Environment and natural resources
Climate change
Global warming, El Niño ‘causing water shortages in Thailand'
Global warming and the El Niño phenomenon are having a severe impact on Thailand, as water levels in reservoirs across the country have fallen by an average of 20% compared to normal years, causing water shortages in the agricultural and industrial sectors.Thanitita Boonyamanikun, deputy secretary-general ...
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Carbon credits from forests serve as new source of ‘green’ income
Carbon credits, representing the reduction of one tonne of carbon dioxide (CO2), have emerged as a crucial weapon in the ongoing battle against climate change.These credits can be traded on the market, offering a means to offset emissions from various sources.According to an article in ...
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Deputy PM urges global action, seeks $100-bn annual climate fund commitment
Deputy Prime Minister Patcharawat Wongsuwan called on all developed nations to contribute to the yearly US$100-billion fund to combat climate change.Patcharawat made the call in his speech delivered to the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), ...
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Thai business loves carbon credits, but are they harming the climate and grassroots people?
While carbon credits are hailed in some quarters as a solution for the climate crisis, environmentalists warn they could send the planet spiralling into an even worse disaster.The carbon credit system is a method by which businesses and organizations can buy credits for carbon-reducing projects ...
World Bank expert foresees worse water-related disasters for Thailand
Thailand will possibly suffer more natural disasters, especially flooding, Saroj Kumar Jha, global director for the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice, warned recently.Speaking at the “Workshop on Lower Chao Phraya River Flood Risk Management and Mitigation” last month, he highlighted the impact water-related disasters ...
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Six Mekong countries join hands in settle climate change
Six countries along the Mekong River – Cambodia, China, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand – have committed to working together to tackle climate change issues, according to Surasee Kittimonthon, Secretary-General of Thailand’s Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).Surasee said the ONWR represented Thailand at ...
New plan to deal with climate change to be launched this year
The Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE) has finished drafting a new operations plan to cope with climate change, the OAE chief said this week.Chantanon Wannakhejorn, secretary-general of the OAE, which is under the Agriculture Ministry, said the OAE has worked with both state and private ...
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Calls for a concerted effort
With household electricity bills surging in April as the temperature topped out at 44.6° Celsius in Thailand, followed by a record high average global temperature in July, businesses and governments are factoring in climate change when designing their forecasts.The UN issued a striking warning regarding ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Climate focus in royal decree
The Department of Environment Quality Promotion has officially been renamed the Department of Climate Change and Environment as per a royal command by His Majesty the King. Natural Resources and Environment Minister Varawut Silpa-archa said the name change took effect yesterday, adding the new department will ...
Apinya Wipatayotin
Managing reservoirs and irrigation systems critical for stable food supplies
Effective water management is vital to ensure Thailand’s food security and mitigate the impact of El Nino, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute.Narit Pisalyabutr, a senior academic at the institute, said the effects of the El Nino weather phenomenon are expected to last for ...
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