Noticias sobre Bhutan
World Bank approves $370 million financing to reduce Dhaka’s water pollution
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved a $370 million financing to improve sanitation and solid waste management services, reducing water pollution and restoring rivers and canals in Dhaka and surrounding areas.
Floods, insufficient water, sinking river deltas: hydrologists map changing river landscapes
New research by UMass Amherst and the University of Cincinnati shows a rapid shift of water upstream over 35 years.
Study to enhance water security and climate resilience in the Bangladesh Delta
An international study led by the University of Glasgow is the first to define a safe operating space (SOS) for major rivers in the Bangladesh Delta, which will enhance resilience in one of the world’s most vulnerable deltas to global climate change.
Cutting-edge mapping techniques are crucial for managing water storage in South Asia
IWMI and GWP partner with Bhutan’s Department of Water to advance efforts including mapping surface water bodies.
IWMI and GWP promote water cooperation through a study tour to Central Asia
The visit for water professionals from South Asia laid the groundwork for furthering dialogue on transboundary river management for water security.
Future of 1 billion people in South Asia hinges on water pact, says new analysis
Better collaboration is urgently needed to mitigate the impacts of climate change on three key river basins in South Asia—the Brahmaputra, Indus and Ganges—according to new analysis.
UN: Trapped sediment in dams ‘endangers’ water supplies
Trapped sediment has robbed roughly 50,000 large dams worldwide of an estimated 13% to 19% of their combined original storage capacity, and total losses will reach 23% to 28% by 2050, UN research warns.
ADB approves $20 million financing to improve water management in Bhutan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $20 million financing package to improve access to drinking water, irrigation services, and strengthening of climate resilience in Thimphu and the districts of Zhemgang and Wangdue Phodrang in Bhutan.
IWMI launches the South Asia Drought Monitoring System (SADMS)
There is now a successful solution to reduce vulnerability to droughts in South Asia by providing national authorities the maximum possible lead time to put mitigation strategies into place.
World Bank to finance $500 million for flood preparedness in Bangladesh
The World Bank approved a $500 million credit to help Bangladesh improve disaster preparedness against inland flooding in 14 flood-prone districts benefiting over 1.25 million people.
Himalayan glaciers melting at ‘exceptional rate’
The accelerating melting of the Himalayan glaciers threatens the water supply of millions of people in Asia, new research warns.
Water insecurity on the rise in Asia, warns WMO
Extreme weather and climate change impacts across Asia in 2020 caused the loss of life of thousands of people, displaced millions of others and cost hundreds of billions of dollars, while wreaking a heavy toll on infrastructure and ecosystems.
World Water Week showed how the world can solve the water crisis
World Water Week ended on 27 August with a strong message: we have many solutions to fix the water crisis and tackle climate change, but we need political will and sufficient investments.
Flooding might triple in the mountains of Asia
A team of Swiss and international climate scientists has shown that the risk of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayan region and the Tibetan plateau could triple in the coming decades.
Severe flood threat caused by climate change
For the first time, researchers have proved human-caused global warming is directly responsible for creating a ‘critical threat’ of a devastating outburst flood – putting a city of some 120,000 people in the path of potential floodwaters, according to new research from the University of Oxford and the University of Washington, published in Nature Geoscience.
World Bank helps Bangladesh improve irrigation-based agricultural productivity
The World Bank approved $120 million to help Bangladesh improve food security by enhancing climate resilience and productivity of irrigated agriculture and fisheries.
Global warming found to be culprit for flood risk in Peruvian Andes, other glacial lakes
As the planet warms, glaciers are retreating and causing changes in the world’s mountain water systems.
World Bank signs $105 million project to improve waterways in West Bengal
The Government of India, the Government of West Bengal and the World Bank signed a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in Kolkata, West Bengal.
World Bank grants $105 million to improve waterways in West Bengal, India
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a $105 million project to improve the inland water transport infrastructure in the capital city of Kolkata in West Bengal, India.
Future Brahmaputra River flooding as climate warms may be underestimated
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