Korea Water Resources Corporation Exports Water Management Expertise to Emerging and Developing Countries

Korea Water Resources Corporation (K-water) announced on the 10th that it will launch a global capacity-building program for Bangladeshi officials, one of South Asia’s major water-scarce countries, on the 14th.
This program will run for three years from 2025 to 2027, with a total budget of 450 million KRW. It is part of a global training initiative supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). Through training sessions for local officials, the program aims to support Bangladesh in securing sustainable water resources, responding to climate change, and establishing disaster safety networks.
Recently, developing countries have been seeking ways to utilize newly constructed water management facilities and systems more efficiently, as there is a shortage of local experts to operate them. K-water is focusing its efforts not only on exporting water technology and building infrastructure, but also on actively transferring Korea’s advanced water management knowledge and operational expertise to developing nations.
K-water is providing global capacity-building consulting projects for Bangladesh, Jordan, and Uzbekistan by leveraging official development assistance funds in cooperation with organizations such as the World Bank and KOICA. In addition, the corporation is expanding various knowledge exchange activities and efforts to link the export of domestic water technology.
Furthermore, in collaboration with the World Bank, K-water is supporting the development of a roadmap for pollution reduction, management, and restoration of local watersheds in Jordan. In Uzbekistan, it is conducting a capacity-building advisory project to modernize aging water and sewage facilities and improve service quality. K-water is also sharing consulting cases and expanding cooperation for the dissemination of water technology with Central Asian countries such as the Kyrgyz Republic.
Yeong Kong Ko, head of K-water’s Human Resources Development Institute, stated, “Water is essential for sustainable national development. Exporting water management knowledge and expertise will serve as a powerful bridgehead for the global expansion and market growth of domestic water technology. We will continue to lead the resolution of global water issues and the sustainable future of the water sector through ongoing knowledge sharing and expanded international cooperation.”
act@fnnews.com Choi Ah-young Reporter