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General news about the Asia Water Sector
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Water Filtration Systems for Developing Countries
News General News Water Themes Water Governance Industry & Economic Development Water Supply Myanmar Water Portal Tuesday, 22 November 2022 Source: healingwaters.org – By: deborah.bense What is Ultrafiltration and Reverse Osmosis? Ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis are two ways to treat water. These processes remove dangerous contaminants, making the water safe to…
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Google Takes on Flooding with Satellites, Machine Learning
News General News Water Themes Water Governance Industry & Economic Development Disaster & Flooding Myanmar Water Portal Tuesday, 22 November 2022 Source: stormwater.wef.orgLeveraging the technology behind its existing suite of satellite imagery products and its expertise in artificial intelligence, search-engine giant Google (Mountain View, California) is pursuing new ways to…
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Road to World Water Forum 2024
News General News Indonesia Water Portal Monday, 20 February 2023 Board of Governors at the 10th World Water Forum Kick-off Meeting in Jakarta (15/02) (Photo by: The Water Agency). Indonesia is ready to host the 2024 World Water Forum (WWF). The country held the Kick-off Meeting in Jakarta on 15-16…
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Indonesia Need Science-based Solutions to Mitigate Drought
News General News Indonesia Water Portal Monday, 27 February 2023 The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) is using science-based solutions as part of efforts to mitigate the impacts of drought in Indonesia, according to head of the agency, Dwikorita Karnawati. “Dry season in this year (2023) will become drier…
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Vietnam leads transition to clean energy in Southeast Asia
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Sunday, 05 June 2022 Ngày 5/6/2022, theo VietnamPlus. Việt Nam đang dẫn đầu quá trình chuyển đổi sang năng lượng sạch ở Đông Nam Á và là một điểm sáng trong công cuộc giảm thiểu dấu chân carbon, theo một bài báo đăng trên…
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Vietnam joins global action for blue ocean
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Thursday, 09 June 2022 Coral reef in Vietnam (Photo: VNA) Ngày 8 tháng 6 năm 2022, theo VietnamPlus. Việt Nam đang cùng các tổ chức quốc tế nỗ lực bảo vệ đại dương xanh để hưởng ứng Ngày đại dương thế giới 2022. June 8th, 2022, following…
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National Capital Integrated Coastal Development (NCICD): A Solution to Tidal Flooding?
News General News Editorials Indonesia Water Portal Friday, 20 January 2023 Jakarta is hit by a tidal flood every year and cause some loss for the city. The city risk on sinking also higher because of land subsidence problem. Without any significant action, it is predicted that Jakarta will face…
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Climate talks test global resolve on warming
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Friday, 10 June 2022 A devastating climate-driven heatwave in India this year has hit harvests (Photo: AFP/File/Pawan SHARMA) Ngày 6 tháng 6 năm 2022, theo DanTri International. Các nhà đàm phán từ gần 200 quốc gia sẽ gặp nhau vào thứ Hai tới tại…
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Vietnam works to ensure water security, dyke, reservoir safety
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Saturday, 06 August 2022 Vietnam strives to ensure safety of dykes and reservoirs (Photo: VNA) July 16, 2022, following VietnamPlus. Vietnam is striving to ensure the security of water sources and safety of dykes and reservoirs.The Politburo has recently issued Conclusion No.36 on ensuring the…
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Government, partners discuss mangrove afforestation in Mekong Delta
News General News Vietnam Water Portal Monday, 13 June 2022 People grow mangroves in Tra Vinh Province in the Mekong Delta region. Mangroves have an important role in climate adaptation. (Photo: VNA) Ngày 11 tháng 6 năm 2022, theo báo VietnamPlus. Chính quyền địa phương và các chuyên gia từ…
