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Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management
The Master Plan for Integrated Biodiversity Management B.E. 2558-2564 (2015-2021) is the principal biological diversity plan of Thailand, developed in compliance with Article 6 ...
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The Sixth National Economic and Social Development Plan (1987-1991)
The principal goals of the Sixth Plan are to raise national development to a level that will enable the country to progress and prosper in the future and to solve the economic a...
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Ecosystem Value Estimation
The Ecosystem Value Estimator aims for the provision of a first guide to understand how economic losses are likely to relate to expected gains. Understanding this proportion is...
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Thailand Environmental Quality Management Plan 2017-2021
This is a powerpoint prepared by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP) and delivered at the National Policy Dialogue on the Urban Nexus in...
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Thailand Board of Investment Guide On Environmental Regulations
This guide provides information about economic performance and environmental situation in Thailand. The natural environment is central to economic activity and growth, providing...
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Climate Change and its impact in Thailand: A short overview on actual and potential impacts of the changing climate in Southeast Asia
In 2011, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank, 2011). In 2015-...
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Ecological and socio-economic values of Mangrove ecosystems in tsunami affected areas: Rapid ecological-economic-livelihood assessment of Ban Naca and Ban Bangman in Ranong Province, Thailand
Framed after the devastation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the aim of this study is to explore the role that mangrove ecosystems play in providing and sustaining livelihoods thro...
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Mangrove Forest Conservation in Thailand
In Thailand, Mangrove forests along the country's coastlines totaled an area of approximately 367,900 hectares in 1961. Unfortunately, between 1975 and 1993, a large proportion ...
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Low Carbon Green Growth Initiatives
The term Green Growth refers to sustainable economic and social dimensions within a supportive environment. The vision, mission, and objectives of the Eleventh National Economic...
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Thailand towards sustainable management of marine and coastal habits
Universal call upon concert actions regarding ocean-related sustainable development have been requested to be applied and implemented at all levels form local and national to re...
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Access and Benefit Sharing
This book on Access and Benefit-Sharing has the objective to enhance better understanding of principles of access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of their be...
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Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Lower Mekong Basin: Country Report for Thailand
This report begins with a description of what ecosystem services are and how they can be categorized. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is the most ubiquitous and comprehensiv...
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Thai Flood 2011 Overview: Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Planning
In response to the prolonged and widespread flooding throughout Thailand in 2011, the Royal Thai Government, in conjunction with the World Bank and other development partners, u...
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Thailand 4.0 Policy to Become a Mechanism for National Reform
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has stated the "Thailand 4.0” policy would become a mechanism for national reform to pull Thailand out of the middle-income trap, econom...
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Mekong-India Economic Corridor (Concept Paper)
The Mekong-India Economic Corridor (MIEC) involves integrating the four Greater Mekong Countries viz. Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam (here-in after referred as Mekong C...
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Promoting Sustainable Development Through Disaster Risk Management
Despite considerable advances in disaster risk management (DRM) understanding and know-how over the past few decades, there has been no evidence of a long-term decline in loss o...
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Greeen Solutions For Livable Cities
This publication is authored by a multidisciplinary technical assistance team of experts. It shares solutions emerging from the GrEEEn Cities Initiative of the Asian Development...
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Asian Development Bank Member Fact Sheet: Thailand
ADB stands ready to assist Thailand in adopting the “Thailand 4.0” model, envisioned to create a value-based economy founded on creativity, innovation, and intellect.
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Disaster Risk in Asia and the Pacific Assessment, Management and Finance
Globalization and technology deepen value chains and production networks to the great benefit of producers and consumers—both domestic and foreign. But it also means that, above...
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2015 Clean Energy Investments Project Summaries
While ADB’s renewable energy investments were slightly under a billion dollars in 2015, the overall renewable energy market is healthier than ever. Bloomberg New Energy Finance,...