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Environmental Health Issue Related to Heavy Metals of Ger Residents of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Environmental health issue related to heavy metals of ger residents of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Battsengel Enkhchimeg1,2 1 Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology, G5-9 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama city, Kanagawa, 226-8502, Japan; 2 Department of Environment and Forest Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, National University of Mongolia, Ikh Surguuliin gudamj -1, P.O.Box -46A/523 ,210646 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia [email protected] Background Mongolia is located in East Asia and bordered by China and Russia, as illustrated in Figure 1. Ulaanbaatar is the capital city of Mongolia. Ulaanbaatar has nine districts including Sonigokhairkhan, Sukhbaatar, Bayangol, Khan-Uul, Bayanzurkh, Chilgeltei, Nalaikh, Bagakhangai and Baganuur. Figure 1. Research area, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Source: Maps throughout created using ArcGIS® software by Esri. ArcGIS® and ArcMap™ are the intellectual property of Esri and are used herein under license. Copyright © Esri. All rights reserved. At present, Mongolia has 3.3 million people's lives, however, half a million people (population 1,615,094) live in Ulaanbaatar city due to migration from rural and capital city last two decades [1]. This trend would increase in the next decade in the future as showed the Figure 2. Due to unpredicted population growth in capital city over last a decade, the city has expanded in the capital city. The reason for migration is to improve their living condition, to study at university, and to find a job. There are 2 types of dwelling in Ulaanbaatar such as ger and apartment. -
Narrative Report on Study Tour of Mongolian Delegates to Jaipur
A Study Tour of Municipal Government Official from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia to Jaipur, India Organised by CUTS International With the support of The Asia Foundation, India December 08-10, 2015 Introduction Mongolia is a landlocked country in east-central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. While they do not share a border, Mongolia is separated from Kazakhstan by only 36.76 kilometres (22.84 mi). Ulaanbaatar, the capital and largest city, is home to about 45 percent of the population. Mongolia is divided into 21 provinces (aimags), which are in turn divided into 329 districts (sums). The capital Ulaanbaatar is administrated separately as a capital city (municipality) with provincial status. Thus being a federal municipality, the city is not part of any province. Ulaanbaatar is divided into nine districts: Baganuur, Bagakhangai, Bayangol, Bayanzürkh, Chingeltei, Khan Uul, Nalaikh, Songino Khairkhan, and Sükhbaatar. Each district is subdivided into Khoroos, of which there are 121. The capital and provinces have Citizens’ Representative Meeting (Local parliament) elected every 4 years. Governors exercise executive power in the capital and provinces and are appointed by the Prime Minister as recommended by Citizens’ Representative Meetings. Local administrations provide support for Governors. CUTS International with the support of The Asia Foundation (TAF) organised a three- day study tour for the Municipal Officials from the city of Ulaanbaatar of Mongolia. A 15- member delegation along with two representatives from TAF India visited Jaipur from December 07-11, 2015. 1 Objective The purpose of the study tour was to enhance capacities of the government officials with respect to informed decision making, community participation and implementation of activities for service improvement in their respective areas through exposure to relevant areas in India. -
Proposed Future Environmental Security Project for Mongolia
PROPOSED FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY PROJECT FOR MONGOLIA OYUNTSETSEG Luvsandash. Senior Desk Officer, Strategic Policy & Planning Department, Ministry of Defense, Mongolia Legal Environment . National Security Concept . Law on Hygienic; of Mongolia; . Law on soil Protection & . Concept of Sustainable Desertification; Development of Mongolia- . Law on Environmental 2030; Protection; . Program of the Mongolian . Law on Land; Government 2016-2020; . Law on Subsoil; . National Soil Protection . Law on Allocation of Land Program. to Mongolian Citizen; . Law on Rehabilitation to Citizens and Town. • In urban areas, bacteriological Mining contamination related to ger district sanitation is high; Air Processing • In the rural areas, waste from Pollution factories the aimag centers and soums is the main cause of soil pollution Ger district Waste sanitation Comparison of soil quality MNS 5850: 2008: The soil of Baganuur, Bagakhangai, Bayanzurkh, Sukhbaatar, Songinokhairkhan, Chingeltei, Khan-Uul and Nalaikh districts has no heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, mercury, zinc, copper, cobalt, and strontium. However, mercury, chromium, zinc, and strontium in the soil have increased in previous years. According to the results of the heavy metals monitoring of soil quality in Bayan-Ulgii, Dornogovi, Dornod, Dundgovi, Uvurkhangai, Umnugovi, Sukhbaatar and Khentii aimags, it is normalized to exceed the MNS 5850: 2008 standard. Total area 10.9 thousand hectares STATUS OF ABANDONED MILITARY SITES Waste - 143,882.10 м3/ha Soil disturbance - 20,077.30 м3 18 30 . A soil pollution assessment survey was conducted at 18 sites. The main pollutants are metal products such as petroleum, lead, zinc and chromium. Bayan nexus point: cadmium content was 4.6 mg/kg, lead content was 680.5 mg/kg, or 580.5 mg/kg from the maximum permissible level and reached toxic levels. -
Population and Economic Activities of Ulaanbaatar
POPULATION AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF ULAANBAATAR Bayanchimeg Chilkhaasuren, Head of Statistics Department UB. Batbayar Baasankhuu, Chief of Division Economic statistics of Statistics Department UB. POPULATION Urbanization in Mongolia has developed sharply since the second half of the last century and the percentage of people in urban areas from the total population has been increasing. According to the census conducted in 2010, two of every three citizens in Mongolia live in urban areas. Around 44.0% of the total population of Mongolia lived in urban areas in 1969. However, this number increased to 67.9% in 2010. This increase of population of the urban areas of Mongolia within the last decade is approximate to the population increase in 30 years before this decade. According to the urbanization of the population, the majority of people are living in Ulaanbaatar city and Central region. For instance: Darkhan-uul, Dornogobi and South-Gobi where there is better infrastructure systems such as the development of mining and other services and they have tar roads and railways as well as bordering China is also a key of the population attraction. The western area of Mongolia is not under-populated and urbanization is not at an intensive level. The main attractions of urban areas are that the development of social sectors such as production, services, education and health care in Ulaanbaatar city and province centers are better than in rural areas. Therefore, many people are moving to urban areas, which increases the size of the urban population from the total population of Mongolia. The majority of the Mongolian population, around 64.2%, is living only in Ulaanbaatar city. -
How to Create Efficient, Reliable and Clean Electricity Markets: a Regulatory Design for Mongolia and Northeast Asia
MASTER’S THESIS HOW TO CREATE EFFICIENT, RELIABLE AND CLEAN ELECTRICITY MARKETS: A REGULATORY DESIGN FOR MONGOLIA AND NORTHEAST ASIA Working title: Beyond Mining: Barriers to Renewable Energy Investments in Mongolia Paul Maidowski International Relations (B.A.) University of Dresden, 2010 Thesis Advisor: Professor William Moomaw SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE: MASTER OF ARTS IN LAW AND DIPLOMACY THE FLETCHER SCHOOL OF LAW AND DIPLOMACY SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 Version history V 1. Original: September 13, 2012 V 2. Updated: December 7, 2012 V 2.1. Slightly edited: December 8, 2012 Abstract This paper develops a comprehensive proposal for how Mongolia’s domestic power sector could be made more efficient, reliable and sustainable. The analysis is based on inter- views in Ulaanbaatar. It reviews the literature on power sector reforms in small developing countries and regional electricity markets. In a second step, a framework is proposed for a re- gional electricity market between Mongolia, Russia and China. In principle, this framework is applicable also to South Korea and Japan. The findings include that inadequate regulation has contributed to performance prob- lems in every aspect of Mongolia’s power sector, which remains a horizontally integrated monopoly. A lack of generation capacity was ignored for decades; as a result, supply is ex- pected to fall critically short of demand for the coming 3 to 5 years. Mongolia possesses rich coal resources, but water scarcity, harmful emissions, high vulnerability to the effects of cli- mate change, social constraints and the need for economic diversification will limit the future role of conventional technologies. -
53249-001: First Utility-Scale Energy Storage Project
Initial Environmental Examination (Draft) Project Number: 53249-001 November 2019 Mongolia: First Utility Scale Energy Storage Project Prepared by the Ministry of Energy for the Asian Development Bank CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 14 November 2019) Currency Unit – Mongolian Tughrik (MNT) MNT 1.00 = $0.0004 $1.00 = MNT 2,701 ABBREVIATIONS ADB Asian Development Bank AP Affected Person AQA Air Quality Agency AuES Altai-Uliastai Energy System BESS Battery Energy Storage System CEMP Construction Environmental Management Plan CES Central Energy System CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CRA Climate Risk Assessment DEIA Detailed Environmental Impact Assessment EA Executing Agency EARF Environmental Assessment and Review Framework EHS Environment, Health and Safety EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EMoP Environmental Monitoring Plan EMP Environmental Management Plan EPA Engineer-Procure-Construct FSR Feasibility Study Report GDP Gross Domestic Product GEIA General Environmental Impact Assessment GFDRR Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery GHG Greenhouse Gas GIP Good International Practice GoM Government of Mongolia GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism HDI Human Development Index IA Implementing Agency IBAT Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool IEC Independent Environmental Consultant (national) IEE Initial Environmental Examination ILO International Labor Organization INDC Intended Nationally Determined Contributions, Paris climate accord. IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature MASL Meters -
Build? “Eco-Friendly” in Mongolia
WHAT WILL YOU BUILD? VOLUNTEER. BUILD “ECO-Friendly” IN MONGOLIA IN 2012 BUILD DATES 1st July - 7th July 2012 About Mongolia Flanked by giant neighbors Russia and China, Mongolia is a vast country with wide open steppes, deert lands and snow capped mountains. Known as the Land of the Blue Sky, this is a country with rich traditions and a cultural legacy going back to Chinggis (Genghis) fter the success of the first BLUE SKY BUILD in 2010, Habitat for Humanity Khan and beyond. Mongolia is also a Mongolia is once again bringing together corporations, individu als and part- country in transition. The three million ner organizations to build homes with local families in need. Next summer, inhabitants, many of whose lives still volunteersA from all over the world will join to gether to shine a light on the scourge of revolve round nomadic herding, substandard housing and demonstrate what can be accomplished when families, com- today battle more than the hardships of munities and nations come together to build a future where every man, woman and brutal weather conditions and extreme child has a decent place to live. temperatures. Sincethe fall of the Soviet- style communism in 1990, the planned BLUE SKY BUILD 2012 emphasizes building environmentally-friendly, energy-effi- economy has givenway to a market cient homes. Structures are designed take less wood to build. More importantly, the economy. Investors now flock to the homes use less fossil fuels to keep warm in the harsh Mongolian winters. That means mineral wealth; tourists to the natural reduced carbon and toxic emissions. -
Tuul River Basin Basin
GOVERNMENT OF MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT MONGOLIA I II III AND GREEN DEVELOPMENT Physical, Tuul river Socio-Economic geographical basin water Development and natural resource and and Future condition of water quality trend of the Tuul river Tuul River basin Basin IV V VI Water Water use Negative TUUL RIVER BASIN supply, water balance of the impacts on consumption- Tuul river basin basin water INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN use and water resources demand, hydro- constructions VII VIII IX Main challenges River basin The organization and strategic integrated and control of objectives of the water resources the activities to river basin water management implement the Tuul management plan plan measures River Basin IWM INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN plan Address: TUUL RIVER BASIN “Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mongolia” project Chingunjav Street, Bayangol District Ulaanbaatar-16050, Mongolia Tel/Fax: 362592, 363716 Website: http://iwrm.water.mn E-mail: [email protected] Ulaanbaatar 2012 Annex 1 of the Minister’s order ¹ A-102 of Environment and Green Development, dated on 03 December, 2012 TUUL RIVER BASIN INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT PLAN (Phase 1, 2013-2015; Phase 2, 2016-2021) Ulaanbaatar 2012 DDC 555.7’015 Tu-90 This plan was developed within the framework of the “Strengthening Integrated Water Resources Management in Mongolia” project, funded by the Government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands at Ministry of Environment and Green Development of Mongolia Project Project Project Consulting Team National Director -
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MONGOLIA : COVID-19 PREPAREDNESS SITREP # 19 FLOW MONITORING AT MAJOR CHECKPOINTS OF ULAANBAATAR 17-Mar-2020 (Data collected: 08:00 hrs Feb 27th - 24:00 hrs March 16th, 2020) 12:00 (GMT+8) The Mongolian Government has taken early and very active measures to prevent and stop an eventual spread of the COVID-19. Besides closing all the educational institutions starting with January 27th and imposing international travel restrictions that are expanding along with the growing number of countries affected by COVID-19 globally, on 13 February 2020 the government also declared state of high alert. To prevent a possible spread of COVID during the Mongolian Lunar New Year (February 24-26, 2020), the Emergency Commission restricted all travel between aimags (provinces), as well as incoming and outgoing flows in the capital city. Ulaanbaatar is by far the biggest urban settlement in Mongolia concentrating almost half of the country’s population. It is a major destination, transition point and origin for population movements and as such may represent a powerful source for spreading COVID-19 to the entire country. To increase its preparedness and also an eventual response to COVID-19, the Governor’s Office of the Capital City has requested the assistance of International Organization for Migration, Mission to Mongolia (IOM) to take evidence of all the incoming and outgoing flows of people by implementing its Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) methodology. Based on a joint agreement to implement DTM between IOM and the Governor’s Office of the Capital City, a total of over 300 health and education system personnel have been trained as data enumerators and technical assistance was provided to set up the overall data collection and analysis framework. -
Road, Transport Sector of Mongolia
ROAD,ROAD, TRANSPORTTRANSPORT SECTORSECTOR OFOF MONGOLIAMONGOLIA Ministry of Road, transport, construction and urban development ContentsContents 1. TransportTransport managementmanagement structurestructure 2. Present Transport network 3. Road 4. Road Transport 5. Railway Transport 6. Civil aviation 7. Water transpor 8. Problem faced in transport sector TransportTransport managementmanagement structurestructure Government Ministry of Road, transport, construction and urban development Civil Aviation Authority Transport Service Center Airlines Road transportation companies Railway Authority Road Research and Supervision Center Railway companies Road construction and maintenance companies Present Transport network Õàíäãàéò Õàíõ Óëààíáàéøèíò Ýðýýíöàâ Àðö ñóóðü Áàãà-¯ åíõ Àëòàíáóëàã ÓËÀÀÍÃÎÌ ÕªÂÑÃªË ªËÃÈÉ ÓÂÑ ÌªÐªÍ ÄÀÐÕÀÍ Äàâàí ÁÀßÍ-ªËÃÈÉ ÑÝËÝÍÃÝ Õàâèðãà ÕÎÂÄ ÇÀÂÕÀÍ ÁÓËÃÀÍ ÝÐÄÝÍÝÒ ÀÐÕÀÍÃÀÉ ÁÓËÃÀÍ ÓËÀÀÍÁÀÀÒÀÐ ÕÝÍÒÈÉ Óëèàñòàé ×ÎÉÁÀËÑÀÍ ÄÎÐÍÎÄ ÇÓÓÍÌÎÄ ÕÎÂÄ ÖÝÖÝÐËÝà Ҫ ªÍĪÐÕÀÀÍ ßðàíò ÀËÒÀÉ ¯ åí÷ ÃÎÂÜѯ ÌÂÝÐ ÁÀÐÓÓÍ-ÓÐÒ ÁÀßÍÕÎÍÃÎÐ ÀÐÂÀÉÕÝÝÐ ×ÎÉРѯ ÕÁÀÀÒÀÐ Áè÷èãò ÃÎÂÜ-ÀËÒÀÉ ÌÀÍÄÀËÃÎÂÜ ªÂªÐÕÀÍÃÀÉ ÄÓÍÄÃÎÂÜ ÑÀÉÍØÀÍÄ Áóðãàñòàé ÁÀßÍÕÎÍÃÎÐ ÄÎÐÍÎÃÎÂÜ Airport with paved Çàìûí-¯ ¿ä running way ÄÀËÀÍÇÀÄÃÀÄ ªÌͪÃÎÂÜ Õàíáîãä Ãàøóóíñóõàéò Paved road Airport with improved running Railway network way Gravel road Airport with earth running way Earth road NumberNumber ofof TransportTransport MeansMeans Sea transport Road transport car, 78750 boat, 23 buses 9692 ship, 6 special 3859 truck other, 5 24620 Air transport Railway transport An, Fokker, Truck 2482 7 -
Map of Study Area the FEASIBILITY STUDY on CONSTRUCTION of EASTERN ARTERIAL ROAD in MONGOLIA
ROAD NETWORK OF MONGOLIA Study Area Khankh Khandgait Ulaanbaishint Ulaangom Sukhbaatar Altanbulag Ereentsav Tsagaannuur Baga ilenkh A 0305 Ulgii Murun Bayan-uul Khavirga Darkhan Dorgon Dayan Norovlin Khovd Zavkanmandal Erdenet Sumber Bulgan Choibalsan Bayanchandman Baganuur Berkh Mankhan Tosontsengel Ulaanbaatar Uliastai Lun Kharkhorin Undurkhaan Yarantai Erdenetsagaan Bulgan Erdenesant Zuunmod A0304 Tsetserleg Maanti Baruun-urt Bichigt sum Choir Arvaikheer Altai Bayankhongor Mandalgobi Legend: Paved road Sainshand Burgastai Zamin-Uud Bogd sum Gravel road Dalanzadgad Formed earth road MILLENNIUM ROAD A0203 Earth road Center of province VERTICAL ARTERIAL ROAD Gashuun-Suhait Shivee huren Map of Study Area THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION OF EASTERN ARTERIAL ROAD IN MONGOLIA Photographs of Study Area (1) 1) Current Road Condition Multiple shifting tracks are widely spread on plane area. It heavily affects vegetation and often leads to desertification. It also extends vehicle operating distance and time, resulting high transport cost. 2) Road Condition in Winter Multiple shifting tracks are covered with snow in winter and become slippery due to uneven surface together with compacted snow. Vehicular movement becomes risky and travel speed is forced to decrease considerably. 3) Existing Wooden Bridge Existing wooden bridge is severely deteriorated and danger always exists for heavy vehicles to go across. This is serious cause of disruption for traffic to cross the river. Heavy vehicles go across the river only when the flow is shallow. THE FEASIBILITY STUDY ON CONSTRUCTION OF EASTERN ARTERIAL ROAD IN MONGOLIA Photographs of Study Area (2) 4) Existing the Kherlen River & Bridge The flow of the Kherlen River narrows at the point of the picture. -
Preparatory Survey Report on the Ulaanbaatar Water Supply Development Project in Gachuurt in Mongolia
Ministry of Roads, Transport, Construction and Urban Development Water Supply & Sewerage Authority of Ulaanbaatar City MONGOLIA PREPARATORY SURVEY REPORT ON THE ULAANBAATAR WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN GACHUURT IN MONGOLIA March 2010 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY CTI ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD. GED JR 10-047 Ministry of Roads, Transport, Construction and Urban Development Water Supply & Sewerage Authority of Ulaanbaatar City MONGOLIA PREPARATORY SURVEY REPORT ON THE ULAANBAATAR WATER SUPPLY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN GACHUURT IN MONGOLIA March 2010 JAPAN INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY CTI ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL CO. LTD. PREFACE In response to the request from the Government of Mongolia, the Government of Japan decided to conduct the Preparatory Survey (Basic Design) on the Ulaanbaatar Water Supply Development Project in Gachuurt in Mongolia and entrusted the survey to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). JICA sent a survey team to Mongolia to conduct the preparatory survey at the survey area from August 3 to November 2, 2009. Discussions were held with the officials concerned of the Government of Mongolia, and when the team returned to Japan, further studies were made. Then, a mission was dispatched again to Mongolia to discuss the draft of the basic design, and as a result, the present report was finalized. I hope that this report will contribute to the promotion of the project and to the enhancement of friendly relations between our two countries. I wish to express our sincere appreciation to the officials concerned of the Government of Mongolia for the close cooperation extended to the teams. March 2010 Izumi TAKASHIMA Vice-President Japan International Cooperation Agency LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL We are pleased to submit to you the Preparatory Survey (Basic Design) Report on the Ulaanbaatar Water Supply Development Project in Gachuurt in Mongolia.