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Climate crisis revives Soviet hydro plan in Central Asia
Toktogul, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) Feb 27, 2025 Central Asian countries are setting rivalries aside to build a giant hydroelectric plant originally planned in Soviet times, a bid to strengthen energy and food security and mitigate the effects of climate change. The Kambar-Ata-1 project on the Naryn River in Kyrgyzstan is a rare example of collaboration in the region that does not involve the two neighbouring superpowers Russia and China. The plant is "very important for Central Asia", Kyrgyz Energy Minister Taalaibek Ibrayev said on a visit t ... read more |
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Harnessing Fog for Water Supply in the World's Driest RegionsParis, France (SPX) Feb 21, 2025 Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, receives less than 1 mm of rainfall annually. Water supplies in the region largely depend on underground reservoirs that were last replenis ... more 
Cook Islands PM beats no-confidence vote, slams New ZealandSydney (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 The Cook Islands' prime minister survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, blaming "misinformation" from former colonial ruler New Zealand for destabilising his Pacific country. ... more 
Vanuatu climate minister frets over US climate reversalSydney (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Vanuatu's climate minister said Wednesday his low-lying Pacific nation is vexed by the potential impact of President Donald Trump's withdrawal from the Paris climate accord. ... more 
Nauru sells citizenship to fund climate change mitigationSydney (AFP) Feb 26, 2025 Pacific microstate Nauru is selling citizenship to fund its retreat from rising seas, President David Adeang told AFP, opening a contentious "golden passport" scheme as other climate financing runs dry. ... more |
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Australia, Papua New Guinea vow to strike defence treatySydney (AFP) Feb 20, 2025 Australia said Thursday it will strike a defence treaty with Papua New Guinea, bolstering ties with a Pacific state that has been courted persistently by China. ... more
Maritime carbon tax 'matter of survival' for Pacific islesLondon (AFP) Feb 19, 2025 Establishing a carbon tax on maritime transport is a "matter of survival" for the Pacific islands, a representative of the region said Wednesday at a International Maritime Organization meeting. ... more
Cook Islands PM defends China pactSydney (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 The Cook Islands' prime minister on Tuesday defended a new partnership pact with China and urged his country not to depend on handouts from "big brother" New Zealand. ... more 
UK court backs loan for indebted Thames WaterLondon (AFP) Feb 18, 2025 A court on Tuesday approved a GBP3 billion ($3.8 billion) emergency loan for Britain's largest water supplier Thames Water, offering it a lifeline as it buckles under a mountain of debt. ... more 
How Satellites Are Enhancing Lake Health MonitoringSydney, Australia (SPX) Feb 18, 2025 Human activities and environmental shifts since the Holocene epoch have profoundly impacted lake ecosystems, particularly in China, where algal blooms have become increasingly frequent. A breakthrou ... more |
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Cook Islands says in talks with China on deep-sea mining
Sydney (AFP) Feb 14, 2025 Cook Islands officials said Friday they had discussed seabed minerals research with China as the small Pacific island mulls deep-sea mining of its waters. The self-governing country of 17,000 people - a former colony of close partner New Zealand - has licensed three companies to explore the seabed for nodules rich in metals such as nickel and cobalt, which are used in electric car batteries. Despite issuing the five-year exploration licenses in 2022, the Cook Islands government says it will no ... read more 
WWF legal challenge against Norway deep-sea mining failsOslo (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 An Oslo court on Thursday rejected a legal challenge by the WWF environmental group against Norway's bid to mine its seabed for minerals crucial to the green energy transition. ... more |
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Arid Athens turns to ancient aqueduct as climate crisis bitesAthens (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago. ... more 
French mineral water companies face new investigationsParis (AFP) Feb 13, 2025 A French magistrate has opened a fraud inquiry into mineral water giants Nestle and Sources Alma over suspicions of illegal processing of water, a source close to the investigation said Thursday. ... more 
Marine Prosperity Areas introduce a fresh approach to ocean conservationLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 The year 2025 could mark a pivotal shift in marine conservation strategies. A research team, including Octavio Aburto from UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has introduced a novel ... more 
Seeking climate connections among the oceans' smallest organismsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Feb 12, 2025 Andrew Babbin is working to develop eco-friendly capsules designed to remove excess anthropogenic nitrogen from waterways, helping to prevent the harmful algal blooms that result from fertilizer run ... more 
Dam fine: beavers save Czech treasury $1 millionPrague (AFP) Feb 11, 2025 Beavers have saved Czech taxpayers a cool $1 million by flooding a protected former army training site where a long-stalled dam was planned, a conservation official said on Tuesday. ... more |
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