Noticias sobre Vietnam
Water risk: what COVID-19 has taught us about ignoring systemic risks and what to do about it
Over the past year, COVID-19 has fundamentally re-shaped our global economy, social ties and the environment.
Municipal wastewater treatment plants to recover fertilizers to aid farmers
Nutrients contained in wastewater, such as phosphorous and nitrogen, can be put to good use as fertilizers.
OCWD elects Stephen R. Sheldon to serve as the District’s board president
The Orange County Water District (OCWD; the District) Board of Directors elected Stephen R.
RSK to acquire UK and Asia water businesses from Black & Veatch
The RSK Group, a UK-headquartered international environmental, engineering and technical services business, is in late stages of agreeing the acquisition of Black & Veatch’s Water Europe and Water Asia businesses.
Stimson Center launches the Mekong Dam Monitor
Remote sensing of previously unavailable dam and river levels, including China’s Lancang Cascade, provide comprehensive view of Mekong. Project aims to increase transparency, accountability, and improve downstream outcomes.
ADB and BIWASE sign deal to provide sustainable water services in Vietnam
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Binh Duong Water Environment Joint Stock Company (BIWASE) signed an $8 million loan to expand the Tan Hiep Water Treatment Plant (WTP) in Binh Duong province, one of the fastest-developing provinces of Viet Nam.
Vietnam’s new directive addresses clean water issues
Water sources in Vietnam face increasing pressures: drought, large hydropower facilities and saline intrusion into groundwater aquifers, while contaminants in the water supply are linked to cancer.
GRADIANT acquires Malaysia-based Sigma Water
GRADIANT, an international end-to-end water solutions provider, has acquired Malaysia-based Sigma Water Engineering (M) Sdn Bhd to expand its regional operations throughout Southeast Asia and provide support to its project achievements in Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.
Borja Sanz: “The water sector has to take a leap forward in terms of the digitalisation of assets”
Hidroconta manufactures water meters, water valves and remote-control systems for the irrigation and urban water sectors, providing water management services internationally.
Over one billion people at threat of being displaced by 2050 due to environmental change
The international think-tank the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP) published a new report.
Increased water risk will gain importance for sovereign ratings
The increase in water risks, including water scarcity and extreme weather events like floods and droughts, is becoming a more and more important aspect when it comes to deciding a country’s sovereign rating, reports Bloomberg.
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.
Farmers help grow water plan
Overallocation of surface water for growing food crops is shifting agriculture and other industry to use groundwater—which is much more difficult to measure and monitor.
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.
WEF collaborates with Nike and ZDHC to create wastewater training for textile industry
A new wastewater operations training program aims to improve water and wastewater management and treatment throughout the textile supply chains around the world.
Clay layers and distant pumping trigger arsenic contamination in Bangladesh groundwater
Well water contaminated by arsenic in Bangladesh is considered one of the most devastating public health crises in the world.
By 2030, the number of people affected by floods will double
As the world grapples with the health and economic impacts of COVID-19, a potential threat multiplier is flooding.
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.
Deadline extended for $1m assessment fund for sustainable hydropower projects
New deadline for applications is 1 June 2020.
New modelling tracks arsenic in groundwater
Naturally occurring (geogenic) groundwater arsenic (As) contamination is a problem of global significance.