Noticias sobre Thailand
Toray demonstrates inedible biomass-based sugar manufacturing technology
Toray Industries announced that it and Mitsui DM Sugar Co., Ltd., have jointly demonstrated and established a basic technology to manufacture sugar derived from inedible biomass, a common raw material in fiber and resin production.
Solving the water and sanitation crisis: How technology and innovation can help
UNCTAD examines how to use new technologies to improve existing systems and get safe water and sanitation to all.
Bottled water masks world’s failure to supply safe water for all, can slow sustainable development
Needed to provide safe water to roughly 2 billion people without it: an annual investment less than half the US$ 270 billion now spent each year on bottled water.
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.
Global public braces for ‘severe’ effects of climate change by 2032, new survey finds
Vast global majority expects to be severely impacted by climate change by 2032.
Study uncovers how China’s dams are operated along the Lancang-Mekong river
China's dams along the Upper Mekong, or Lancang, are often blamed as the main cause of recent droughts in the downstream regions.
NORMA Group establishes sales cooperation with Thai water management company
NORMA Group has launched a sales partnership with Kanok, a Thai company specializing in agricultural irrigation systems.
Preventing the impact of extreme weather events remains within our grasp
Weather, by definition, is unpredictable. But now it is more unpredictable than ever – and becoming more extreme.
A dozen things that helped and hurt climate progress in 2021
2021 may turn out to be the most critical year in our efforts to combat climate change.
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.
New UN tool maps floods since 1985, will aid disaster planning, especially in Global South
Developed by UN University with Google and other partners, free online World Flood Mapping Tool will help plan urban and agricultural development, effective flood defences,…
Veolia WT’s mobile water services expand with new regeneration facility and assets in Middle East
Veolia Water Technologies, a subsidiary of the Veolia group and leading specialist in water treatment, continues its investment in its mobile water services offering through the development and construction of a new regeneration and recycling service centre and mobile assets in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
Young American researcher wins Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2021
Eshani Jha from the USA receives the prestigious 2021 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for research on how to remove contaminants from water. HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden announced the winner on 24 August during an online award ceremony as part of World Water Week.
UNEP and Sri Lanka announce a new collaboration to fight plastic pollution in rivers
The Japan-funded CounterMEASURE project works to identify sources and pathways of plastic pollution in river systems in Asia, particularly the Mekong and the Ganges.
Veolia Water Technologies strengthens distribution across Asia Pacific to deliver water solutions
A total of 24 new partners have entered into agreements with Veolia Water Technologies in Asia Pacific to market, sell, and deliver specific Veolia products — enabling the company to strengthen its local customer support and product offering in the region.
Environmental antimicrobial resistance driven by urban wastewater
Pollution in rivers and canals from inadequately managed urban wastewater, rather than aquaculture, is driving environmental antimicrobial resistance, research carried out in Thailand has found.
Thailand taps groundwater resources as hot season drought looms
By Prapan Chankaew.
Cambodia’s dwindling fish stocks put spotlight on changing rivers
By Prak Chan Thul and Lach Chantha.