美国密西根大学罗斯教授获颁斯德哥尔摩水奖

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--美国密西根大学罗斯教授31日晚从瑞典国王手中接过2016斯德哥尔摩水奖。

罗斯教授表示,获得斯德哥尔摩水奖令她受到很大鼓舞,她将继续努力工作,让水研究结果信息化,让更多的人了解水问题,进而解决问题。以下是颁奖现场和获奖感言的链接:

https://siwi-mediahub.creo.se/prizes-and-awards/stockholm-water-prize/2016_stockholm_water_prize_awarded_to_prof_joan_rose_award_presentation

 

Progress made in Bandy and Hockey exchange between China and Sweden

By Xuefei Chen Axelsson and Perka Holmström

STOCKHOLM, Aug. 31(Greenpost)– Progress has been made in Bandy and Hockey cooperation and exchange between China and Sweden recently, said Perka Holmström,  one of the driving forces for cooperation between Sweden and China in Bandy and Hockey. 

Match i Vilda Väsby - med Shouting Zhang (1)” We made a “Pioneer Journey” for China’s Bandy and Hockey delegation from Harbin Sports University to a large part of our skating sports unique roots,” said Holmström. 

The Chinese  delegation consists of Harbin Sports University’s Sports Director Li Bindong who basically is responsible for all Olympic Medal Candidates – 3 World Cup Bandy and Ice Hockey Women, Xiao Jinqui (China Team Captain a copy of Salming), Zhang Huiri (14 year old), Du Yuchen 11 years (which became world famous with the song “Welcome to Beijing”) … Yue Qingshang, (Double Olympic Curling Medal) …and also the Sport Director for Qiqihaer University Zhang Shousheng.” said Holmström.  The following is a vivid and interesting travel log with important information about the Swedish-Chinese communication and exchange:

Bandyskridskor och Summering i Arlanda“Thursday – As our main base was in Vällingby (The first modern suburb in Sweden build 1950) … We started with Hässelby Kälvestas hockey training for 04 or where Daniel’s younger brother Leo Zhang guided three Chinese Women’s World Cup players … We also spent time with Värmdö J18 and Gustavsberg Bandy in the Archepelago… where it became the most physics as the ice unit took the day off. It was almost like in China, but we could show how to sharpen skates for both Bandy and Hockey – and also got an sharpener with us … so thanks to Värmdö Hockey and Gustavsberg Bandy.”

China group in ABB Arena Friday became Rink Bandy training, with Hammarby’s Women on the Classic Zinken … and then we saw Daniel Zhangs debut for Värmdö J18 in Ice Hockey, a game in the “Wild Väsby Ice Rink” … Yes it became a victory 4-1 for Daniels new team, and the China Bandy Captain approaching Ice Hockey World Championship too.

Saturday offered a visit to the historic Västerås. Nowadays it is named ABB Arena but for us mortals, it is – Rocklunda Forever. VSK Bandy with Legend “Lillis” Jonsson took care of us and we could both “Train Bandy with Mr Hans Johansson and Lillis” and then see the Elite teams VSK and Tellus, make the season premiere game, where the profile Pelle Fosshag, now the Somali National coach suddenly appeared and kept us company in the stands … On the way out of the hall, we met up with Jens Nielsen .. the Danish hockey legend rooted in Leksand, that has promised to lead a Danish Bandy Team in the World Cup 3 February against Iceland… He is now responsible for Leksands J20 in Ice Hockey, so he invited us to watch the match Västerås vs Leksand …. Unfortunately, the judges never showed up, so after 45 minutes we had to leave Rocklunda …

image001  On Sunday and Monday our “King” a little figuratively stepped into the game with visits to Drottningholm and Slottet..Of course also Operakällaren, Cafe Opera and the famous Fungus at Stureplan came in place … where FIBs Leif Klingborg and Hasse Johansson together with Bandy friend Göran Gezelius meet up with Vanessa and the Taishan Group Crew for the Classic “Kräftfest”… Yue Qingshang, could also conclude that there was no ice in Sundbyberg Curling Hall ..

China group in ABB Arena Tuesday early morning… Travel to Sandviken – Göransson Arena, Ice Time with Bandy  School… .Then quickly to Gävle and Brynäs for Hockey Training and Lunch … Back to Sandviken and Press Conference with World Cup organizer Magnus Roos and Wenche Yaman, FIBs Bo Nyman and Arne Anderstedt. Then SAIKs club director Per Söderlund took us on a regular team training with the A Team. We concluded with dinner with the Municipal Peter Kärnström and Ulf Gillström, Head of Culture and Leisure in Sandviken – We left the city with a Standard for twin town Chengde. Yes it was where  SAIK Bandy went for Winter Classic 2015 and where Women’s World Cup will take place in 2018, and hopefully also some Olympic Games will take place in Chengde 2022 – before a much needed night of sleep was offered on Högbo Bruk …

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* Wednesday first a short trip to Sundborn – for the great Swedish Painter Carl Larssons Farm and after that Sports Ewa, where 4 pair of Bandy Skates was presented by CCM. Then the Bus took off to the Classic Edsbyn Bandy Club and first indoor Arena in Bandy, made in just wood… Edsbyn lined up with Elis and Siv Johansson, Ola Johansson and Keka Robertson for training with the A-Team … and where legend Magnus “Kuben” Olsson invited the ladies on a very own ride on the ice ….

image006Chinese delegation could also offer the Legendary Chinese “Welcome to Beijing” with Du Yuchen – inside the A Teams dressing room – almost a bit Bandy Music – before the trip returned us to Stockholm…Actually we were so fast that Legendary “Järven” just got us on telephone when we passed Bollnäs. Of course I then told the group the story of the Bandy Legend “Snoddas”… also some more Bandy Music… 

image009 Thursday … Offered Barkabys Outlet and an intensive search of the Ice Time and a Sharpener to do the Bandy Radie – before US Vice President, Joe Biden was in Stockholm… However, we received a contribution of 4 pair of Bandy Skates from Ekerö IK’s strongman Bertil Sundberg, in the small late hours, and I had time to thank for the loan of the bus for the journey from “Sweden’s Happiest Club” Ekerö IK started 1921 – the same year that Ice Hockey in Sweden also started… ..

image003 Friday .. We could conclude the “Testing of the new skates with 4 meter radie at Arlanda Wings Ice Rink, close to the Airport thanks to Club President Johan Karlsson… under the supervision of Bandy Pioneer and Sirius profile Janne Sjonemark who also work in the group around me and Hans Johansson for China Bandy …. Before they went home …

 Bo Nyman concluding meeting SandvikenFinally we meet Taishan who has been involved in several parts of the journey, an initiative by Vanessa Folkesson.. As one of the world’s largest suppliers of Sports Materials, just delivered mayor pieces to the Rio Olympics, they kindly asked to be involved in Bandys process to the Olympics 2022…

image010 Here are now also a number of projects they are interested in, developing both Bandy and Ice Hockey as well as other Winter Sports in skiing and skating – Perhaps we will see a “Developed Bandy Rink” already in the Bandy World Cup 13-16 October.

image007 China Bandy – Has 4 major important steps to take this Season….

image011*First Bandy School will start in Harbin Sport University already this season

*China Open Bandy Winter Classic in Chengde 30 December-1 January (Both Woman and Men)

*World Championship in Sandviken/Trollhättan 23-28 of January for Mens Team

*A blue print to the first University League with 5 Teams is in the process…

image004**In Ice Hockey – Kunlun Red Star will play their first KHL Game in Khabarovsk Thursday 1 september and we hope to see them play in Beijing 29 December 14.30 when meeting our Asia League competitor Amur from Khabarovsk…. Hopefully Nordic Vikings and Hokay will be back in Asia League next season…. , said Holmström.

image006 (1) * Thanks to Athletic Clubs in Sweden from Nordic Vikings … VSK, Hammarby, Sandviken, Edsbyn, Tellus, Brynäs Leksand, Väsby, Arlanda Wings, Värmdö, Gustavsberg, Hässelby Kälvesta .. Sandviken City and many major sporting personalities … Yes, in principle only the Ice Hockey Referees called absent on this trip….. But in total as an old Swedish Prime Minister once said in shoot notice “Our preparedness is good” …

On the other side in China, a lot of preparation for Bandy and Hockey are also going on. Please look at some of the photo records:

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So Ying Da and his son are also involved in Bandy and Hockey!

All the photos are provided by Holmström.

Top story: Thai girl students win 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Stockholm (30 August 2016) – Three girl students from Thailand, Sureeporn Triphetprapa, Thidarat Phianchat and Kanjana Komkla, received the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize on Tuesday for their innovative water retention device that mimics the water retention of the Bromeliad plant. H.R.H. Prince Carl Philip of Sweden presented the prize at an award ceremony during World Water Week in Stockholm.

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As the three received the prize, Kanjana Komkla said “I’m really happy but I think every team is the best! And thank you everyone.”

By examining the efficacy of natural water collection by plants – especially in terms of the shape of plants that collect and capture water – Sureeporn Triphetprapa, Thidarat Phianchat and Kanjana Komkla built a device that mimics the water retention of the Bromeliad plant. The device has also been installed on rubber trees on rubber plantations. For this, they have been awarded the 2016 Stockholm Junior Water Prize, showcasing that nature is the best teacher.

The Jury was impressed by the winners, in particular their exceptional creativity, unrelenting diligence, enthusiasm and true passion for water.

“The theme of the 2016 World Water Week is Water for Sustainable Growth. The winning project addresses future water security and rural livelihoods using an elegant leap-frog technology which looks simple, but its beauty masks its complexity! The project embodies the theme well through its journey from the idea to application,” the Jury said in its citation.

“It has already proven to be scalable and is now being tested in the field, by hundreds of farmers, who are now benefiting from the inspiration from beautiful plants which have an exceptional capacity to collect and store water.”

Asked how she would want to take the winning project further, Sureeporn Triphetprapa said: “I will use our idea to relieve poverty in our community.”

“This shows that to make real progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, we need to start at the local level. This is a very good example of that; a simple, smart and scalable solution, making a big difference”, said Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director of SIWI.

The Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition brings together the world’s brightest young scientists to encourage their continued interest in water and the environment. This year, thousands of participants in countries all over the globe joined national competitions for the chance to represent their nation at the international final held during the World Water Week in Stockholm. Teams from 29 countries competed in the 2016 finals.

Diploma of Excellence to students from Mexico

A Diploma of Excellence was awarded to the students Gabriel David Alejandro Trujillo, Eunice Yaneli Masegosa Gaona and Carlos Castellanos Dominguez from Mexico. Their project – a pilot plant – combines an artificial wetland, electrofoculation process and a purification system to promote the use of reclaim water for small agricultural activities and school uses, such as bathroom discharges and cleansing.

“This team went right ahead to build and operate the kind of system that is often researched but rarely implemented well – if at all. Their accessible, practical solution is simple. The selection of local plants, previously undervalued, has made this innovation cost-effective to implement, and at the same time scientifically sophisticated,” the Jury said.

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Zeming Zhang, Zhongpei Luo and Shiyong He from Guangdong Experiment School represented China to attend the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition.

Their project was to use double supersonic  frequency to destroy and then eradicate blue or green algae in polluted water.

It was impressive that the motivation of the team was to revive the river in their hometown so that the childhood happiness of holding dragon boat competition can be resumed and further to avoid diseases for many people due to the polluted water.

When asked why he participated in this project, Zeming Zhang said,

“There is a river in my hometown and we often held dragon boat competition and it was full of fun. But in recent years due to industrial pollutants and household waste water flowing into the river, we can’t hold dragon boat competition any more. I hope this kind of joy should be enjoyed by my young brothers and sisters too.”

Zhang said in the future, he hopes he can learn artificial intelligence or other environmentally related subject.

SIWI is a policy institute working for a water wise world. SIWI does independent research, generates knowledge and provides expert analysis and advice on water issues to decision-makers and other agents of change. SIWI organizes the World Water Week in Stockholm – the leading annual global meeting place on water and development issues – and hosts the Stockholm Water Prize and the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, which will be awarded during World Water Week.

泰国三名女生获得斯德哥尔摩青少年水奖

北欧绿色邮报网报道(记者陈雪霏)--泰国三名女中学生Sureeporn Triphetprapa, Thidarat Phianchat 和Kanjana Komkla 因为模仿凤梨植物而发明了富有创意的储水设备而获得2016斯德哥尔摩青少年水奖。30日晚,她们在斯德哥尔摩大饭店从瑞典王子菲利普手中接过奖杯和获奖证书。

SJWP-Winners-20161评委会认为,学生们通过认真研究植物的天然储水方式,尤其是凤梨植物储水的形状,发明了模拟自然的储水设备,这种储水设备也放到了香蕉树上。泰国三名女学生因此获奖,因为这也说明大自然是我们最好的老师。

评委们对获奖者独特的创造性,高度的勤奋精神和对水的满腔热忱和极高热情印象深刻。

“2016斯德哥尔摩世界水周的主题是用水促进可持续增长。获奖项目解决了未来水安全的问题,用优雅先进的技术解决了农村的生计问题,看似简单,但是,美丽的外表掩饰了内部的复杂性。该项目体现了从概念到应用的整个过程的主题。”

评委会给出的获奖原因还指出:该项目已经证明是可以扩大规模应用的,现在正在田地里被数百名农民试用着,这些农民就是通过受美丽的植物有极大的天然储水方式的鼓舞发明出的设备而受益。

当被问及她们将怎样处理获奖项目时,Sureeporn Triphetprapa回答说,“我们将用我们的理念来为我们的社区脱贫。”

斯德哥尔摩国际水资源研究所执行主任托尼.霍尔姆格林评论说,这表明我们要想真正实现进步,必须从基层和地方抓起。这是一个非常好的例子。一个简单,聪明又能大规模应用的解决方案,可以解决大问题。

同时,墨西哥三名学生获得特别贡献奖。他们的项目是通过一小片人工湿地来处理污水,处理过的水可以小范围地用于农业活动或者是学校冲洗厕所。

评委们认为他们实现了很多没有得到应用的研究成果得以应用的结果。他们的方法简单,可操作性强。他们通过精心挑选当地价值被低估的植物来实现污水处理,使创新实施的成本低,但是其中的科学性又是很精尖的。

斯德哥尔摩青少年水奖的目的就是鼓励世界上成千上万的年轻人通过项目能够继续对水和环境问题感兴趣。今年有来自29个国家的学生参加了青少年水奖比赛和展示。他们都是在本国的冠军。

DSC_2131今年代表中国来参加比赛的是广东实验中学高二学生张泽明,罗中沛和何诗咏。

今年17岁的张泽明在接受北欧绿色邮报网记者采访时说,他之所以对水问题感兴趣是因为他家乡有一条河。

“我家乡有一条河,小的时候,每年都在端午节有赛龙舟活动。但是,这几年来由于工业污染和生活污水都排放到河里,导致大量藻类生长,因此,近几年都没有赛龙舟活动了。这是我的童年。我希望我的童年非常感兴趣的活动分享给我的弟弟妹妹,让他们感受一下这样的活动。另外,很多人喝了有藻类的水,就引起肝病,导致肝硬化,很多人因为这种病而死亡。所以,我们就想办法改变它。 治理好藻类。”张泽明说。

“我和我同学组成三个人的队伍,在佛山水文局的帮助下,在南京水文自动化研究所的帮助下,我们开展了这项试验,因为他们有专业的仪器来辅助我们进行数据监测,所以我们就在千东湖和东风水库采水样做试验,我们用超声波技术处理藻类,成本低一些,效率好一些,我们采用了多频率超声波发射模式,更增加了除藻的效率。”

他说他将来希望学习人工智能和与环保有关的科目。

广东实验中学带队老师王剑表示虽然中国队没有获大奖,但中国学生同样是最棒的。能来这里参加这个活动的都是最棒的!

中国环保部科教中心负责人表示,中国参加斯德哥尔摩青少年水奖项目已经十多年了,主要目的就是支持青少年对水问题感兴趣,来这里也能够与同行学习,互相交流。

2006年,上海南洋中学的三名中学生曾经获得斯德哥尔摩青少年水奖。