#drought

With temperatures 3.8°C above the 1991-2020 average, November 2025 ranks as Cyprus’s second warmest on record, confirming projections by the Cyprus Institute. Alongside rising temperatures, drought persists, with dam inflows ...

The agriculture ministry has set out its priorities for 2026, announcing that addressing water scarcity and developments in Akamas were amongst its key priorities, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou said on Wednesday. “...

Drought has severely damaged Cyprus’ forests, with 40 per cent of the trees in the cedar valley having already dried up, according to forestry department director, Savvas Ezekiel. Addressing the crisis ...

Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou will travel to Brussels on Monday to attend the EU Council of Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries, where key discussions will focus on food security, farmers’ ...

The government’s financial watchdog on Tuesday slammed the Water Development Department (WDD) hard over its lax checks of water usage and its ongoing failure to properly invoice for water ...

A grant scheme incentivising the installation of small desalination units has been launched by the water development department with applications open until September 30, 2026. According to the Larnaca district government, the ...

Urgent EU support is needed for Cypriot farmers devastated by the unprecedented drought, Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou told the EU council of ministers for agriculture and fisheries held in Luxemburg ...

The story of Solea dam, while not exactly a huge scandal, is deeply frustrating, especially in the wake of last week’s audit office report laying out the water situation (...

Only three of the island’s water dams have contingency plans in case of catastrophic failure, while almost two-thirds of the water bodies are in bad shape, the auditor-general’s ...

The Paphos local government organisation (EOA) raised ongoing challenges over water supply and licensing during a meeting on Wednesday with Edek party president Nikos Anastasiou. EOA Paphos president Charalambos Pittokopitis ...

Applications for financial assistance to farmers hit by natural events, especially drought, are now live online, with €12.3 million currently available as compensation and a further €3.5m expected to follow, the ...

Due to an outage at the Larnaca desalination plant, Larnaca, Nicosia and Famagusta districts will face a reduced supply of drinking water from June 24 to June 27. “The public is invited, ...

Polis Chrysochous Mayor Yiotis Papachristofi on Thursday called for “long-term measures” to address problems facing the issues facing the supply of water to both his area and Cyprus at large. ...

Larnaca’s district organisation (EOA) issued a total of 15 fines over the weekend to people washing pavements, roads, verandas, fences and cars with a hosepipe, it was announced on Tuesday. ...

The agriculture ministry is well aware of the problems caused by drought and water shortage, but says solving the problem would take hundreds of millions of euros and thus solutions ...

According to the climate watch advisory group of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), rainfall in March is expected to be particularly low compared to normal levels for the season. The ...

Municipalities are in the dark as to the extent and nature of expected water cuts over the summer, Cyprus Mail learned on Wednesday, while the Paphos district administration head said ...

EU member states approved €3.5 million in emergency support for farmers in Cyprus, approving a European Commission proposal for assistance to address the impact of natural disasters since spring 2024. The aid ...

The news that yet another golf course, Limassol Greens, will be opening this summer isn’t shocking in itself, but the timing is unfortunate. Golf courses are notorious water guzzlers – ...

Cyprus is bracing for a severe summer water shortage, with authorities urging immediate action to curb wastage and ensure supply for all. Deputy director of the Water Development Department (WDD), ...

January 2025 is the second worst regarding rainfall for the month, the Meteorological Department said on Monday. On Monday morning, rainfall for the month had just touched 17 per cent. The dryest ...

Plans are afoot to deal with potential water shortages in Cyprus after a year of below average rainfall so far, water development department deputy director George Kazantzis said on Saturday. ...

Brazilian authorities are likely to approve reinstating daylight saving time after it was abolished five years ago, multiple sources familiar with the matter said on Thursday, as the country faces ...

The island’s water security and the escalating water crisis in the southern Mediterranean have featured prominently of late with the specter of desertification looming large after a summer of ...