Noticias sobre Cambodia
ADB, AFD and Cambodia invest $32 million to transform Battambang water supply
Cambodia's northwestern city of Battambang has taken a significant step forward in urban water infrastructure, with the formal inauguration of an upgraded water supply system.
Cambodia launches blended finance initiative to scale climate-resilient water services
Cambodia has introduced a new joint programme designed to expand access to climate-resilient water services through an innovative financing approach that blends public and private capital.
Born without water: The maternal health crisis no one should ignore
As the world marks World Water Day on March 22, the findings of a new report from WaterAid highlight an urgent and overlooked crisis in maternal healthcare: millions of women are giving birth in facilities that lack the most basic sanitation and hygiene.
Cambodia launches national strategies to address drought and climate resilient water management
With climate pressures rising and prolonged dry seasons becoming the new norm, Cambodia has officially launched two groundbreaking national strategies to tackle its most pressing water challenges.
Green Climate Fund approves $103 million in financing for early warning systems in seven countries
Led by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the five-year project will bolster multi-hazard early warning systems in Antigua and Barbuda, Cambodia, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji, and Somalia, and directly benefit more than 26 million people.
Bentley Systems Announces the Finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, has announced the finalists of the 2024 Going Digital Awards.
Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet launches controversial $1.7 billion canal project
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet launched a contentious $1.7 billion canal project on Monday, aimed at forging a new link between the Mekong River and the sea, reports Phys.org.
World Bank approves US$145 million investment in water security for Cambodia
Over 113,000 people in Cambodia are expected to benefit from better water supply infrastructure following the approval today of a new World Bank supported project.
VINCI wins a contract to extend a drinking water production plant in Phnom Penh in Cambodia
Design-build extension to a drinking water treatment plant Thirty-six months of work and over 1,600 direct jobs at the peak of construction A €94 million contract The…
Innovative desalination technique demonstrates potential without electricity
Shuqi Xu and her PhD supervisor Dr Juan Felipe Torres combine passions for humanitarian engineering and scientific discovery in their work on thermodiffusive desalination — an energy-efficient method for removing salt from seawater.
“More private investment is needed to meet people’s water needs”
The World Bank is currently the largest multilateral financier dedicated to water initiatives in developing nations.
World Water Day 2024: Water as a conflict trigger and a tool for peace
Water plays a critical dual role in promoting peace and triggering conflicts on a global scale.
11 countries assess national progress on water and sanitation
300 SWA partners from all constituencies in eleven SWA partner countries conducted a Country Self-Assessment, complementary to other ongoing global monitoring systems such as GLAAS or JMP.
Global momentum for climate action surges as 38 nations embrace the Freshwater Challenge
The Freshwater Challenge aims to ensure 300,000km of degraded rivers and 350 million hectares of degraded wetlands are committed to restoration by 2030, and to protect freshwater ecosystems.
Tom Muller appointed CEO of WaterAid Australia
WaterAid Australia is delighted to announce the appointment of Tom Muller as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO).
“My roots are why I work in water, directing my discoveries for those whose struggles were my own”
Poor water quality affects millions of people worldwide.
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.
Four countries, one river, one data platform, one voice
Mekong River Commission provides reliable, accurate water data to water authorities in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam using Aquarius Systems
2022: a year of extreme weather felt through water
Climate change is making itself felt with more frequent an intense droughts, floods and heatwaves across the world.
Unusual rain patterns lead to flooding in different regions of the world
Heavy rainfall and flooding have affected different parts of the world in 2022, sometimes with catastrophic consequences.