#Water shortages

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 ...

“Tragic” water shortages are hitting Cypriot farmers, farmers’ union chairman Panicos Hambas said on Saturday, warning that if efforts are not made to ensure water security, “we will soon not ...

Planned upgrades to the aged and leaking water supply network “can’t be done overnight” the agriculture ministry director said on Thursday. Meanwhile, district self-governance organisation (EOA) heads pointed out ...

Paphos and Limassol are the districts most under threat of summer water supply interruptions, acting Water Development Department (WDD) director, George Kazantzis said on Monday. Elsewhere Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou ...

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), ...

An “ambitious but absolutely necessary” plan to ensure every household and every sector has the water it needs was presented on Wednesday by Agriculture Minister Maria Panayiotou, who said reservoirs ...

Construction of two new desalination plants in Limassol and Famagusta was under review on Tuesday spurred on by the prevailing drought conditions and water shortage fears. The state is under ...

Water being pumped into the north from Turkey was cut off on Tuesday due to a fault at the pumping station near Panagra. The water supply was cut off entirely ...

A new desalination unit is in the works as well as other projects, to ensure water adequacy in the wake of a looming national water shortage. The national investment plan ...

By Laurie Goering Human activities – from destroying forests to burning gas, oil and coal for energy – are disrupting the rainfall the world depends on, fuelling huge economic, health and social ...