Jordan Environment Watch: Algeria

Africa's largest seawater desalination plant established in Algeria

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:11:30 GMT

Press release Feb 24, 2008 A persistent shortage of potable water in the City of Algiers, Algeria was eased today as the US $250 million Hamma Seawater Desalination Plant (SWDP) was officially opened by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika and Jeff Garwood president and CEO, GE Water Process Technologies, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE). Completed on time and on budget... [read more]

Algeria: Environmentalists urge gov’t to protect wetland

Sat, 23 Jun 2007 02:06:00 GMT

Source: Reuters June 18 2007 By Bonny Apunyu Algerian environmentalists on Sunday urged the Algerian government to protect a major Mediterranean wetland threatened by the construction of a $11-billion (around R78.1-billion) highway seen by the authorities as key to boosting Maghreb trade. news sources said the environmentalists warned in a petition to President Abdelaziz Bouteflika... [read more]

2nd session of water minister of Union of Arab Maghreb

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:24:00 GMT

The Second session of the ministerial council in charge of water and irrigation of the Union of the Arab Maghreb (UMA) was held the 22 and January 23, 2007 in Nouakchott (Mauritania) with in the chair Mr. Omar Salem, Water Director in Libya. The meeting considered the evaluation of the implementation of recommendations resulting from the first session of the council held in April 2003 in Algiers (Algeria),... [read more]

Algeria: UN 'International Year of Deserts' ends with stark warnings

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 00:09:00 GMT

ALGIERS: The UN International Year of Deserts and Desertification has ended with stark warnings from experts about the expansion of uninhabitable zones and an increase in climate-driven migration. Desertification -- the expansion of desert areas, caused by growing populations and climate changes -- is one of the most important global issues, UN Under Secretary-General Hans Van Ginkel said at the... [read more]