{"id":4312,"date":"2020-10-27T18:39:31","date_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:39:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maadhouze.com\/?p=4312"},"modified":"2020-10-27T18:39:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T18:39:31","slug":"uaes-20by2020-initiative-brings-life-changing-water-solution-to-thousands-in-cambodian-villages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=4312","title":{"rendered":"UAE\u2019s 20by2020 Initiative Brings Life-Changing Water Solution To Thousands In Cambodian Villages"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thousands of people <\/span><\/span>across<\/span><\/span> three Cambodian villages <\/span><\/span>can now<\/span><\/span> live<\/span><\/span> safer, healthier lives <\/span><\/span>following the <\/span><\/span>deployment<\/span><\/span> of new <\/span><\/span>water purifying technology <\/span><\/span>as part of the Zayed Sustainability <\/span><\/span>Prize\u2019s UAE<\/span><\/span>-driven humanitarian initiative, 20by2020.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

After<\/span><\/span> the most recent <\/span><\/span>installation of <\/span><\/span>solar powered light systems in vulnerable communities in Egypt and Jordan, the <\/span><\/span>initiative<\/span><\/span>has progressed <\/span><\/span>with five<\/span><\/span> water<\/span><\/span> fountains<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> benefi<\/span><\/span>t<\/span><\/span>ing<\/span><\/span> the 4,400 residents<\/span><\/span> of<\/span><\/span> the<\/span><\/span> Chhnok Trou, Kampong Phrah and Ses Salab<\/span><\/span>villages<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nDue to the<\/span><\/span> instalment of the<\/span><\/span> water <\/span><\/span>ultra<\/span><\/span>–<\/span><\/span>filtration solution<\/span><\/span>, organised by the<\/span><\/span> 20by2020 <\/span><\/span>initiative<\/span><\/span>, <\/span><\/span>the village<\/span><\/span> communities<\/span><\/span>, along with the Chhnok Trou school and clinic,<\/span><\/span> have access to clean and safe <\/span><\/span>w<\/span><\/span>ater for the first time<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span>Not only does this<\/span><\/span> gives<\/span><\/span>residents an option for avoiding many of the waterborne diseases and other health issues <\/span><\/span>stemming from <\/span><\/span>dirty<\/span><\/span> water, <\/span><\/span>it will offer new opportunities for better hygiene<\/span><\/span>, an <\/span><\/span>essential requirement<\/span><\/span> given the importance of handwashing in preventing the spread of coronavirus<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Over time it is intended that this access will improve the outlooks for residents through better hydration and the prevention of illness, which has been statistically proven to have significant, positive effects on the overall health and wellbeing of communities alongside individual growth and development. \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>20by2020\u2019s <\/span><\/span>support <\/span><\/span>has seen yet another community benefit<\/span><\/span>from life-saving technology. In Cambodia, t<\/span><\/span>he solution <\/span><\/span>deployed has been<\/span><\/span> developed<\/span><\/span> by Safe Water Cube, a Frenc<\/span><\/span>h <\/span><\/span>company <\/span><\/span>that was a<\/span><\/span> Zayed Sustainability Prize <\/span><\/span>finalist <\/span><\/span>in 201<\/span><\/span>9<\/span><\/span> under the <\/span><\/span>Water<\/span><\/span>C<\/span><\/span>ategory<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> The technology deployment in Cambodia <\/span><\/span>m<\/span><\/span>akes surface water drinkable (river, pond)<\/span><\/span> by removing <\/span><\/span>viruses and bacteria that cause <\/span><\/span>diarrhoea, dysentery, cholera and hepatitis<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>from<\/span><\/span> up to <\/span><\/span>1<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span>000 <\/span><\/span>litres of water per hour <\/span><\/span>with no energy or maintenance required, and no chemicals used.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Commenting on the<\/span><\/span> activation<\/span><\/span> in <\/span><\/span>Cambodia<\/span><\/span>, H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister <\/span><\/span>of Industry and Advanced Technology<\/span><\/span>, and<\/span><\/span>Director General of the Zayed Sustainability Prize<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> said: <\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>This innovative water purification technology will positively impact the health and wellbeing of many people in rural Cambodia. \u00a0Through the 20by2020 initiative, we are leveraging<\/span><\/span> the sustainable <\/span><\/span>solutions<\/span><\/span> of Zayed <\/span><\/span>Sustainability<\/span><\/span> Prize winners and <\/span><\/span>finalists<\/span><\/span> to <\/span><\/span>successfully impact <\/span><\/span>countless lives around the world<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

H.E Al Jaber added <\/span><\/span>\u201c<\/span><\/span>By streamlining efforts with the <\/span><\/span>20by2020<\/span><\/span>partners<\/span><\/span> to achieve a more <\/span><\/span>sustainable<\/span><\/span> world<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> we can<\/span><\/span> extend the impact of <\/span><\/span>the<\/span><\/span> inspiring<\/span><\/span> humanitarian<\/span><\/span> and international development<\/span><\/span> vis<\/span><\/span>i<\/span><\/span>on of<\/span><\/span> the UAE\u2019s founding father,<\/span><\/span> the late<\/span><\/span>Sheikh Zayed<\/span><\/span> bin Sultan Al Nahyan<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> while <\/span><\/span>reinforcing the country\u2019s role in<\/span><\/span> humanitarian aid and <\/span><\/span>progress towards <\/span><\/span>sustainability<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Delivering this positive and impactful work across the world is the main objective of 20by2020, a UAE initiative led by the Zayed Sustainability Prize in partnership with Abu Dhabi Global Market, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, Mubadala Petroleum, Ministry of Tolerance and Coexistence<\/span><\/span> and<\/span><\/span> Masdar. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Lim Kean Hor, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology and Chairman of the Tonle Sap Authority of the Royal Government of Cambodia stated: \u201cWe welcome the 20by2020 initiative whose contribution meets one of the strategic objectives of the Tonle Sap Authority to improve access to safe drinking water in the remote areas around the Tonle Sap Great Lake.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

H.E. Mr. Lim Kean Hor added, \u201cOn behalf of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, I would like to extend my thanks and appreciation to the Zayed Sustainability Prize, in addition to the 20by2020 partners for providing these innovative solutions.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Access to safe drinking water is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations adopted by 193 countries. In Cambodia especially, the provision of clean drinking water remains a major challenge; m<\/span><\/span>ore than 3 million people lack access to safe water and 6 million lack access to improved sanitation. Furthermore, there is growing evidence that inadequate sanitation, water, and hand washing facilities in the country are a barrier to children attending school and performing well, especially girls. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

<\/a>Similarly, <\/span><\/span>Cambodian <\/span><\/span>health care facilities are often reported as having insufficient water, <\/span><\/span>sanitation,<\/span><\/span> and hygiene amenities, with only 50% reported by the National Institute of Public Health as always having sufficient water for their needs. <\/span><\/span>The latest 20by2020 deployment is the first step in <\/span><\/span>providing a new dawn for<\/span><\/span> the villages of <\/span><\/span>Chhnok Trou, Kampong Phrah and Ses Salab.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As part of the initiative\u2019s first phase, a<\/span><\/span> total of<\/span><\/span> six<\/span><\/span> deployments have<\/span><\/span> been <\/span><\/span>rolled out to date<\/span><\/span>,<\/span><\/span> including<\/span><\/span> energy, health<\/span><\/span>, water,<\/span><\/span> and food-related solutions in <\/span><\/span>Cambodia, <\/span><\/span>Egypt, <\/span><\/span>Jord<\/span><\/span>a<\/span><\/span>n,<\/span><\/span> Nepal, <\/span><\/span>Tanzania,<\/span><\/span> and Uganda. <\/span><\/span>20by2020<\/span><\/span> also <\/span><\/span>plans to <\/span><\/span>deploy<\/span><\/span> additional<\/span><\/span>solutions <\/span><\/span>before <\/span><\/span>the end of the year; <\/span><\/span>with the<\/span><\/span> scheduling <\/span><\/span>dependent on individual country-specific conditions<\/span><\/span> in light of the global pandemic<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span> Upcoming <\/span><\/span>technology<\/span><\/span> deployments include water<\/span><\/span> and energy-<\/span><\/span>related <\/span><\/span>projects <\/span><\/span>in<\/span><\/span> Bangladesh, Madagascar, Costa Rica and Indonesia<\/span><\/span>.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thousands of people across three Cambodian villages can now live safer, healthier lives following the deployment of new water purifying technology as part of the Zayed Sustainability Prize\u2019s UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, 20by2020. After the most recent installation of solar powered light systems in vulnerable communities in Egypt and Jordan, the initiativehas progressed with five water […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4313,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2830,2828,2829],"class_list":["post-4312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro","tag-cambodian-villages","tag-uaes-20by2020","tag-water-solution"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4312"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4312"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4315,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4312\/revisions\/4315"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4313"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}