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Georgia Developing a Water Policy Outlook for Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine The OECD has been working on water policy reform in the countries of Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia for over 20 years. Three of the countries within the region, Georgia, the Republic of Moldova and Ukraine have signed Association Agreements with the European Union. These agreements provide a framework for deeper political ...

Country Life Trending: Feargal Sharkey, one of the most recognisable pop voices of the 1970s and 1980s, talks to Country Life about his life, his passion for fishing, and how campaigning for clean rivers has become an obsession. Paradise comes at a cost: you must defend it. This is my uppermost thought as I walk along the River Lea, outside the Hertfordshire village of Stanstead Abbotts, with Feargal Sharkey. Trout are rising, water voles are scuttling, a kingfisher is reported downstream....

The SWELL project at Donemana. Image source: NI Water A major cross-border project, aimed at improving water quality in Carlingford Lough and Lough Foyle has reached the halfway stage. The Shared Waters Enhancement and Loughs Legacy (SWELL) project – which is being led by NI Water working in partnership with Irish Water, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI), and Loughs Agency and East Border Region – was awarded €35 million in 2019, as part of the EU’s INTERREG VA Programme, ...

Met dank overgenomen van Europese Commissie (EC), gepubliceerd op woensdag 21 april 2021. EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act What is the EU Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act? The EUs Taxonomy Regulation, which entered into force on 12 July 2020, will help create the worlds first-ever “green list” - a classification system for environmentally sustainable economic activities. It will create a common language that investors can use when investing in projects and economic activities that have a sub...

Press Release – WWF Central And Eastern Europe The study demonstrates the massive potential of barrier removal to restore free-flowing rivers and nature in the Green Heart of Europe. 19 April 2021 WWFs new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europes Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 … The study demonstrates the massive potential of barrier removal to restore free-flowing rivers and nature in the Green Heart of Europe. 19 April 2021 – new Potential of Barrier Removal to R...

19 April 2021 – new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europe’s Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 barriers on large and medium-sized rivers in Europe, and assesses their reconnection potential for the whole continent, the EU27, and by country. The conclusions are based on the length of river which could be reconnected, and the ecological quality of reconnected rivers which could be achieved through barrier removal. The scale of river fragmentation makes Europe the In Europe...

AI reveals 1,000 dark discharges of untreated sewage in England Sandra Laville Nearly 1,000 “dark discharges” of untreated sewage from two water company treatment plants in England have been detected by scientists using artificial intelligence to map spills. The use of machine learning to shine a light on the scale of pollution from untreated effluent being spilled into rivers could be a crucial tool in efforts to improve the quality of rivers, a paper says. Prof Peter Hamm...

© Rianne van Rossum Today, the European Commission has approved an investment of more than €60 million from the Cohesion Fund to upgrade the water supply and wastewater collection and treatment infrastructures in and around Dubrovnik, Croatia. Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa This project will not only provide inhabitants with the essential access to clean water and reduced water losses but it will also boost the commercial and touristic attractiveness of the area, thus improvi...

March 1, 2021 12:18 pm Teagasc research is confirming that autumn-grown catch crops are helping to reduce nutrient run-off from soils in tillage areas. A catch crop is a fast-growing crop that is grown between successive plantings of a main crop. According to Teagasc advisor Matt Boland, the Agricultural Catchments Programme was set up in 2008 to monitor and evaluate Ireland’s requirements under the EU Nitrates and Water Framework Directives. “There was also a remit established to provide m...

Three tributaries of the River Tamar in Devon are about to be improved in the hope of boosting fish numbers. Working alongside the Westcountry Rivers Trust and local angling associations, Environment Agency officers will be targeting the Rivers Deer, Claw and Carey with a programme of habitat and ecological improvements. The project is part-funded with £38,000 from the Environment Agencys Fisheries Improvement Programme (FIP) which reinvests rod licence money into projects that benefit a...