30 MAR 2020 - Source: Frontier Myanmar On an island in the Ayeyarwady delta, saltwater crocodiles and fishing communities make unhappy neighbours, with environmental degradation driving deadly attacks. By HEIN THAR | FRONTIER Photos HKUN LAT ONLY THE sound of the boat's engine could be heard ...
World-class water treatment plant project to come into sight in Yangon
29 MAR 2020 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar - At a time when every effort is being made to ensure equitable urban development in Yangon, a host of various projects are being implemented not only in the downtown but also in the outskirts. The implementation of establishing a world-class w...
Top international experts gathered at the University of Yangon to discuss new Water Studies curriculum
Curriculum development for Bachelor course in water studies was discussed together with the professors and directors of relevant international partners with Environment and Water Studies (EWS) department of University of Yangon. Their vision is to become a Center of Excellence and a leading scientif...
Myanmar Water Journal - February 2020
Myanmar Water Journal - February 2020 Welcome to the February edition of the Myanmar Water Journal. Providing you the latest news, insights, opportunities and events from the Myanmar water sector. Spotlights for News based on Water ThemesFebruary Newsletter will be filled withStudying the Irrawady R...
Myanmar releases endangered turtles into Chindwin River
23 March 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times Conservationists have begun reintroducing a critically endangered turtle species in its original habitat in the upper Chindwin River. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) said it has begun the "soft release" of 40 rare Burmese roofed turtles near Linph...
Turning off the tap, while tapping into inclusive institutions
23 MAR 2020 - Source: Mizzima - In Myanmar, limited groundwater resources must be used wisely to safeguard the livelihoods of thousands during the climate crisis. As we mark World Water Day, experts and communities alike will be sharing messages on water scarcity under climate change, emphasiz...
Experts speak out on water and climate change
23 March 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times Participants in a round table dialogue urge Myanmar to speed up preparations for the impacts of climate change on access to clean water. Like many countries, Myanmar is vulnerable to climate change. Ahead of World Water Day 2020, WaterAid Myanmar hosted a round...
World Meteorological Day
23 MAR 2020 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar - The date of the establishment of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on 23 March 1950 has been named World Meteorological Day. This organization announces a slogan for World Meteorology Day every year, and this day is celebrated in al...
ရေနှင့် ရာသီဥတု ပြောင်းလဲမှု - ကမ္ဘာ့ရေများနေ့ အထိမ်းအမှတ် ၂၀၂၀
ရေ ဆိုသည်မှာ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုကြောင့် ဖြစ်ပေါ်လာသော သက်ရောက်မှုများကို လူ့အဖွဲ့အစည်း နှင့် သဘာ၀ပတ်၀န်းကျင်ထံသယ်ယူပို့ဆောင်ပေးတဲ့ ကြားခံတစ်ခုဖြစ်သည်။ ရေကို ရေရှည်စီမံခန့်ခွဲ့နိုင်ခြင်းသည် ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုကို ဖြေရှင်းနိုင်သည့် အရေးကြီးသော အစိတ်အပိုင်းအဖြစ် ပါ၀င်နေပါသည်။ ရာသီဥတုပြောင်းလဲမှုသည် က...
Call for Proposals Stronger Partnerships: Local Innovations for New Climate Realities in Cities
The Innovation Call for Proposals 2020 is now open! The Cities Alliance has launched an Innovation Call for Proposals to award small grants to advance affordable, accessible and innovative climate adaptation concepts, products and processes at the community level, and foster dialogue and engagement ...
MRDD to provide sufficient drinking water to 51 villages in Mandalay Region
20 March 2020 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar - To prevent the insufficient supply of drinking water in summer, Mandalay Rural Development Department MRDD is planning to provide drinking water, spending K 24 million for 51 villages in 13 townships in Mandalay Region. The ward administrators c...
Yangon water supply upgrade may bypass the poorest
19 March 2020 - Source: Frontier Myanmar The Myanmar and Japanese governments are working together to deliver clean, drinkable water to millions of Yangon residents and end groundwater use, but the city's poorest households may miss out on the benefits. By EAINT THET SU | FRONTIER WITH almost...
Tackling Myanmar’s climate crisis with solar
19 MAR 2020 - Source: The Asean Post - The ASEAN Post recently published an article on extreme climate in Myanmar and its threat to the locals, agriculture, ecosystems and more. It is said that Myanmar is one of the most vulnerable countries at risk of climate crisis. Extreme droughts an...
MoTC presents contingency plan for marine pollution to national disaster management committee
19 MAR 2020 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar - The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted its National Contingency Plan for Marine Pollution to seek the approval of National Disaster Management Committee yesterday.Vice President U Henry Van Thio, in his capacity as...
Myanmar at risk from extreme climate
18 March 2020 - Source: THE ASEAN POST -According to the Global Climate Risk Index 2020, Myanmar has had the highest weather-related losses in the past two decades, alongside Puerto Rico and Haiti. It is said that Myanmar is also one of the most vulnerable countries at risk of the climate crisis. Th...