Banglamung District Chief
Sakchai Taengho leads a meeting to brainstorm ideas to preserve water
basins.
Surasak Huasoon
Environmental officials hope restoration of Eastern Seaboard water
basins will slow the climate change that is reshaping Thailand.
Banglamung District Chief Sakchai Taengho met with officials from the
Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
(ONEP), climate change expert Sitanont Jetsadaphat and local government
workers to brainstorm ideas to preserve water basins.
The group was told climate changes in Thailand currently include annual
increases in rainfall in almost all areas with each rainy season
stronger than the one before. Summers are longer than before and
temperatures are gradually rising.
The ONEP, part of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, is
making preparations to handle the changes in water basins to restore
natural resources. Last year it began projects to restore Songkla Lake
and the surrounding area.
In 2014, restorations will continue on the Eastern Seaboard in Chonburi,
Chachoengsao, Chanthaburi, Rayong, Trat, Nakon Nayok, Prachinburi, and
Srakaew.
The meeting was the first to brainstorm ideas and collect suggestions on
analyzing risks to areas facing climate changes, including predicting
the severity and effects on local communities.
