China News Service, Nanning, July 14th: Young Scientists from Laos Come to China to Study Pollution Control and Protect the Lancang-Mekong River
Author Chen Qiuxia and Wang Weichen
In the laboratory of an environmental technology enterprise in Guangxi, Outhay Singdala, a teacher from the National University of Laos, is working with his Chinese partners to study wastewater treatment technology.
Here, he has the opportunity to operate high-precision equipment and verify his theoretical knowledge through experiments.
In March 2021, Outai came to Nanning, Guangxi to carry out cooperative research on wastewater treatment.
When we first arrived in Nanning, we were greeted with green trees, grass and flowers, and the clean and beautiful urban environment made Outai shine.
After in-depth understanding, what excites him is that there are high-standard wastewater treatment technologies here, and enterprises here must have wastewater treatment plans and strictly comply with environmental protection standards.
"China has a lot of experience and practices that Laos can learn from in terms of ecological protection, especially wastewater treatment."
Both China and Laos are located in the Lancang-Mekong River basin and share the same water. The two sides have maintained close exchanges and carried out cooperation in various aspects.
Outai told reporters that China has assisted Laos in the construction of the National Water Resources Information Data Center project, and also helped Laos to establish 51 hydrological observation stations, which greatly promoted Laos' capacity building in the fields of meteorology, hydrology and water resources management.
Outai said that when he was in college, he noticed that the problem of wastewater treatment has gradually become a common problem faced by many countries in the world. With the growth of population and industrial expansion, the problem of wastewater treatment in Laos has become increasingly prominent, which requires the government and society to pay attention. He chose a major in environmental science, hoping to learn something and do his best to protect the environment.
Outai said that Laos' wastewater treatment is in its infancy and lacks advanced technology and equipment, while China has advanced equipment and wastewater treatment technology, which is very suitable for promotion and application in Laos.
"I want to pass on the knowledge learned in China to Lao students, and at the same time apply this knowledge to Laos' wastewater treatment work to make Laos' water clearer."
Zhu Hongxiang, a professor of Guangxi University, a doctoral supervisor, and the technical director of Guangxi Boschke Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., said that Outai is a young scientist with multi-disciplinary and multi-country learning experience. He hopes that he can use the advantages of Guangxi's scientific research platform to stimulate scientific research. The potential of his research combined with the needs of Laos and the existing scientific research results in China, and continued to explore, to contribute to the environmental protection of China, ASEAN and even the world.
Outai said that under the Lancang-Mekong cooperation mechanism, the six Lancang-Mekong countries strengthen water resources cooperation, jointly improve water governance capabilities, and ensure water security in the Lancang-Mekong region.
He hopes to have more opportunities to cooperate with scientists from Lancang-Mekong countries in research, and work together to protect the clear water of the Lancang-Mekong River Basin.
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