BACKGROUND The daily consumption of single-use plastic bags (SuPB) in Thailand is 500 million bags/day. Landfill is the disposal site for solid waste and many SuPB litter the land and enter tributaries of main rivers in Thailand, discharging plastic waste into oceans. Khon Kaen is one of the biggest provinces in Northeast Thailand. It is …

UPSTREAM SINGLE-USE PLASTICS REDUCTION SOLUTIONS FOR KHON KAEN’S STREET FOOD COMPLEXES Read More »

BACKGROUND The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS), known for its rapid economic growth, faces significant challenges like poverty, inequality, and environmental degradation, which have been further intensified by the COVID-19 pandemic. This situation underscores the importance of regional cooperation. Predominantly agricultural and home to numerous small-scale farmers, GMS faces challenges like food insecurity and the impacts …

PROMOTING CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE TECHNOLOGIES AND INNOVATIONS IN LOWER MEKONG COUNTRIES Read More »

Promoting Climate Change Resilience in Mekong River Basin CommunitiesClimate change has brought about extreme droughts and floods across the Mekong-Lancang River basin, resulting into a chain of impacts including water scarcity and decline in agricultural produce. Against such backdrop, hydropower and large water storage structures offer immense potential in helping manage the water flow and …

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