https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/wastewater-disposal-identified-as-key-factor-in-pissouri-landslides
The long-term disposal of domestic wastewater into soakaway pits was the main factor behind rising groundwater levels and the reactivation of landslides in Pissouri, according to scientific research published in 2024....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/troodos-asbestos-mine-among-sites-covered-by-€302-400-in-public-tenders
Two public infrastructure contracts with a combined estimated value of €302,400 excluding VAT are now under evaluation following the closure of bidding on Tuesday, with works planned at the former Amiantos Mine and long-term maintenance of wastewater facilities at Troodos Camp....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€502-sewage-bill-but-no-sewerage-system-just-yet
The sewage bill has arrived. The sewerage system has not. Residents in Polis Chrysochous are challenging higher charges for a project whose construction is now expected to begin in 2027, leaving property owners paying more before work gets underway....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/larnaca-sewerage-expansion-to-cover-aradippou-livadia-voroklini-and-pyla
A major expansion of Larnaca’s sewerage infrastructure is set to cover Aradippou, Livadia, Voroklini and Pyla, with plans for a new wastewater collection network, treatment facilities and infrastructure allowing reclaimed water to be reused....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/residents-report-sewage-odors-and-mosquito-problems-in-western-limassol
Residents in parts of western Limassol say they have been dealing with a persistent sewage-like smell during the night, with complaints continuing as locals seek an explanation for the source....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/€120-million-kouris-project-to-bring-220km-sewerage-network-to-western-limassol
A major expansion of the sewerage system in western Limassol is getting underway, with construction costs expected to exceed €120 million and infrastructure planned to cover around 33 square kilometres....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-presses-on-with-four-desalination-plants
A wetter year has given Cyprus’s farmers a little more water to work with. But the government is planning for the years when the rain does not come: four permanent desalination plants are being taken forward, with a combined planned capacity of 180,000 cubic meters a day....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-commits-€34m-to-turkish-cypriot-community-with-focus-on-trade-and-reunification
The European Commission has adopted a €34 million aid programme for the Turkish Cypriot community in 2026, with funding aimed not only at economic development but also at practical cooperation between the two communities Cyprus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/would-you-swim-there-fines-expose-pollution-flowing-into-limassol-s-sea
For the thousands of people who swim along Limassol’s coastline, the question is a simple one: Would you get into the water if you knew what had recently been flowing into it?...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/limassol-beaches-have-a-pollution-problem-but-who-s-responsible
Limassol’s beaches have a pollution problem, but authorities still cannot say who is responsible....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-dams-receive-140-000-cubic-metres-after-recent-rainfall
Recent rainfall has improved irrigation conditions in Cyprus, but the Water Development Department says the additional water has not altered the country's overall supply strategy or created room for increased irrigation allocations....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/comment/opinion/can-the-sea-be-bought
On summer mornings this year at Limassol’s urban beaches, among women doing water aerobics, teenagers playing football on the sand, muscular outdoor calisthenics enthusiasts, and all kinds of retirees enjoying their usual coffee or taking a walk by the water, one conversation has recently become almost universal: whether the seawater is clean at any given moment and, if not, where the pollution is coming from. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-projects-that-could-transform-cyprus-are-waiting-for-one-final-yes
Imagine a brand-new city rising where Larnaca's old oil refineries once stood, a world-class medical campus opening in Nicosia and a new international school welcoming nearly 2,000 students in Limassol. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/water-development-department-says-reclaimed-water-use-is-higher-than-reported
A report by Apostolos Tomaras in Kathimerini examined a long-standing issue concerning the use of treated wastewater across Cyprus. The topic has returned to the forefront of public debate in recent months due to declining water supplies for both drinking water and irrigation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-is-desperate-for-water-but-wasting-what-it-already-has
At a time when climate change is reshaping the way countries collect and manage water resources, Cyprus is facing a major contradiction: the island is struggling with water shortages while millions of cubic meters of treated wastewater remain unused....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/drug-use-rising-among-children-as-young-as-14-in-cyprus-experts-warn
Drug and behavioral addictions are rising in Cyprus, with more young people experimenting with substances and entering treatment programs at increasingly early ages, according to a leading addiction expert....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-investment-bank-restarts-funding-to-turkey-after-7-year-freeze
The return of the European Investment Bank (EIB) to Turkey was officially sealed on June 10, marking the revival of new development projects in the country after a seven-year hiatus....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cannabis-boom-and-rising-cocaine-use-reshape-cyprus-drug-landscape
Cannabis remains the most commonly used illegal drug in Cyprus, while cocaine and methamphetamine are becoming increasingly present across the country, according to the European Drug Report 2026 presented in Nicosia by the Cyprus National Addictions Authority....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/is-nuclear-power-back-on-the-table-for-cyprus-energy-future
Speaking from the Green Agenda conference stage, former Cyprus Energy Regulatory Authority chairman Andreas Poullikkas outlined the potential for Cyprus to join a growing group of countries exploring small modular reactors (SMRs) as part of their future energy mix....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/constantinos-yiorkadjis-at-green-agenda-2026
The Green Agenda Cyprus Summit, the island’s largest sustainable development conference, returns to Nicosia on June 4, 2026, under the central theme ''Transition as a responsibility (not a trend),'' bringing to the stage leading figures from the fields of sustainability and innovation....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/eu-proposes-€9-2-million-in-wildfire-recovery-aid-for-cyprus
The European Commission has put forward a proposal to grant Cyprus €9.2 million through the EU Solidarity Fund to support recovery efforts after the destructive wildfires that swept through parts of Limassol and Paphos in July 2025....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/trozena-plan-fuels-clash-over-development-and-protected-nature-zones
A proposed large-scale development in the abandoned villages of Trozena and Gerovasa, in the heart of semi-mountainous Limassol, is once again bringing to the surface Cyprus’ long-running struggle between rural development and environmental protection....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-can-t-keep-praying-for-rain-nicosia-eoa-chief-says
Cypriots may still be paying ''satisfactory'' prices for water today, but the country is increasingly feeling the consequences of years of delayed planning and underinvestment in its water system, according to the head of Nicosia’s regional administration organization....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/erhurman-reports-breakthroughs-on-halloumi-roadblocks
Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said Thursday that the two sides managed to move forward on a handful of practical issues, most notably halloumi and the management of crossing points, after a long trilateral meeting with President Nikos Christodoulides and the UN envoy....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/un-envoy-brings-leaders-together-for-first-trilateral-since-2018
December 11th turned out to be a surprisingly good day for the Cyprus issue, the kind of day diplomats quietly hope for but rarely get. ...
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/byron-rains-revive-cyprus-dams-mavrokolympos-leads-the-way
The low-pressure system known as “Byron,” which has been affecting Cyprus since last Saturday, delivered much-needed rainfall across several regions, resulting in a notable increase in dam water levels....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/cyprus-weighs-cloud-seeding-as-supplement-to-water-strategy
The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment is considering a pilot cloud seeding project as a possible tool to help ease Cyprus’ ongoing water scarcity, officials said this week....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/mavrokolympos-back-in-service-what-we-re-waiting-for-now-is-rain
The Mavrokolympos dam in Paphos, whose sudden damage earlier this year triggered water shortages and forced Cyprus to import mobile desalination units, has finally been repaired, authorities announced....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/study-finds-alcohol-use-in-cyprus-spikes-tenfold-during-summer
Alcohol consumption in Cyprus surges nearly tenfold during the summer months in tourist areas, according to the country’s first wastewater-based epidemiological study....
https://knews.kathimerini.com.cy/en/news/the-life-pharma-detox-system-offers-solutions-to-pharmaceutical-pollution
Medochemie is taking a leading role in addressing one of the most pressing environmental challenges currently faced by the pharmaceutical industry: the management and reduction of pharmaceutical pollution....
