Source: mitv Date: 22 February 2018 World Water Day celebration took place at MICC-II in Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday. Vice President U Henry Van Thio attended the ceremony and gave an opening speech. The Vice President said the World Water Day is a day that reminds the human being to prepare for future...
Abnormally low Chindwin River flows plays havoc with river traffic
Source: Eleven Media Date: 19 February 2018 A decrease in the flow of the Chindwin River has caused ships to be unable to dock at Mawleik jetty, while locals are concerned that they have insufficient water for their own transportation.The Chindwin River experiences reduced water flow ever year as s...
Survey finds seven new Ayeyarwady dolphins
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 20 February, 2018 Authorities have found another seven Ayeyarwady dolphins, an indication that the mammal's population is growing and conservation programmes to protect them are successful. U Han Win, who is in charge of the Ayeyarwady Dolphins Conservation team, tol...
Fishy business in Ayeyarwady as industry reforms scuppered
Source: Frontier Myanmar Date: 19 February 2018 The recent resignation of a minister in Ayeyarwady Region has cast doubt on the future of fisheries industry reforms, under which leases were taken off local investors and given to groups of fishermen. By HEIN KO SOE | FRONTIERPhotos NYEIN SU WAI KYAW...
Riverbank erosion poses hurdle to rural development
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 16 February, 2018 Riverbank erosion is becoming a major challenge to rural development in Myanmar because it damages not only people's homes but also their livelihoods, according to the Department of Disaster Management. The agency noted that bank erosions on major r...
Myanmar, World Bank renews agreement for development aid worth US$1.2bn
Source: The Global New Light Of Myanmar Date: June 25, 2017 Myanmar and the World Bank Group have agreed to a two-year extension of a partnership that will promote growth in rural areas, improve nutrition, health and education services, build infrastructure and create more jobs. The renewal i...
Thilawa’s complaint mechanism criticised as “a process on paper”
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 14 February, 2018 The SEZ responded that the new process has involved consultations with more than 300 stakeholders. An international non-governmental organisation has accused a recently launched complaint process in Thilawa of violating human rights norms, whereas d...
Kyaukphyu authorises Environment and Social Impact Assessment(EISA) but Rakhine committee demands strategic review
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 15 February, 2018 A Strategic Environmental Assessment prior to ESIA is "a tangible step the NLD can take to avoid another Myitsone scenario", the ICJ said. THE committee charged with implementing the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State announ...
Illegal drinking water plants choking Mandalay bottlers
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 15 February, 2018 Illegal bottled water manufacturers are giving legitimate bottlers in Mandalay Region unfair competition, said Ma Su, chair of the Myanmar Drinking Water Entrepreneurs Association. Ma Su said that only about 200 of the more than 6000 bottled water m...
JICA helps 5000 houses in Sagaing get water
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 14 February, 2018 Photo from Google A project financed by a loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has started pumping water from the Ayeyarwady River to over 5000 households in Sagaing Region, said U Win Naing, chair of Sagaing City Development ...
Fisheries Department, WCS to conduct research on Ayeyawady dolphins
Source: The Global New Light Of Myanmar Date: 10 February, 2018 The Fisheries Department and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) of Myanmar will conduct a survey and research on the activities of Ayeyawady dolphins from Mandalay to Bhamo in Ayeyawady river on 6 February. The trip is scheduled to...
Wetlands status sought for all of Mottama
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 9 February, 2018 One year after part of the Mottama Gulf was declared a wetland site of international importance under UNESCO's Ramsar Convention, the Biodiversity and Nature Conservation Association (BANCA) is trying to get the entire gulf included under the designa...
PLASTIC POLLUTION: WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Source: mitv Date: 9 February, 2018 In order to improve waste management in the community, the Yangon Region Government is conducting waste management practices in cooperation with international organizations and stakeholders for a community awareness campaign and practices. It is very less in the ...
De Nora Water Technologies To Improve Quality Of Water Supply For 60,000 Households In Mandalay
Source: Water Online Date: 9 February, 2018 Photo- Google This is part of an agreement signed in September 2016 with Tobishima Cooperation for the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar at 1.797 billion yen to enhance the water supply systems in Mandalay with the installation of ne...
Drones to aid mangrove rehabilitation
Source: The Myanmar Times Date: 8 February, 2018 Worldview International Foundation is testing a project aimed at speeding up the rehabilitation of mangrove forests in Yangon Region using drones to replant the shrubs, which only thrive on saline or brackish water along coasts, a senior executive of...