Experts from various countries gathered in Sri Lanka to discuss water treatment technology experience

Source: Xinhuanet

by the Research Center for Eco-Environmental Affairs of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China-Sri Lanka Joint Center for Water Technology Research and Demonstration ( China-Sri Lanka Water Center ) was held in Kandy, Sri Lanka from the 16th to the 17th. Experts and scholars from 6 countries and regions attended the forum and discussed water treatment technology and experience in responding to climate change.

In his speech, the director of the China-Sri Lanka Water Center, Mr. Velegade, said that in recent years, climate change has had a serious impact on Sri Lanka's agriculture, economy and society, and many of the participating experts' countries are also facing similar challenges. He hopes that the experts will share their valuable insights and advanced experiences to provide reference for Sri Lanka.

, there have been more than 40,000 patients with unexplained chronic kidney disease ( CKDu ) related to drinking water in Sri Lanka. Since March 2015, China and Sri Lanka have officially started research cooperation on CKDu cause tracing and drinking water safety assurance, and have so far provided safe drinking water for more than 5,000 villagers and 1,300 primary school students in CKDu disease areas.

"Our relationship with the Chinese Academy of Sciences began with water quality research and CKDu tracing, and now the areas of cooperation are constantly expanding. New environmental protection technologies are exactly the investment projects we are focusing on, and we believe these projects will create more opportunities for young people in Sri Lanka," said Lawrence Madabhata, Executive Director of the Sri Lanka Board of Investment.

On the eve of the event, the Eco-Environmental Research Center of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the China-Sri Lanka Water Center donated a set of electrodialysis drinking water treatment equipment with a daily processing capacity of 5,000 liters to the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health at a CKDu tracing seminar held by China and Sri Lanka, which will be used to demonstrate drinking water safety in CKDu wards.

    Yang Min, director of the Overseas Cooperation Center for Environmental Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, said in his keynote speech at the forum that China's water supply security had faced challenges due to the lack of abundant water resources and their uneven distribution. China has achieved today's water supply security results by continuously formulating the Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development, optimizing drinking water safety and technical standards, making all-round efforts to overcome difficulties from source to terminal, and establishing a national water quality monitoring and emergency response system.

    At the forum, experts from the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department shared Hong Kong's experience in sewage treatment and seawater flushing. Scholars from Indian Ocean island countries such as Maldives, Seychelles and Comoros also shared their own water treatment experiences. Staff from the United Nations Development Program and other organizations also introduced the basic situation of Sri Lanka's water resources.