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Mazotos resident anger grows as desalination unit plan stays in place

Anger is boiling over among residents of Mazotos after the Cabinet decided to cancel a mobile desalination unit planned...
World

Half of England declared in drought

Britain's Environment Agency declared half of England in drought on Wednesday, after exceptionally low rainfall and prolonged high temperatures...
Local

Mazotos desalination plant moves ahead despite community’s legal challenge

The government is determined to proceed with construction of a new mobile desalination unit in the Mazotos community, with...
Local

Cabinet throws farmers a lifeline with 3.5 million cubic metres of extra irrigation water

The Cabinet yesterday approved a revised water allocation for 2026, granting farmers an additional 3.5 million cubic metres of...
Local

Larnaca targets 26-litre daily water saving per person in new summer campaign

The Larnaca District Local Government Organisation (DLGO) has launched a summer water conservation campaign targeting a reduction of 26...
Local

Mazotos community takes desalination plant dispute to court

The Mazotos Community Council has gone to court seeking an injunction to suspend construction of a mobile desalination unit...
Local

Water Department sounds alarm despite overflowing Cyprus dams

The sight of overflowing dams in Argaka, Pomos, and Kalopanayiotis is proving deceptive as the Water Development Department (WDD)...
Local

Dams still two thirds empty with no significant drought inroads

Steady showers over the past four months, overflowing small dams across Cyprus and the best April precipitation average in...
Economy

Cyprus clears €85m desalination plant at Mazotos as drought crisis persists

Cyprus has given the green light for an €85 million mobile desalination plant at Mazotos after the Environmental Authority...
Economy

Cyprus sets 2029 deadline to run entirely on desalinated water with units across island

Cyprus is pushing to cover all its drinking water needs through desalination, ending dependence on rainfall, as dam levels...
Local

Cyprus dams saw best March inflows in a decade but water chief urges caution

Cyprus recorded its highest dam inflows for the month of March in a decade, with 35 million cubic metres...
Politics

Parliament passes emergency desalination law amid fierce attacks on agriculture minister

The parliament approved an amendment to the Fiscal Responsibility and Fiscal Framework Law on Thursday, allowing the government to...
Local

Famagusta might run dry by 2027 as desalination site row forces costly reset

Famagusta district is facing a water crisis after the government was forced to abandon its chosen desalination site. The...
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