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Nuclear Safety Plan Has Ukrainians Worried
Posted by Inter Press Service: Pavol Stracansky on March 27th, 2013
Inter Press Service: A 300 million euro loan to improve nuclear safety in the Ukraine has been attacked by environmental groups who say it will instead be used to keep ageing reactors working well beyond their planned lifespans - increasing the risks of a nuclear accident -- while doing nothing to address serious issues with the country's energy intensity.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which approved the loan earlier this month, has said that the money will be used to upgrade safety...
Europe Begins to Run Short of Water
Posted by Inter Press Service: Pavol Stracansky on January 22nd, 2011
Inter Press Service: Half of the Czech Republic’s population could face water shortages because of climate change, a top climate change expert has warned.
The country has become one of the driest in the EU, according to local media, and climatologists say the land, and crucial underground water supplies, are drying up.
Professor Michal Marek, head of the EU-funded CzechGlobe climate change research project, told IPS: "The Czech Republic is already seeing the effects of climate change in more frequent extreme weather...
Kyrgyzstan: Fast Melting Glaciers Threaten Biodiversity
Posted by Inter Press Service: Pavol Stracansky on November 13th, 2010
Inter Press Service: Kyrgyzstan's glaciers are receding at what scientists say is an alarming rate, fuelled by global warming. And while experts warn of a subsequent catastrophe for energy and water security for Kyrgyzstan and neighbour states downstream reliant on its water flows, devastation to local ecosystems and the effects on plant and wildlife could be just as severe.
"Animals and vegetation will not be unaffected and the risks for some species will be great," Ilia Domashov, deputy head of the BIOM Environmental...
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