Roving bandits and looted coastlines: How the global appetite for sand is fuelling a crisis

4 MAY 2020 - Source: The Conversation - Next to water, sand is our most consumed natural resource. The global demand for sand and gravel stands between 40 billion and 50 billion tonnes annually, according to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and its scarcity is an emerging global c...

Myanmar govt warns of potential storm in Bay of Bengal

02 MAY 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times: The Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement on May 2 informed the public that a low pressure area that has been forming in the southeast of the Bay of Bengal could develop into a depression within four days. According to the observation of the De...

Sea hunters migrating to Mon state east coast adding to fisheries troubles

29 APR 2020 - Source: BNI Multimedia Group Nai Banyar Aung — As raft-fishing businesses in the Irrawaddy[Ayeyarwady] region also known as the West Coast experience deforestation and scarcity of fish resources, many big boat operations are setting their sights on the Myanmar East Coast. The journey t...

Ontological politics of hydrosocial territories in the Salween River basin, Myanmar/Burma

Source: Academia  Taking the Salween River in Myanmar as a case study, this paper draws on a growing body of hydrosocial literature to analyze the multiple ontologies of water taking each ontology to be constituted of-and enacted within-a human-more-than-human assemblage, the spatiote...

Construction of Dala Bridge to continue despite COVID-19

​22 APR 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times - The Dala Bridge project will continue despite the spread of COVID-19, according to the Bridge and Road Department under the Ministry of Construction. "Construction of Dala Bridge project will not stop. We didn't stop during Thingyan too," said chief e...

"Non-contact" Mekong River joint patrol begins

​21 APR 2020 - Source: The Star - KUNMING: The 92nd Mekong River joint patrol led by China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand started on Tuesday (April 21) from Jingha Port, Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous Prefecture in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The mission will cover areas including the "Golden...

Over 4,000 gallons of drinking water distributed in Natmauk

​19 APR 2020 - Source: The Global New Light of Myanmar - The Rural Development Department staff led by Daw Kyi Kyi Khine, the township head, distributed 4,400 gallons of drinking water in Gwaykantaung village in Natmauk township, Magway region yesterday for sufficient supply of drinking water i...

Impact of land-use for urbanization on Groundwater YANGON

​06 April 2020 - U Myint Thein presents the impact of land use on the Groundwater in Yangon Region. He pointed out that management on groundwater should be properly taken out.according to the existing data and reports.He explains about Population growth and land area development of Yangon The r...

IWT to arrange ferry schedules during Thingyan festival

​6 April 2020 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar -  "We will arrange the operation times to have smooth transportation for the commuters during six days of Thingyan Festival. The ferry operators will slash operation times, said Assistant Manager U Thein Myint of the Inland Water Transpo...

‘Not Enough Water to Wash Our Hands,’ Say Kachin IDPs Bracing For COVID-19

​2 APRIL 2020 - Source: Burma News International - While thorough handwashing has been proven as an effective strategy to fight the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kachin State's camps say that the current water shortage prevents them from being able...

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...

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...

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...

Mandalay unveils easier way to pay water, other bills

​18 MAR 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times - Mandalay city residents can now pay municipal bills online, such as water and electricity, the Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) said. The committee introduced the Mandalay Smart Pay, or MSP Wallet app, in partnership with the government-owned Yad...

Minimizing water wastage ensures drinking water security of Yangon

​15 MAR 2020 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar - With a growing number of people and changes in lifestyles, the population density has been gradually high in Yangon. When Yangon becomes a densely populated area, it leads to the limited safe drinking water available for the Yangonites to con...

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