Forum
Beyond PM2.5: Environmental Justice and Insight Urban Solution for the Next Generation
Interactive Poster Exhibition and Public Forum
Thailand suffers from air pollution every year, intensively in the northern Thailand. PM 2.5 pollutes the air of Chiang Mai and affects the daily living during so called “Polluted Season”. It's aggravated by dry and high pressure as a result of climate change severely suppressing the particle matter in the Chiang Mai-Lamphun basin. In Chiang Mai, the number of clear sky days have been decreased each year, meaning that whoever continue to live there in the future will face higher air pollution and every breath they inhale will cause their illness and untimely death.
Seminar
The New European ESG Supply Chain Regulations and the Impact on Thailand
Europe-in-Review (EiR) Seminar on Current Developments in the EU and for the Cooperation between Europe and Southeast Asia
The global landscape of corporate responsibility and sustainable business practices regarding environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) values, including the responsibility for the supply chain, has been rapidly evolving over the past years. The European Union's (EU’s) Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), proposed by the European Commission in February last year and adopted by the European Parliament in June this year, is the latest in the string of legislations and initiatives in Europe aimed at ensuring responsible sourcing, ethical practices, and compliance with labor and environmental regulations in business throughout the supply chain.
Workshop
Approaching a Model and Direction of Decentralization for Governor Elections in a Transitional Era
A Workshop Series to Promote Democracy and Decentralization in Thailand (Workshop 4)
Thailand has over 7,000 local government organizations established in various forms and levels, e.g. provincial administrative organizations, sub-district administrative organizations, municipalities, or even special autonomous cities like Bangkok and Pattaya. In details, however, the structure and the actual administrative process are not quite correlate. The Chief Executives and Council Members of local government organizations come directly from the local elections, but they are still overseen by civil servants who are assigned by the central government as governors of provinces. The budget approval, inspection of the overall administration, and even dismissal of the local government chiefs are authorized by the governors. As a result, it has gradually raised questions and awareness on improvement of Thailand’s decentralization since, in fact, there are many organic laws in the sections both on state policy and local administration, stipulating that the provinces are ready to be entirely administered by local governments.
Forum
Dam or No Dam? in the Country’s Natural World Heritage Sites
Media Dialogue Forum 3 of 2023
During the 44th meeting of the World Heritage Committee in 2021, the WHC resolved and noted with “utmost concern” on the renewed development of several dam projects within and adjacent to Dong Phayayen-Khao Yai Forest Complex, reiterating its request to Thailand to permanently cancel plans for any construction of dams with reservoirs inside the property’s boundaries.
Seminar
Parliamentary Engagement in Implementing SDGs Localisation
Adaptation and Management to Mitigate Impacts on Vulnerable Groups According to the Principle of Leaving No One Behind
The impacts of global warming and climate change already had serious impacts around the world: Heat waves, severe storms, heavy rains, flash floods, landslides, melting snow caps, wildfires and droughts. All these disasters – both directly and indirectly – affect human life and in particular vulnerable people such as children, disabled and elderly people and other less privileged groups.
Workshop
Approaching a Model and Direction of Decentralization for Governor Elections in a Transitional Era
A Workshop Series to Promote Democracy and Decentralization in Thailand
Thailand has over 7,000 local government organizations established in various forms and levels, e.g. provincial administrative organizations, sub-district administrative organizations, municipalities, or even special autonomous cities like Bangkok and Pattaya. In details, however, the structure and the actual administrative process are not quite correlate. The Chief Executives and Council Members of local government organizations come directly from the local elections, but they are still overseen by civil servants who are assigned by the central government as governors of provinces. The budget approval, inspection of the overall administration, and even dismissal of the local government chiefs are authorized by the governors. As a result, it has gradually raised questions and awareness on improvement of Thailand’s decentralization since, in fact, there are many organic laws in the sections both on state policy and local administration, stipulating that the provinces are ready to be entirely administered by local governments.
Online-Seminar
New Steps for Decentralization in 2023
Webinar Series
As Thailand has had a new government with a decentralization policy being set up, Creative Urban Solution Center (CUSC) and the Academic Network for Decentralization in Thailand (A.N.D.T) have taken this important time to launch a campaign for more steps of decentralization in the society. As well, direct elections of governors are necessary, needing a clear working guideline and structure. An achievement of this project will allow target participants and Thai public to be more participative in decentralization through local democracy. Policy-makers will also get sensitized to their legislative representation and service functions towards the citizens.
Workshop
My Better Country Hackathon #13 Road Hero: Collaboration for Road Safety
Open and Innovative Government in Thailand
The Office of the Public Sector Development Commission or the OPDC has continuously moved forward to establish the open government in Thailand and promoted the public participation in many activity formats for the development of the public sector. With the guideline of the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2), the OPDC has developed the indicators to measure the increase of civic participation in the country’s policy-making process.
Forum
El Niño: From Global Warming to Global Boiling
Media Dialogue Forum 2 of 2023
In early July, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced issued a warning saying El Niño had developed in the tropical Pacific for the first time in seven years, setting the stage for a likely surge in global temperatures and disruptive weather and climate patterns.
Workshop
Enhancing Knowledge in the Electronic Administrative Court System
The Use of e-Admincourt for Relevant State Officials
The activity aims to assist the administrative judges and case officials as well as officials of state agencies and local administration organisations who have become parties to administrative cases. In this project, the Office of the Administrative Courts of Thailand (OAC) will facilitate all relevant officials in using e-Admincourt system to file a case with the Administrative Court or to submit related documents. E-Admincourt contributes to not only speedy and transparent judicial proceedings, but also saving the parties’ time and money to be spent on submitting physical documents and travelling to the Court in person.
