Noticias sobre Mongolia
Researchers find water storage in dams has caused minute shifts in Earth’s poles
Over the past two centuries, humans have locked up enough water in dams to shift Earth’s poles slightly away from the planet’s axis of rotation, according to new research.
Development Banks committed $19.6 billion to water projects in 2024
Ten multilateral development banks (MDBs) active in the water sector have approved global investments totalling $19.6 billion (€17 billion) in 2024.
Researchers find metals in pipes can turn water into a breeding ground for bacteria
UPM researchers participate in a study that shows that metals in pipes act with water when it remains stagnant in them, encouraging the growth of bacteria and the development of resistance to antibiotics.
Global sea ice cover reaches an all-time minimum as streak of record temperatures continues
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), implemented by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts on behalf of the European Commission with funding from the EU, routinely publishes monthly climate bulletins reporting on the changes observed in global surface air and sea temperatures, sea ice cover and hydrological variables.
40-year study suggests extreme droughts will become more frequent and severe
Increasingly common since 1980, persistent multi-year droughts will continue to advance with the warming climate, warns a study from the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research (WSL), with Professor Francesca Pellicciotti from the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) participating.
UNCCD COP16: a moonshot moment for global land and drought resilience
The 16th Conference of the Parties (COP16) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has kicked off in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, marking a historic milestone in the global effort to combat land degradation and drought.
Report reveals a quarter of global freshwater fish face extinction risk
Climate change threatens a growing number of species, from Atlantic salmon to green turtles, today’s update to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ reveals.
Bentley Systems Announces The 2023 Going Digital Awards In Infrastructure Founders’ Honors
Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced the 2023 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure Founders’ Honors.
Team finds plastic-associated metalloids in the urban river environments of Mongolia
A team led by researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University studied how microplastics in the environment accumulate heavy metals.
New tech to monitor climate change
Weather extremes have become more frequent and intensive since the 1950s, and international hydrology experts are using new technology to map land areas subject to hotter, dryer conditions under climate change.
World Bank approves US$380 million loan to help address water scarcity in China’s Yellow River
The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$380 million loan to help address water scarcity and ecosystem degradation in China’s Yellow River basin.
Satellites reveal Arctic rivers are changing faster than we thought
New analysis integrating data from satellites, river gauges and hydrologic models reveals Arctic rivers are discharging much more water than previously thought
Only 17 percent of free-flowing rivers are protected, new research shows
New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems­—and the species that rely on them —at risk.
MCC and Mongolia celebrate the launch of $350 million Mongolia Water Compact
The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a U.S.
Water is a probable vector for mammalian virus transmission
Water is a necessity for all life but its availability can be limited.
ADB to help prevent and control COVID-19 by strengthening WASH+H approach in projects
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $2 million technical assistance (TA) grant to help select developing members prevent and control the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) by expanding and integrating water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH+H) approaches into ADB's projects.
Irreversible hotter and drier climate over inner East Asia
Mongolia's semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as parts of the American Southwest due to a "vicious cycle" of heatwaves—that exacerbates soil drying, and ultimately produces more heatwaves—according to an international group of climate scientists.
Seven new Wetlands of International Importance for China
China has designated seven wetlands as Wetlands of International Importance.
EBRD finances flood-protection measures in Mongolia
EBRD sovereign loan of US$ 7 million to municipality of Erdenet. Flood protection for 15,000 people. Regular water supply for 3,200 households.
Mongolia protects millions of acres of freshwater ecosystem
Twenty-one percent of the country's territory is now protected, including a vital free flowing river.