For over a decade, VietWater has been the foremost trade event for water resources, water, and wastewater treatment in Vietnam. This annual event has been a dynamic hub where industry professionals converge to explore the latest advancements and developments. With a rich history and an ever-growing ...
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A Window to Innovation: Join Vietwater and Explore Vietnam AquaVenture
Vietwater 2023 is set to return from October 11th to 13th, 2023, at the Saigon Exhibition & Convention Center (SECC) in District 7, Ho Chi Minh City. This event, meticulously organized by Informa Markets Vietnam, offers an exceptional opportunity for companies engaged in the water and wastewater...
Harnessing Nature for the Future We Want
Source: TEMP.CO Indonesia feels as if it is a microcosm of the world's biodiversity – from lush forests to immense mangroves, and a vast ocean with all its marine biodiversity – you can all find it all here. by Sujala Pant, Deputy Resident Representative UNDP IndonesiaAmong this natural richnes...
Water Scarcity Program in Indonesia is Officially Launched
Source: Global Water Partnership The Water Scarcity Program (WSP) was developed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization with support from the Australian Government to support countries in Asia-Pacific in taking practical steps to address and manage water scarcity under rapid populati...
The ocean is hotter than ever. Here’s why.
Source: UN environment programmeIt has been another season of extreme weather, with everything from record temperatures to devastating floods hammering countries around the world. But one of the most worrying trends has been what scientists have called an unprecedented planet-wide ocean heatwave.Jun...
WMO publishes global update of climate datasets
Source: World Meteorological OrganizationComprehensive new climate datasets have just been published after a massive two-year effort by members of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the US National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). The updated information from more than 140 ...
APEC pushes environmental services, marine debris clean-up
Source: ANTARA Economies will work together to develop a market for marine debris clean-up services The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) has released a set of guidelines to further the forum's work in environmental services and marine debris management.The guidelines encourage member economi...
Remote sensing for water productivity - the WaPOR portal from FAO
Source: UN Water The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has developed a publicly accessible, near real time database using satellite data that allows the monitoring of agricultural water productivity at different scales. Achieving food security in the future while using wa...
Writing on the wall: Groundwater exploitation is triggering subsidence in Indo-Gangetic plain
Source: International Association of Hydrogeologists The Indo-Gangetic plain, which has stratified layers of sand and clay, is highly prone to subsidence from over-exploitation of groundwater. When the amount of groundwater extracted year after year is so much more than the rainfall that recharges t...
Modernising irrigated agriculture to protect and restore aquatic biodiversity and ecosystem services in Indonesia
Source: The Australian Water Partnership Between the 17-18th of June, the AWP funded activity carried out by Charles Sturt University (CSU) in partnership with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) 'Modernising irrigated agriculture to protect and restore aquatic biodiver...
A Quarter-Century Legacy of Coral Reef Conservation and Community Impact in Indonesia
Source: The World Bank Teeming with life, the ocean fuels prosperity for approximately 60 million coastal Indonesians. Coral reefs not only thrive as vital tourist destinations, but sea grass meadows and mangrove forests shield against natural disasters and capture carbon from the atmosphere. The oc...
Healthy Oceans, Healthy Communities: New Project Will Boost Coastal Resilience and Strengthen Blue Economy in Indonesia
Source: The World Bank The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors today approved a US$210 million project to support the Government of Indonesia to enhance the management of natural marine resources and improve the livelihoods of coastal communities. The Oceans for Prosperity Project (LAUTRA) aim...
Decarbonize the World through Blue Carbon Conservation
Blue Carbon Ecosystem The coastal ecosystems of mangroves, corals, and seagrass meadows are essential for tackling the climate change because of the decarbonization, also it protects coastal area from storms and sea level rise, prevent shoreline erosion, protects habitat for commercially important f...
47,915 villages in Indonesia Still Has Limited Access to Clean Water
Based on data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), in 2021, as many as 83,843 villages still have not received clean drinking water services. Out of that number, there are 47,915 villages that do not have access to clean drinking water. While the rest, as claimed by the Ministry of Pu...
SELECTED PARTICIPANTS
We are excited to announce the amazing #youngwaterleaders for UNESCO Water Resilience Challenge 2022: Groundwater. Congratulations for all the Indonesian and Vietnamese brightest youth who made it! Keep your spirit up and good luck for the next four weeks! For those who have not been ...