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General news about the Asia Water Sector
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Flood leaves at least 15 dead, dozens missing in South Sulawesi
Severe flooding that hit North Luwu regency, South Sulawesi on Monday, has left at least 15 people dead and dozens more missing. (Courtesy of National Disaster Mitigation Agency/BNPB) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 July 2020 Severe flooding that hit North Luwu regency, South Sulawesi, on Monday, has left at least…
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HCM City makes plans to adapt to climate change
HCM City has drawn up 56 projects and plans to adapt to climate change. 19 Nov 20 Vietnamnet Source As one of the cities affected by climate change, Ho Chi Minh City has for many years been making plans to cope with it HCM City (VNS/VNA) – As one of the…
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Pandemic disrupts food distribution across country, minister says
Trucks line up at Sunda Kelapa Port in North Jakarta on Tuesday. The port resumed loading and unloading activities after the Jakarta administration eased the physical distancing policy on June 5. (JP/Arief Suhardiman) Source: The Jakarta Post Date: 15 July 2020 The logistics disruption due to social restrictions to contain COVID-19…
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Indonesian coal plant taints South Korea’s green pledge
Ramidin, 59, a local fisherman, smokes a cigarette as he prepares for fishing at a port near the coal-fired power plant owned by Indonesia Power in Suralaya, Banten province, Indonesia, July 11, 2020. (REUTERS/Willy Kurniawan) Source: Reuters Date: 16 July 2020 Indonesian fisherman Ramidin says he used to catch stingray by paddling…
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Vietnam pioneers post-pandemic carbon pricing
19 Nov 20 East Asia Forum Source Having contained the COVID-19 pandemic, Vietnam is becoming the first developing country to adopt carbon pricing in the post-pandemic period to help guide a cleaner recovery. On 17 November, Vietnam’s National Assembly passed the revised Law on Environmental Protection legalising an emission trading scheme.…
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Interested in Water-related Post Graduate Programs in Europe? We visited the “Study in Europe” event at University of Yangon
On 13th of December, this is the first-time arrival of Study in Europe fair in Myanmar. The fair is open to students, their parents, young professionals and academics. I reached out this event information via social media (Facebook) and my friends who got invitation emails from dedicated universities. The objective…
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Mangrove forests to hereafter not be converted into ponds: Minister
Aerial photo of the mangrove forest cover in the buffer zone of Sumatra’s East Coast Mangrove Forest Nature Reserve, which has been partially converted into an oil palm plantation area in Mendahara, Tanjungjabung Timur, Jambi, Friday (10/07/2020). (ANTARA PHOTO/Wahdi Septiawan/wsj) Source: ANTARA News Date: 16 July 2020 Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister,…
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Three reasons why banning plastic bags is problematic
Featured A woman carrying a child stands in front of a giant mound of plastic waste in Bekasi, West Java. ANTARA FOTO/ Fakhri Hermansyah/pras Source: The Conversation Date: 17 July 2020 There has been a growing trend of restrictions and bans on plastic bag use worldwide. By mid-2018, over 127 countries had…
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Meeting with Myanmar Purified Drinking Water Association about groundwater extraction
U Ye Htut, Chairman of Myanmar Purified Drinking Water Association U Ye Htut, Chairman of Myanmar Purified Drinking Water Association, speaks about the story of the association, the objectives and the current activities in Myanmar. He provided me of information and profile of the association and tried to elaborate more…
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Energy companies make a beeline for central Vietnam
An LNG tanker passes by the Strait of Singapore. Photo by Shutterstock/Igor Grochev. 23 Nov 20 VNExpress Source Several foreign and domestic companies have expressed interest in building multibillion-dollar liquefied natural gas power and storage plants in the central province of Khanh Hoa. Four foreign firms, Millennium Group of the U.S.,…