Japan supports Southeast Asian countries against flood and storm

Climate change is turning Southeast Asia into one of the world's most flood-prone areas, causing serious human and property losses.

In order to raise awareness and share technology and experience in flood and storm prevention and control, Japan's Ebara Group cooperated with Thailand's most famous university, Thamasat, to organize a seminar on this topic, with attended by many experts from neighboring countries.

The seminar focused on lectures related to fundamental issues, particularly the application of pumps in pumping stations that carry water from rivers and lakes to fields. The workshop also focused on water discharge during the rainy season, especially in big cities.

Bangkok's capital of Thailand has experienced a record flood in 2011. Thailand's experience will be a valuable lesson for countries in the region.(Source: AFP / VNA)

In 2011, Thailand's capital Bangkok had to suffer a great flood, causing significant economic losses. Ebara experts have analyzed the lessons learned, or factors that can help this megacity avoid future disasters, thereby helping other regional cities, including Ha. Ho Chi Minh City or Ho Chi Minh City can take preventive measures from the beginning.

In addition to the above workshop, Ebara also organized another seminar on refrigeration equipment, especially devices for large projects such as factories and airports, because of the need to use the systems. Large cooling will increase dramatically in the future.

In 1989, the Ebara Group established the Ebara Hatakeyama Memorial Fund (EHMF) to enhance mutual understanding with Southeast Asian countries, through international cooperation activities such as technical sharing and experience. flood and storm prevention.

Since its inception, EHMF has organized 232 conferences in many locations across Southeast Asian countries, with more than 10,000 delegates attending. In fiscal 2013, seven workshops were planned to be held in Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Indonesia and a number of other locations.