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Sustainable Cities
1) A Participatory Approach to Environmental Management and Clean-up in Samut Prakan The project aimed to enhance environmental management focusing on industrial pollution management by using Samut Prakan as a model through a multi-stakeholder participatory approach. The project built up environmental awareness of the people living in the industrial area and facilitated the transfer of cleaner technology and pollution abatement technology know-how to Thai industry. The project had two components: 1) The Participatory Environmental Management Committee drawn from all major stakeholders in the province, and 2) Cleaner Production Technology Demonstration Projects nominated by the Committee and awarded by the European Union for the application of European clean technology.
The Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) undertook a policy study for the Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP) on the "sustainable city" issue under the framework of Agenda 21 (Chapter 7). The implementation of the "sustainable city" concept encompassed many aspects, including land-use, energy, transportation, waste management and people's participation. TEI assisted the OEPP in preparing a project document for implementing sustainable cities in Thailand. Phuket and Nakhon Sri Thammarat were selected as implementation sites.
3) Agenda 21: Toward Sustainable Human Settlements in Thailand Study for the Preparation of a Report on the State of the Environment According to the Agenda (Human Settlement) to be submitted to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. Human settlement development was a very crucial issue and was recognized with commitment in Agenda 21. The Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP) saw the importance of the role of human settlements in pursuing sustainable development and commissioned TEI to undertake this study which had three main objectives as follows: To review the situation of sustainable human settlements in Thailand. To review the work that had been undertaken pertaining to the human settlements issues as outlined in Agenda 21. To identify and prioritize areas of human settlement development that Thai government agencies should undertake in order to fulfil the government's commitment to Agenda 21.
4) Local Agenda 21: Local Authorities' Initiatives in Support of Agenda 21 Study for the Preparation of a Report on the State of the Environment According to Agenda (Human Settlement) to be Submitted to the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. The objective of this project was twofold. Firstly, it was to review the progress of the work undertaken by local authorities in response to Agenda 21. Secondly, it aimed to help the Office of Environmental Policy and Planning (OEPP) to strengthen the Tambon Administration Organizations (TAOs) in safeguarding their local environment. This project selected two TAOs, Bang Namphung and Bangpla, in Samut Prakan province as case studies.
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