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Water Education for Public Servants of Developing Countries in the post COVID-19 world (포스트 코로나 시대, 개도국 공무원 대상 물 교육)

  • Kim, Saebhom;Sung, Sukkyung;Choi, Younggyun
    • Journal of Appropriate Technology
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.248-256
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    • 2021
  • After the COVID-19 pandemic, hand hygiene has become more important to prevent and reduce infection. To manage and provide water to ensure safe handwashing, water governance and the role of public servants are also getting critical. Many organizations have given their priority to capacity building of public servants. In the Strategic Plan for the ninth phase of the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (2022-2029), 'Water education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution' is included as a priority. In Korea, ODA in the field of water and sanitation is emphasized in Korea's 3rd Mid-term Strategy for Development Cooperation (2021-2025). Also, KOICA and various water-related organizations have been organizing water education programs for developing countries. This study presents the direction for water education for public servants in developing countries in the post COVID-19 through the education program cases of the International Centre for Water Security and Sustainable Management established by the agreement between the Korean government and UNESCO in 2017. The study suggests that water-related organizations should cooperate with each other to prevent duplication of water education contents. It also suggests that blended learning should be actively utilized for the improvement of education program effectiveness. Lastly, the study emphasizes that education demand for the water technologies related to the fourth industrial revolution and smart water management is increasing, which should be considered when water-related organizations create online content or design education programs.

IoT based Electronic Irrigation and Soil Fertility Managing System

  • Mohammed Ateeq Alanezi
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.146-150
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    • 2023
  • In areas where water is scarce, water management is critical. This has an impact on agriculture, as a significant amount of water is used for that purpose. Electronic measurement equipment are essential for regulating and storing soil data. As a result, research has been conducted to manage water usage in the irrigation process. Many equipment for managing soil fertility systems are extremely expensive, making this type of system unaffordable for small farmers. These soil fertility control systems are simple to implement because to recent improvements in IoT technology. The goal of this project is to develop a new methodology for smart irrigation systems. The parameters required to maintain water amount and quality, soil properties, and weather conditions are determined by this IoT-based Smart irrigation System. The system also assists in sending warning signals to the consumer when an error occurs in determining the percentage of moisture in the soil specified for the crop, as well as an alert message when the fertility of the soil changes, since many workers, particularly in big projects, find it extremely difficult to check the soil on a daily basis and operate agricultural devices such as sprinkler and soil fertilizing devices.

Modern Technologies for Ensuring Economic Security in the Context of Achieving High Efficiency of Public Administration

  • Kryshtanovych, Myroslav;Akimova, Liudmyla;Gavkalova, Nataliia;Akimov, Oleksandr;Shulga, Anastasia
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.2
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    • pp.362-368
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    • 2022
  • The main purpose of the article is to study the key aspects of the use of modern technologies to ensure economic security in the context of achieving high efficiency of public administration.The economic security of the country is a multi-level system, the structure of which is determined by the peculiarities of the structure and key development priorities both in the regional aspect and nationally. The fundamental role of economic security is realized through a set of goals and objectives that are achieved in the process of ensuring it, among the main ones is the effective, dynamic and progressive development of the economy, which is impossible without the development of innovations. The essence of ensuring economic security from the standpoint of innovative development lies in the development of innovations that can increase the level of competitiveness of the state-level economic system, which necessitated an analysis of the conditions and dynamics of innovation development. As a result of the study, the basic aspects of the implementation of modern technologies were analyzed in the context of achieving high efficiency in public administration.

Strategies to improve irrigation water management for rice production in Pulangui River Irrigation System

  • Siem, Paul Roderick M.;Ahmad, Mirza Junaid;Choi, Kyung-Sook
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2022.05a
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    • pp.509-509
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    • 2022
  • Rice has always been the anchor of food security in the Philippines and the government is adamant about sustaining rice production by ensuring reliable irrigation water availability. Among the numerous irrigation schemes, the importance of the Pulangui River Irrigation System (PRIS) is undeniable, as it is the largest and primary irrigation source for rice production areas which are considered the food basket in Northern Mindanao. However, the ageing irrigation structures, unlined canals, long-standing water delivery systems, and climate change are compromising the performance of PRIS; and every year, during the dry and wet season, the maximum rice irrigable area is not achieved. From the field-scale water management perspective, untimely irrigation application, an unregulated roster of turn for irrigation among farmers, and the traditional practice of flooding the rice fields are the main causes of substantial water losses in conveyance, distribution, and farm application of irrigation water. Hence, proper irrigation scheduling is crucial to cultivate the maximum irrigable area by ensuring equity among the farmers and to increase the water use efficiency and yield. In this study, the FAO single crop coefficient approach was adopted to estimate rice water requirements, which were subsequently used to suggest appropriate irrigation schedules based on the recommended field-scale rice cultivation practices. The study results would improve the irrigation system management in the study area by facilitating in regulating the canal water flows and releases according to suggested irrigation schedules that could lead to increased benefited area, yield, and water efficiency without straining the available water resources.

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An Estimation of Quantity of Unused Energy of River Water, Seawater and Treated Sewage as Heat Source and Its Availability in Large Facilities (대규모 시설에서 이용가능한 미활용 에너지의 부존량과 그 이용 가능성에 관한 조사연구-하천수.해수.하수처리수를 중심으로)

  • Heo, Jae-Yeong
    • Journal of National Security and Military Science
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    • s.1
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    • pp.423-446
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    • 2003
  • While the demand for energy has shown a sharp increase recently, the supply seems to be limited by the fact that the conventional fossil fuel energy or nuclear energy has its own environmental problems such as, for example, global warming or nuclear waste disposal. To overcome such limited supply of energy, the utilization of natural thermal energy such as river water and seawater as well as treated sewage can be a substantial supplement. The potential use of the unused energy has become more and more feasible these days as the heat pump technology has been advanced. In the present study, the unused energy resources are estimated on regional and monthly basis for each resource by the method proposed here in order to establish the fundamental data for its utilization. The potential use of the unused energy is a1so discussed.

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Investigations into a Multipurpose Dam in Tasman District-New Zealand

  • Thomas, Joseph Theodore
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2008.05a
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    • pp.40-48
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    • 2008
  • The Waimea Basin is located on the northern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. It is a highly productive area with intense water use with multi-stakeholder interest in water. Irrigation from the underground aquifers here makes up the largest portion of used water; however the same aquifers are also the key urban and industrial sources of water. The Waimea/Wairoa Rivers are the main sources of recharge to the underlying aquifers and also feed the costal springs that highly valued by the community and iwi. Due to the location of the main rivers and springs close to the urban centre the water resource system here has high community and aesthetic values. Recent enhanced hydrological modelling work has shown the water resources in this area to be over allocated by 22% for a 1:10 year drought security for maintaining a minimalistic flow of 250 l/s in the lower Waimea River. The current irrigated land area is about 3700 hectares with an additional potential for irrigation of 1500 hectares. Further pressures are also coming on-line with significant population growth in the region. Recent droughts have resulted in significant water use cutbacks and the threat of seawater intrusion in the coastal margins. The Waimea Water Augmentation Committee (WWAC) initiated a three year stage 1 feasibility study in 2004/2005 into the viability of water storage in the upper parts of the catchment for enhancing water availability and its security of supply for consumptive, environmental, community and aesthetic benefits downstream. The project also sought to future proof water supply needs for the Waimea Plains and the surrounding areas for a 50 - 100 year planning horizon. The broad range stage 1 investigation programme has identified the Upper Lee Catchment as being suitable for a storage structure to provide the needs identified and also a possibility for some small scale hydro electricity generation as well. The stage 2 detailed feasibility investigations that are underway now (2007/2008), and to be completed in two years is to provide all details for progressing with the next stage of obtaining necessary permits for construction and commissioning a suitable dam.

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A Study on the Determination of Water Storage-Supply Capacity of Agricultural Reservoir (소규모 농업용 저수지의 저류량-용수공급능력 결정에 관한 연구)

  • 안승섭;정순돌;이증석;윤경덕;장인수
    • Journal of Environmental Science International
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    • v.11 no.12
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    • pp.1217-1226
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    • 2002
  • This study aims at the effective estimation of water supply capacity of small scale reservoir and the proposal of the data which is necessary to establish the water resources management plan of down stream area of the reservoir in the future by comparison and examination about reservoir operation technique for the security of agricultural water in small scale reservoir. The result of flow calculation by Tank model is used for the input data as the inflow data which is needed for the analysis of water supply capacity. Stochastic method, simulation method, and optimization method are used to examine the water supply capacity, and water security amount is compared with each method. From the analyses of water supply capacities by each method, slightly different results are shown in spite of the effort to compare them equally using input data such as inflow data under equal conditions, and the comparison of water supply capacities by each method are as follows; linear planning method, simulation method, and transition probability matrix method in the order of amount from the largest. It is thought that the simulation method in which comparatively reasonable application of the inflow data is possible and is simulated in successive time series dam operation of the three methods used in this study thus, simulation model is proper to estimate the water supply capacity of agricultural small scale reservoir. And it is judged that the heightening of efficiency of water resources utilization according to the development of downstream area of dam may be possible using the upward readjusted water supply amount of $55.18{\tiems}10^6ton$ and $63.7{\times}10^6ton$ at 95% and 90% supply reliability respectively which are above the planning water supply amount of $50.0{\times}10^6$ton when the simulation method is introduced as the standard.

The Risk Evaluation on Water Supply Networks using PROMETHEE (PROMETHEE를 이용한 상수도관망시스템의 위험도 평가)

  • Hong Sungjun;Kim Sheung-Kown;Kim Jooghun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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    • 2005.05b
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    • pp.1307-1311
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    • 2005
  • 최근들어 Water Security에 대한 관심이 고조되고 있지만 국내의 경우 이에 대한 체계적인 연구가 아직 진행되지 않았고 상수도관망시스템의 오염예방 및 위험관리에 대한 연구는 매우 미비한 실정이며 특히 상수도관망시스템의 위험성 및 취약성에 대한 연구는 전무한 상태이다. 이러한 상수도관망시스템의 위험도와 관련된 여러 위험요소들은 인명의 피해, 재산상의 피해, 환경적 피해, 시스템의 피해 그리고 사회적 불안등 여러 기준을 고려하여 평가되어야 한다. 이 문제는 다기준의사결정(multi-criteria decision making)문제로서 평가기준들(criteria) 간의 상충관계(trade-off)로 인하여 판단이 모호한 대안들을 PROMETHEE(Preference Ranking Organization METHod Enrichment Evaluations) 기법을 이용하여 평가하였다. PROMETHEE는 선호의 유출량(leaving flow)과 유입량(entering flow)의 개념을 이용하여 여러 대안들의 순위선호(outranking)를 산정하는 기법으로, 의사결정자(decision matter)가 비교적 쉽게 이해할 수 있으며 기존의 AHP$\cdot$ANP와는 달리 명확한 판단이 어려운 대안들에 대해서는 비교불가능한(incomparable) 대안으로 분류한다. 이와 같은 위험도 평가결과는 위기상황에 대한 대처방안을 제시할 의사결정시스템 구축의 기초 자료가 될 수 있을 것이다.

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Urban Waterway System and Construction Method for Runoff Reduction (유출저감을 위한 도시형 수로 시스템 및 시공방법)

  • Oh, Yungtak;Han, Seungwan
    • Journal of Korean Society of Disaster and Security
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    • v.14 no.2
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    • pp.25-33
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    • 2021
  • This technology is to let rainwater flow into a waterway that is located side gutter of a street with blocking garbage including cigarette butts at the same time. The first waterway is located beside the sidewalk and it enhances the water circulation in a city. This waterway is filled with aggregates and filter media, which removes fine dust that is washed out of the street and let water flow down to the earth. The second waterway is located beside the street and it retains rainwater temporarily with decreasing its flow speed. The second waterway shall reduce flooding damages by avoiding bottleneck situation in the street inlets and storm water pipelines which is the main causation of flooding in a city.

Ensuring Information Security in the System of Public Management of Sustainable Development of the Region: EU Experience

  • Zahorskyi, Volodymyr;Bobrovskyi, Oleksii;Bondarenko, Dmytro;Karpa, Marta;Akimov, Oleksandr;Akimova, Liudmyla
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.8
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    • pp.163-168
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    • 2022
  • The main purpose of the study is to analyze the features of ensuring information security in the system of public administration of the constant development of the region. The actualization of the research topic is because the information has become a powerful means of manipulating the public and individual consciousness, as well as a real weapon used in new types of conflicts, confrontations, and confrontations. Creating opportunities for everyone to access information sources, developing the ability to use it, and at the same time protecting people from dirty information flows create a kind of subject-research field, one of the most relevant aspects of which is the problem of forming and implementing information security policy at the state, public and civil levels. The research methodology involved the use of theoretical and scientific methods. As a result of the study, the key features of ensuring information security in the system of public management of the continuous development of the region of the EU countries were identified.