SDG6.5.5 Cooperation on water security-2021
1. Professor Peiwen Lu from NCUE’s Department of Geography participated in collaborative projects related to water safety organised by the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Construction and Planning Agency, Minister of the Interior.
1.1 Meeting organised by the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs to develop strategies for enhancing resilience against flood disasters arising from climate change (meeting of the Central Ministries)
Meeting organised by the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs to develop strategies for enhancing resilience against flood disasters arising from climate change (interviews with local residents)
Meeting organised by the Construction and Planning Agency, Minister of the Interior on developing a cognitive basis for the analytical methods and applications of resilience against urban floods (central-level meeting)
Meeting organised by the 2nd River Management Office of the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs on plans for the overall improvement and adaptation of the Houlong River Basin (regional-level meeting)
Meeting organised by the 3rd River Management Office of the Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs on plans for the overall improvement and adaptation of the Wu River Basin (regional-level meeting)
Online conference on inter-regional cooperation on water security
RGS-IBG International Conference
Session host: Peiwen LU & Paula DUFFY
##conf1206 Coastal development and its conceived border(ing) in geography: challenges from global trends to local deficit and social inequality
‘Industrial and Environmental Sustainability Plan for the Fangyuan and Dacheng Townships in Changhua County’ proposed by NCUE:
The Fangyuan Township, Changhua County’s second largest administrative district, is located in the southwest, near the sea. It has a very illustrious history and includes the largest wetlands in Taiwan’s inter-tidal zone. At the estuary of the Choshui River is the six-kilometre-long Fangyuan Coast with an uninterrupted panorama. The fishing village there is typical of those in Taiwan, being ‘at the wind’s head and the water’s tail’ (experiencing year-round strong winds and a scarcity of water). Clam breeding is predominant local industry.
In recent years, environmental issues such as pollution of the coastal wetlands and climate change have had a significant impact on clam farming and threaten livelihoods. Therefore, there is an urgent need to promote environmental education so that local residents possess the necessary awareness and understanding of the environment. We cooperate with the Ministry of Education to plan and promote various courses to provide seed teachers with local environmental education and assist them in jointly focusing on local environmental issues. The statistics on the number of courses and participants in 2020 are as follows:
|
Theme of course/activity |
Number of sessions |
Number of participants |
|
Workshop on common diseases in aquaculture and their prevention |
1 |
39 |
|
Workshop on environmental improvement of breeding ponds |
1 |
35 |
|
Workshop on traceable agricultural products and wetlands label |
1 |
42 |
|
Workshop on green energy and aquaculture |
1 |
26 |
|
Workshop on the ecology of coastal wetlands |
2 |
84 |
|
Experiential workshop on riding tractor cars to understand the coastal industries of Wang Gong Fishing Port |
1 |
42 |
|
Workshop on the sustainability of coastal ecological resources |
1 |
55 |
|
Workshop on conservation of the humpback dolphins in Taiwan |
1 |
44 |
The water quality team conducts regular inspections at the inlet and outlet of the ditch
- Website for the ‘Industrial and Environmental Sustainability Plan for the Fangyuan and Dacheng Townships in Changhua County’: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/.
- Website for the ‘Industrial and Environmental Sustainability Plan for the Fangyuan and Dacheng Townships in Changhua County’ photograph album: https://www.facebook.com/NCUEUSR/photos/?tab=album&ref=page_internal.
SDG6.5.4 Sustainable water extraction