje.
Progress made on North Macedonia’s Skopje wastewater plant
It was announced that bids were open for the largest environmental project in North Macedonia — the construction of the Skopje wastewater plant.
Lake Ohrid: the new member of the Ramsar family of Wetlands of International Importance
A 5-million year old lake at the heart of the Western Balkans, which combines historical monuments and ecological treasures and is home to more than 300 endemic species, and with over 130,000 people living along its shores, Lake Ohrid is definitely a natural treasure worth protecting.
North Macedonia names its third Wetland of International Importance
North Macedonia has designated Lake Ohrid as its third and largest “Ramsar Site” (no.
EU mobilises emergency assistance following floods in Ukraine
Earlier this week, intensive rains resulted in the largest flooding in the south-west of Ukraine in the last 50 years, with several casualties and damage to hundreds of homes.
World Bank supports Kosovo to address national water crisis, highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved the Kosovo Fostering and Leveraging Opportunities for Water Security Program, which aims to strengthen Kosovo’s capacity for managing water security at the national level, and improve water security in Morava e Binces basin, Kosovo’s driest region.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
First call for proposals announced with April 2020 application deadline.
Access to water and sanitation continues to be a challenge in some European countries
A new report by the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) has found that access to water and sanitation is still a challenge in some European countries, informs the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
EBRD backs wastewater treatment plant in Skopje, North Macedonia
The majority of the 560,000 inhabitants of Skopje will benefit from wastewater treatment for the first time thanks to a new plant to be constructed in the capital of North Macedonia.
Monitoring one of Europe’s oldest lakes
A systematic water monitoring campaign provides baseline for the transboundary Lake Ohrid Watershed Management Plan under development by GEF Drin Project.
CEB provides €70 million to Greece for flood prevention measures
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has approved a €70 million loan to the Greek government to finance anti-flood measures in the regions of Attica, Central Macedonia and the Peloponnese.