765,000+ people died worldwide due to 9,400+ extreme weather events over 30-year period of 1993-2022: Germanwatch
The latest organisation’s report suggests impacts of extreme weather events over the long term particularly
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BMA plans to ask government to declare Bangkok as pollution control zone to curb PM2.5
The zone is among 11 new drastic measures that the BMA plans to propose the
ถอดบทเรียนนโยบายแก้ฝุ่น PM2.5 ในภาคเกษตร: อะไรคือต้นเหตุของความไม่ยั่งยืน?
ในปี 2023 ที่ประเทศไทยเผชิญวิกฤติฝุ่นพิษ PM2.5 รุนแรงเป็นประวัติการณ์ ในขณะที่วาระเป้าหมายการพัฒนาที่ยั่งยืน(SDGs) ก้าวสู่ครึ่งทางที่จะครบกำหนด 15 ปี ในปี 2030 (พ.ศ.2573), รศ. ดร.วิษณุ อรรถวานิช
ต้นตอฝุ่นพิษ PM2.5 ที่ “ถูกลืม” ในกรุงเทพมหานคร และปริมณฑล
เมื่อต้นปี 2567 ภาคประชาสังคมโดยมูลนิธิบูรณะนิเวศและองค์กรพันธมิตร รวมทั้งกรีนพีซ ประเทศไทย (Greenpeace Thailand) ได้เปิดเวทีสาธารณะเพื่อนำเสนอข้อมูลเชิงลึกเกี่ยวกับฝุ่นพิษ PM2.5 ในกรุงเทพมหานครและปริมณฑล โดยเฉพาะในส่วนของแหล่งกำเนิดฝุ่นพิษโรงกลั่นน้ำมัน โรงไฟฟ้าก๊าซฟอสซิล และโรงงานอุตสาหกรรม ที่ยังถูกละเลยในการจัดการของรัฐ ทั้งนี้ ทางเวทีฯ
IN PICTURES: Bangkok (still) in the Haze
As of Jan 24, 2025, the situation in the capital of Bangkok has worsened. The
World’s leading CSOs join Bio Thai to pressure CPF accountable for Blackchin tilapia outbreak
Led by the world’s renowned community-based farming advocacy organisation, Grain, and the World Forum of
1.55C beyond 1.5C climate threshold registered in 2024: WMO
2024 saw the global temperature reach 1.55C for the first time, prompting it to become
PM2.5 haze season kickstarts with skyrocketing records despite state efforts to suppress it
The haze season has kick-started as PM2.5 haze has been blanketing the capital and wider
Environmental rights need to be translated into new laws to facilitate judicial procedures
The recent seminar on judicial roles in environmental justice has extensively discussed on the roles
20th anniversary of deadliest tsunami commemorated across Asia
Thailand has joined other countries in the region in commemorating and honoring the memory and
Asean’s top transboundary haze meeting urged to expedite the establishment of a new centre to facilitate its sole haze control agreement
Thailand has agreed with the establishment of the centre and is proceeding with documents for
FB LIVE RECORDING: Dialogue Forum 4 I Year 5: Climate (In) Justice?, A Reflection of Civil Society
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EVENT: Dialogue Forum 4 I Year 5: Climate (In) Justice?, A Reflection of Civil Society
A policy forum on development and environmental challenges and policies to “bridge the gap” and
FB LIVE RECORDING: Dialogue Forum 3 I Year 5: Post COP29 and the Way Forward
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The 43rd Thailand Wildlife Seminar
As the Faculty of Forestry at Kasetsart University celebrates its 84th anniversary, its Department of
New climate finance goal agreed at US $1.35 tn amid bitter recriminations from developing countries as COP29 ends
The overtime UN’s 29th climate talks ended on Sunday morning with agreements on key issues
EVENT: Dialogue Forum 3 & 4 I Year 5: Post COP29 and Climate (In) Justice?
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Thailand’s Statement at COP29
Thailand’s Minister of Natural Resources and Environment representing the Head of State or Government has
Thai government called upon to support strong plastics treaty ahead of final negotiation
160 Thai civil society organisations have jointly called for a support to a strong plastics
Western Pacific countries still battered by severe tropical storms as COP29 kicked off
As COP29 has entered its first week of negotiations with apparently reluctant climate actions, countries
Thailand sets eyes on Loss and Damage fund at COP29 as it’s ranked world’s 9th most climate risk country
COP29 has entered its first week with expectations high on reframing of climate finance so
FB LIVE RECORDING: Dialogue Forum 2 I Year 5: Pak Beng Dam, Mekong River Governance, and Thailand’s Electricity Needs
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Palm oil producers call for government support to acquire international production standards
Thailand will host the RSPO Roundtable Conference (RT2024) next month to highlight the ongoing sustainability
Civil society can have more role in decision-making in Mekong development via TNMC: Mekong experts
Mekong development experts and policymakers have discussed the possibility at the Mekong seminar in Chiang
World takes next steps to make peace with nature at COP16
Following the historic adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) at COP15 in 2022,
Thailand to take lead in top MRC body next year
Thailand will take the position of Chair of the Mekong River Commission Council, the top
EVENT: Dialogue Forum 2 I Year 5: Pak Beng Dam, Mekong River Governance, and Thailand’s Electricity Needs?
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Mekong advocates call on loaners of Pak Beng dam to suspend their loans
They said that the ongoing transboundary impact assessment for the Pak Beng dam set as
Thailand’s climate justice group calls for paradigm shift towards “ecological debt” to fight climate change
They have submitted letters to the UNFCCC and the Thai government ahead of COP29, calling
Backwater modelling for Pak Beng dam demanded following growing concerns over recent flooding in Thai-Lao border communities
The potential backwater from the dam could cause lasting adverse impacts on the Mekong ecosystems,