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Dept braces for more rain as La Niña looms
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/05/2024
» The Royal Irrigation Department is considering a number of measures to prepare for floods during the rainy season, as the weather conditions look set to become much wetter when the La Niña phenomenon begins in a few months.
Agencies told to boost preparedness for floods
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/04/2024
» Water management agencies have been told to regularly report their progress in implementing 10 key measures to cope with this year's rainy season, which forecasters have said would be an unusually wet one.
Water expert champions forest plantation idea
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/02/2024
» A water expert is confident Thailand can fend off the severe consequences of climate change by planting more forests on vacant lands.
Covid, dengue rife in 2023
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 01/01/2024
» Infuenza, dengue fever and Covid-19 were the most widespread infectious diseases in Thailand in 2023, according to the Department of Disease Control (DDC).
New push to cut forest hot spots
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/10/2023
» The government plans to offer tax incentives for companies that provide financial aid to reduce fine particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns, or PM2.5, caused by forest fires.
Asean meet agrees haze is top priority
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/08/2023
» Asean members have agreed to cooperate to tackle the problem of transboundary haze pollution, which is exacerbated by farmers burning large areas of land during the dry season, under a new "Clear Sky" strategy.
'El Nino' set to weaken rainy season
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 28/06/2023
» Thailand's weather is already being influenced by a "mild" El Nino phenomenon, according to the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR), which also called on all related agencies to help gear up in case the country suffers a drought.
Govt must brace for El Niño
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/06/2023
» Experts are warning Thailand to brace for unusually low average rainfall that may lead to drought as a result of the El Niño weather pattern.
Farmers urged to reduce rice crops
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 12/05/2023
» The Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR) is seeking cooperation from farmers to grow only one rice crop this coming season due to less rainfall brought on by the El Nino weather phenomenon.
Farmers urged to reduce rice crops
Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 11/05/2023
» Farmers are being asked to grow only one rice crop this coming season as rainfall will be below average because of the El Nino weather pattern, says the Office of the National Water Resources (ONWR).