Assessing ecological status in Inlay Lake - Integrated Water Resources Management in Myanmar

​The report is one of the deliverables of the project Integrated water resources management – Institutional building and training. The main purpose of the report has been to achieve improved knowledge about aquatic biodiversity and water chemistry in Inlay Lake, and to give an example for assessing ...

Showcasing Smart Information Solutions in the Ayeyarwady Delta at Greater Mekong Forum 2018

In countries like Myanmar a decent system for data collection and monitoring is often missing. But having access to sufficient and accurate data is essential for making fact-based decisions, predictions and policy-making. However, this scarcity can be turned into an advantage: by skipping less effic...

Overexploitation Of Groundwater And Consequence In Yangon (Myanmar) And Bangkok (Thailand)

Current status of Groundwater in greater Yangon compare to Bangkok: Bangkok is more 40 years advance in groundwater management than Yangon. Be aware of Groundwater in Myanmar  Myint Thein, Consultant (Groundwater & Wells)  Advisory Group Member (Groundwater) NWRC, Myanmar myint.th...

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SEA Of The Hydropower Sector In Myanmar Resources

SEA – Final Report For Stakeholder Review The SEA Final Report recommends a balance between hydropower development and natural resource protection in each major river basin in Myanmar, contributing to the healthy functioning of these rivers for the next century and beyond. It also recommends im...

Urban Sanitation & Public Health

During MyanmarWater 2018, the talk of U Khin Maung Yi centred on his personal experiences and career. U Khin Maung Yi is Vice Chairman of WATSAN TD, and member of the Myanmar Engineering Society (MES). He was educated in Myanmar and the Netherlands, and shared pictures and insights from the projects...

Nutrient Removal From Municipal Wastewater of Yangon City

Daw Nway Nway Khaing from Yangon Technical University, presented on "Nutrient removal of Municipal waste water of Yangon City" during MyanmarWater 2018.  Daw Nway Nway Khaing talked about the increase in waste water in Yangon this decade, increasing the importance of finding sufficient ways to ...

Improvement of Waste Water in Mandalay City

Daw Khin May Htay gave a presentation on the 'Improvement of Waste Water in Mandalay City'. In her role as Project Director of the Mandalay Urban Service Improvement Project Khin May Htay spoke about waste water treatment specifically in the context of Mandalay. Aim in the project was to prevent the...

Advanced Technology for Water Solutions

This presentation is presented by Miss Chiho Miura, representative from JFE Technologies during MyanmarWater 2018.  She was presenting on advanced technologies for water solutions.JFE technologies is a Japanese organisation that has been developing a pilot plant for waste water in Dala tog...

2018 World Water Day Global Hits

U Khin Maung Yi, Vice Chairman from WATSAN TD- Myanmar Engineering Society (MES) presented about the "2018 World Water Day Global Hits". He mentioned the six hits: First Hit - 2/3 of the world's forests is degraded, Second Hit - around 1.9 billion people live in areas where water is already sca...

Management and Modeling of Water Supply System in Mandalay City

Daw Yu Yu Htay, member of MES-WATSAN TD Myanmar Engineering Society (MES)- Mandalay Chapter, presented about "Management and Modelling of Water Supply in Mandalay City, Myanmar" during the MyanmarWater 2018.    Download PDF File Here

Smart Ports - Intelligent, Sustainable, Relevant.

 This presentation is presented by Leonld Gavrilchik from Royal Haskoning DHV on Myanmar - Netherlands Water Challenge Grand Final.   He explained what the drivers behind smart port is and how it should be. Additionally, he mentioned Jetty Design 3D using Hololens Virtu...

Existing Yangon City Development Committee Wastewater Treatment Plant And Future Plan

This presentation is presented by Daw Khin Aye Myint, Executive Engineer, Engineering Department of Water & Sanitaiton, YCDC on Myanmar - Netherlands Water Challenge Grand Final.  She explained the current situation of wastewater treatment system and plant and additionally, shared her ...

Sustainable Water Supply Management in Yangon City

This presentations was presented by Assistant Engineer, U Zaw Win Aung, from Engineering Department of Water and Sanitation, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC) on MyanmaWater 2018.  He presented " Sustainable Water Supply Management in Yangon City". He included about adequate and app...

Rain - Water Poem Series 1

Rain  When soft breezes blowRare fragrance spreadsFrom the saga flowersGrowing on the not far-offMountain of the Giant's Palace.Dark becomes the horizonEnveloping us from the south in gloom.Melancholy assails my heart.Oh, Rain God, do not cause us sorrow!Do not cause us sorrow, Rain down andAll...

Supporting Early Flood Preparedness in Myanmar

The fact sheet and infographic explains SERVIR-Mekong's collaboration with Myanmar's Department of Disaster Management under the Ministry of Social Welfare Relief & Resettlement utilizes geospatial technology to improve annual flood preparedness.   Fact Sheet (2.1MB) Infographic (1.1MB) Sou...

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