Noticias sobre Ukraine
Keeping water and energy secure
Water and energy systems do not typically come to mind as cyber hacker targets, but those systems are often most vulnerable to such attacks, according to Javad Khazaei, assistant professor of electrical engineering at Penn State Harrisburg.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
Dry weather increases by two the list of countries in need of external food assistance
FAO report highlights risks posed by locusts in Africa amid stronger output trends in the Near East and Asia.
IHA launches $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
First call for proposals announced with April 2020 application deadline.
At war, and with no water
Main photograph: Displaced persons camp outside Herat © Carlos Garriga
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).
NEFCO and EU financing programme to improve water services quality in Ukraine
The Nordic Finance Environment Corporation (NEFCO) and the Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine have announced the launch of the NIP Ukraine Water Modernisation Programme – a new financing programme for municipal water utility companies to modernise their facilities, machinery and processes and thus improve the quality of their water supply, wastewater treatment and energy efficiency.
The escalation of water-related conflicts around the world
A recently updated database of events related to water and conflict assembled by American non-profit Pacific Institute shows that violence related to water increased over the past decade, reports The Guardian.
The EIB and French Government will support a major renovation of the Mariupol water supply system
The European Investment Bank to invest EUR 35 million in modernization of the Mariupol water supply and waste water management system; EIB partners with the Government of the Republic of France to deliver a major infrastructural improvement for the citizens of Mariupol; France will invest EUR 64 m towards a new water plant; 411,000 people to benefit from the investment.
There has never been a more urgent time to safeguard children’s right to safe water and sanitation
Access to safe drinking water is a right critical to a child’s survival, yet protracted crises have left some 420 million children without basic sanitation, and 210 million lacking access to safe drinking water, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said last week.
ACCIONA increased ordinary profit to €155 million
EBITDA amounted to €659 million (+6.6%) with strong growth in Infrastructure (+27.5%) and a surge in the international Energy business (+15.2%).
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
Millions of people risk being cut off from safe water as hostilities escalate in Eastern Ukraine
An escalation in fighting is threatening access to safe water and sanitation for 3.2 million people, including 500,000 children, as well as the safety of workers risking their lives to repair damaged infrastructure in Eastern Ukraine, said UNICEF.
Japan funds water supply project in Donbas region, Ukraine
The Government of Japan has handed over two specialized utility vehicles and 20 personal protective equipment sets to the Communal company Voda Donbasa through the joint project of UNOPS and UNICEF “Sustaining Water Supply in Donbas Area”.
Water under fire, the role of water in conflicts around the world
When you think of conflict, water likely wouldn’t be the first thing that comes to mind.
ACCIONA achieves a net profit of €328 million in 2018 (+49.0%)
Operating improvements in Energy and Infrastructure: EBITDA totalled €1.25 billion and grew by 9.2% on a like-for-like basis.