Sustainable Collective Protection of Lower Thachin River, Thailand

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Project ID
Project Title	Sustainable Collective Protection of Lower Thachin River, Thailand
Type	Transboundary Waters
Focus Areas
Geographic Scope	Thailand, Asia & Pacific
Lead Organization(s)	UNDP
Project Partners	*UNDP GEF SGP
Financing	Total: $8,526,18; Sources of Financing: GEF SGP
Timeframe	2006 - 2008
Status	Ongoing
Project website(s)	http://sgp.undp.org/web/projects/9691/sustainable_collective_protection_of_lower_thachin_river.html
Contacts	Poonsin Sreesangkom [email protected]

Contents 1 Description 2 Expected Outcomes 3 Achievements: Results and Impact 4 Lessons for Replication 5 References 6 See also 7 External Resources 8 Attachments

Description

500 members of 288 villages and 18 community schools situated alongside an 82-km stretch of lower Tha Chin River are notorious for being the most polluted in the country. Untreated industrial waste, chemical run-off from cultivated land, and community waste regularly drain into the Tha Chin. Given that the river is crucial for project members’ livelihood activities and food security, the project aims to launch a community-based attack on these threats. The project is being implementated in response to this situation, and its main activities include:

• Reverse the degradation of the Tha Chin River
• Forge a strong network to pilot, sustain and scale-up local environmental activities

Expected Outcomes

Achievements: Results and Impact

Lessons for Replication

TYPE LESSONS HERE

References

See also

1. Working with Communities to Meet Water and Sanitation Needs Sustainably in the Recovery of Selected Tsunami Affected Countries, Thailand
2. Water Conflict and Cooperation/Mekong River Basin
3. Sustainable Rehabilitation of Natural Resources in Phrom Basin Ecosystems, Thailand
4. Sustainable Development Initiatives: Application and Green Indicators
5. Sustainable Canal Networking for Cleaner Tha Chin River, Thailand
6. Rehabilitation of Community Livelihood and Environment in Kham-Sop Ruak Basin, Thailand
7. Rehabilitation and Development of Coastal Resources of Kor Lanta, Thailand
8. Partnership for development: providing sustainable access to water, Thailand
9. National Wetland Biodiversity project, Thailand
10. Mekong Case Study
11. Marine Resource Conservation, Habitat Rehabilitation, and Waste Management, Thailand
12. Conservation and Development of Ecosystems of Jan River, Thailand
13. Community Capacity Building for Conserving Kaeng Lawa Wetland, Thailand
14. Bung Khong Long Wetland Conservation, Thailand

External Resources

Attachments