Noticias sobre Cambodia
EIB grants €80 million improvement of water supply and irrigation infrastructure in Cambodia
The EIB will invest €80 million in the IAIP project to modernise water supply infrastructure and irrigation systems in rural Cambodia.
Researchers highlight new areas at risk of drinking water arsenic exposure in India
Arsenic in drinking water obtained from wells is causing massive adverse health outcomes, including premature deaths, from cancers and cardiovascular disease, in many parts of the world and particularly in the Indian subcontinent.
Study identifies need for investment in Asian hydropower modernisation
Hydropower stations constructed decades ago across Asia are in need of significant investment and upgrades to enhance their critical contribution to the region’s clean energy goals, according to new research.
Human activity on rivers outpaces, compounds effects of climate change
Professor Jim Best led a review of the health and resiliency of the world’s largest river systems and calls for multinational governance and scientific collaboration to confront the mounting effects of human activity and climate change faced by rivers.
Report: Flood and drought remain key challenges for the Mekong
Extreme low flows and extensive flooding of different communities along the Mekong River in 2019 and an increasing number of droughts that have occurred in many parts of the…
JICA signs a US$32 million grant agreement for clean water in Ta Khmau, Cambodia
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a grant agreement with the Royal Government of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, to provide grant aid of up to 3.421 billion yen (nearly US$32 million) for the Project for Expansion of Water Supply System in Ta Khmau.
Millions of people drink groundwater contaminated with arsenic
Many experts describe the health effects of drinking water contaminated with toxic concentrations of arsenic as the greatest mass poisoning in human history.
Cambodia: the EU grants EUR 12.7 million to deliver safe, drinking water to Phnom Penh
European union grants EUR 12.7 million for the construction of 500km of water pipes, supplying affordable and safe drinking water to the poorest population in Phnom Penh; The EIB and AFD invest EUR 185 million in the construction of Bakheng Water Treatment Plant and additional water distribution networks; Some 700,000 people in Phnom Penh to gain access to piped drinking water;16 000 jobs to be created during the implementation phase.
Chinese dams held back Mekong waters during drought, study finds
By Kay Johnson. Research group Eyes on Earth says water levels measured downstream from China along the Thai-Lao border were at times up to 3 metres lower than they should have been.
New modelling tracks arsenic in groundwater
Naturally occurring (geogenic) groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is a problem of global significance.
Fluence Operational Update Regarding COVID-19
Fluence Corporation Limited advises that, to our knowledge, no Fluence team members in any of our business units around the world are currently infected with COVID-19.
Fluence secures first SUBRE sale in Cambodia
Fluence Corporation has announced that it has secured a SUBRE membrane aerated biofilm reactor (MABR) sale in the Kingdom of Cambodia’s Sihanoukville Port for the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction through its local partner Xwater Technology.
Unsustainable sand mining is threatening lives along the Mekong River in Cambodia
It’s a resource used in global construction and mined from rivers and coasts across the world.
World’s largest hydro companies persist in failing the environment, community rights
A new report by International Rivers finds the world’s largest hydropower corporations fail to meet basic social and environmental standards in preparing and constructing new dams.
ADB to help improve irrigation systems of four provinces in Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $119.16 million financing package to help modernize and improve the climate and disaster resilience of irrigation systems in four provinces in Cambodia, which will help supply water to 43,500 hectares (ha) of farm land benefiting 290,000 people, half of whom women.
Drought continues to hit Mekong countries, risking stress on crop production, water shortages
Severe to extreme drought is expected to hit countries in the lower Mekong basin from now until January 2020, warns the Mekong River Commission.
VINCI Construction wins a contract to build a water treatment plant in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Design-build of a drinking water treatment plant and transfer pipelines $200 million (€182 million) contract Population of 1 million ultimately served
Hidden forces: the role of water in economic prosperity
A recent Wilson Center panel co-hosted by SWP explored the role of water in economic development and prosperity.
ADB, Cambodia sign deals to improve water supply, financial sector development
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Cambodia’s Ministry of Economy and Finance have signed two agreements worth $89 million that will boost rural areas’ access to water supply and sanitation services and improve the country’s financial sector development efforts.
USAID announces $35 million for the Water and Energy for Food “WE4F” Challenge
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