SUMERNET short films on "climate risks and water insecurity"
For World Water Day, 22 March 2021, we highlight our seven short films produced for the series "climate risks and water insecurity in the Mekong Region"
By Rajesh Daniel
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Mar 22, 2021
On the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2021, we highlight our short documentary film series “Climate Risks and Water Insecurity in the Mekong Region” produced by SUMERNET. Each film is about 6-10 mins. in local language with English subtitles. Watch the seven short films playlist here. More details of each film with links is provided below.
1. Burning dilemmas
The burning of rice straw in the fields after the harvest is causing air pollution. In central Thailand's Suphanburi province, SN researchers are conducting assessments and raising awareness to prevent rice straw burning. But for farmers, it is not so easy to just halt the burning as they face a range of problems trying to transport the straw; it's just easier, less time consuming, and more economical to burn it before the next planting. The film provides the perspectives of both rice farmers and the researchers as they find ways to deal with this serious health and environmental problem.
2. Co-generating knowledge: Organic rice in Savannakhet
The wetlands of Savannakhet are crucial to the food security of Lao PDR, providing the country with most of its rice. But the area's rice farmers are facing greater flood risks since the Nam Theun 2 dam started operations further upstream. SN project researchers have supported dialogue between the dam operators, government agencies and the farmers to resolve compensation issues as well as initiating organic rice farming efforts. Working closely with local communities and other partners, SN is co-generating knowledge to improve the process of recovery of the wetland agro-ecological systems
3. Floods, pollution and water insecurity in Can Tho
Can Tho in southern Vietnam's Mekong Delta is a city often submerged under floods in the rainy season facing inundation from both sides: the Mekong River's channels and the rising sea tides. As climate risks increase, the city planners are struggling to find solutions to provide clean water to its residents. SN researchers are helping policymakers and others to better understand and address the climate risks and the clean water challenges of this rapidly urbanizing city in the Mekong Region.
4. Assessing the wetlands of Kulen Prom Tep
The film looks at how scientific assessment is being done of the wetlands of Kulen Prom Tep in northern Cambodia. The scientists assess the ecology of the wetlands in relation to the biodiversity of the birds, soil and plants, and fish. The research includes field visits and meetings with local and national policymakers as well as the local communities to raise awareness of the importance of the wetlands and the threats to its functioning.
5. Protecting the wetlands of Kulen Prom Tep
In northern Cambodia, the Kulen Prom Tep wetlands near Siem Reap, offer a range of benefits from water for household use and farming, to vegetables and small animals for good. But the wetlands are under threat, mostly from logging concessions that are degrading the intricate linkages of the wetland ecosystem. Local people talk of the benefits and their efforts to protect the Kulen Prom Tep wetlands.
6. Myanmar-This shifting ground
Uncertainty is central to the lives of people living along the Ayeyarwady River. Many local communities live with the knowledge that flash floods and river bank erosion can wash their houses and boats away. Many people find new places to move, as sometimes entire villages crumble under the river’s often changing courses. Local people talk about their lives and livelihoods in their shifting grounds near the Ayeyarwady River in the central region of Myanmar.
7. Myanmar-The Last Drop
In the dry and arid central region of Myanmar, water for drinking and farming is scarce. Climate risks are worsening the situation as dry seasons get longer and more intense; most young people are migrating to the cities.
SUMERNET film series: Production details
Produced by SUMERNET with the generous funding support of Sida.
Producer (scripting, camera and production): Rajesh Daniel
Associate producer: Pin Pravalprukskul
Editor and post-production: Plengvut Plengplang
2nd camera and graphics: Than Yailamyong
Coordinator: Agus Nugroho
Sustainable Mekong Research Network (SUMERNET) documentary film series released 2017-2018.
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SUMERNET 4 All: Engaging with water insecurity in the Mekong Region
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