YCDC sees safe, potable water for all in Yangon City by 2021

​19 Nov 18 - Source: Myanmar Times - Potable tap water for all residents in Yangon city is expected to become a reality by 2021 as the current administration intensifies efforts to redevelop the country's economic capital. U Zaw Win Aung, section head of the Engineering Department (Water and Sa...

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 ...

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

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...

Young Entrepreneurs Start Company to Improve Health by Providing Clean Water Containers in Rural Villages

Bogo bottle sells high-quality, double-walled, stainless steel water bottles. For every bottle purchased, a clean drinking water container is donated in a rural village. In cooperation with NGOs, Bogo Bottle has already donated hundreds of clean drinking water containers in rural villages of Myanmar...

Danish company seeks long-term role in Myanmar’s water security

​4 August 18 - While issues like aquifer depletion, groundwater contamination, overpopulation, extreme flooding and droughts grab headlines in coverage of a global water crisis that has been long in the making, one area that gets significantly less attention is water that is lost before it reac...

Water Quality Monitoring in the Chindwin River Basin

​The main objectives of the Chindwin River water quality study were to build capacity of local stakeholders in water quality monitoring, to understand the current status of water quality, and to support local government agencies in developing a water quality management and monitoring strategy for th...

MyanmarWater Officially Launched its First CSR Program in Myanmar

20 July 18 - Bringing its commitment to help improving the water supply and sanitation in Myanmar, a drinking water facility was officially set in motion as part of MyanmarWater's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program. MyanmarWater, in great collaboration with Yangon City Development Co...

Resilient Water Services Video Contest

​Dear Young Water Professional,  Would you like to contribute to the realization of resilient water services in a creative way? And are you interested in the possibility to join the World Water Week 2018 in Stockholm as a guest speaker? Then this message is for you!  As you might know alre...

The geography of future water challenges

This publication shows that, without improved water management or adaptation to climate change, the global sustainability goals cannot be achieved. The report highlights the urgent need for an integrated approach to limiting climate- and water-related risks. Using maps and info-graphics, The geograp...

Characterization of the Bago Sub basin Pilot implementing the EU Water Framework Directive

Created by Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). The aim of this report is to characterize the Bago Sub-basin, located in the Bago Region in the south-central part of Myanmar. The report presents the different characterization steps, including methods for identifying water use and water use...

Inya Lake Clean up by 57 Trash Heroes

On 9 December 2017, 57 trash heroes were gathering at Yangon Sailing Club. From 3:00 to 5:00 pm, they cleaned the trashes around the Inya Lake. During this event, they were divided into 2 groups: earth team and aqua team in which they are mainly focused on around Inya Lake and University of Yangon. ...

Water Quality Assessment – Inya and Kandawgyi

Dr. Cho Cho Thin Kyi and Water Resources Engineering master students of YTU share about water quality assessment they conducted in Inya and Kandawgyi lakes. The water quality parameters they analysed and results of the assessment are shared.   Download PDF File Here

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