KOICA to start largest water aid projects yet
Korea’s largest water development aid projects yet will kick off in three Asian countries, with the aim to better the lives of millions of people, the Korea International Cooperation Agency said Wednesday.
The agency, as part of the East Asia Climate Partnership, will start projects in Mongolia, Azerbaijan and the Philippines with an estimated budget of 78 billion won ($69 million), hoping to directly affect 639,000 lives and indirectly affect countless more.
In Ulaanbaatar, the KOICA plans to stabilize the water supply by building wells and insulating water reservoirs among other things.
The people of Mongolia’s capital have been suffering from a lack of water due to a sudden inflow of nomads trying to escape the cold snap.
When the project finishes in 2014, it is expected to serve over 330,000 people.
Due to climate change on the Abseron Peninsula of Azerbaijan, acceleration of desertification and the rising scarcity of water have caused conflict in the region.
To benefit 300,000 people and ease tensions, the KOICA will implement water recycling and sewage systems by 2015.
In areas of the Philippines, the agency will help fuel the development of agricultural cooperation organizations and also engage in several small scale projects including dams and spillways. This will effectively give stability to over 9,000 farmers in an area of 130 square kilometers.
The East Asia Climate Partnership has committed over $200 million over a five-year period which started in 2008.
The KOICA currently runs 26 Official Development Assistance projects in 12 countries.
By Robert Lee (rjmlee@heraldm.com)
The agency, as part of the East Asia Climate Partnership, will start projects in Mongolia, Azerbaijan and the Philippines with an estimated budget of 78 billion won ($69 million), hoping to directly affect 639,000 lives and indirectly affect countless more.
In Ulaanbaatar, the KOICA plans to stabilize the water supply by building wells and insulating water reservoirs among other things.
The people of Mongolia’s capital have been suffering from a lack of water due to a sudden inflow of nomads trying to escape the cold snap.
When the project finishes in 2014, it is expected to serve over 330,000 people.
Due to climate change on the Abseron Peninsula of Azerbaijan, acceleration of desertification and the rising scarcity of water have caused conflict in the region.
To benefit 300,000 people and ease tensions, the KOICA will implement water recycling and sewage systems by 2015.
In areas of the Philippines, the agency will help fuel the development of agricultural cooperation organizations and also engage in several small scale projects including dams and spillways. This will effectively give stability to over 9,000 farmers in an area of 130 square kilometers.
The East Asia Climate Partnership has committed over $200 million over a five-year period which started in 2008.
The KOICA currently runs 26 Official Development Assistance projects in 12 countries.
By Robert Lee (rjmlee@heraldm.com)
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