This document discusses water management issues and strategies in Thailand. It addresses: 1) Domestic water needs in rural areas are not fully met, with insufficient quantities and some quality issues. 2) Water allocation for irrigation currently only covers 20% of the needed area. 3) Growing urbanization is increasing demands for water supply to cities. 4) Water security and allocation strategies must consider higher future economic development demands. 5) Only a few river basins allocate water for ecosystem needs.

2. Thailand Case
5. Water for ecosystem and pollution
control: only few river basin are able
allocate water for ecosystem ie.
Chaopraya River, Makong River
4. Water for economic development is
still risky last year which need to be
consider for higher demand in the
near future
3. Water for urban and city: more
water to be supply for urbanization
expansion , demand for business and
industrial sector
2. Water for irrigation: only cover
irrigation area of 30 mil. Rai,
which is only 20% of total
irrigated area of 150 mil. Rai.
1. Water for Domestic use
include drinking water : in rural
area not all is cover, quantity is
not enough, in many area quality
still lower standard
WATER SECURITY

3. problems
couses
Strategies and
measures
Grouping tactics
Water
management
strategic plan
4

4. Water management Strategic plan
1.
Rehabilitate
upstream area
and landslide
protection
2.
Solving of
water
shortage
problems
3.
Protection and
alleviate flood
disaster
4.
Protection
and solving
water quality
problems
5.
Increasing
efficiency of
water
management
5

5. B1
B5
B4
B3
B2
Areae cover 18 villages 3 Sub-Districts
2 Districts
Bung Khong Long Ramsar site 1098
cover area 11,318 rai 42 km.length
Case: Bung Khong Long Wetland

6. Local
govern
ment
Local
agency
network
people/
community
Mechanism
Local wisdom and knowledge
Social and management
network
regulation
participation

7. People participation

8. Communities Participation in rehabilitation of Forestry

9. “Award for woman : Excellence on national
environmental conservation,
Year 2013, MNRE
Ms. Kandaporn Chaipakdee

10. Background
The Electricity Generating
Authority of Thailand (EGAT)
is located in Mae Moh district,
Lampang province.
In the past, there was conflict
between EGAT & communities,
especially the impact from the
power plant.
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เมาะ
Case Study: Sustainable Approaches for Drinking Water in Rural Area,
Mea Moh District, Lampang Province, Thailand
By Dr. Noppawan Boontham, Maejo University, Chiang Mai, Thaoland
Lacking
of water
Cause
The Contaminants
in the water
Water Resource’s Problem

11. Location
SYSTEM AND MECHANISM DEVELOPMENT BY PARTICIPATION
OF COMMUNITY NEAR-BY MAE MOH PLANT
IN WATER SUPPLY PROVISION FOR AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMPTION
1 Oct 2012 – 30 Sep 2014
Villages : 8
Households : 1144
Population : 4,501
Farmer: 55 %
(Rice: 73 %)
Mae Moh Basin
Moo 7

12. Pilot Project 1 : Water Supply for Agriculture (Moo 7)
Pilot Project 2 : Water Supply for Drinking Water (Moo 4)

13. GPS

15. From Vision to Action
• The pilot projects were launched to initiate working group led by the
village leader and representatives.
• Focus on Capacity Building
• Promoting education (Adult & Youth)
• Public Policy
• Public hearing
• People Participation
• Conclusion
– The villagers understand their problem and self-creative solution
saving cost and simply suitable to sustainability development,
– They use SSF (Slow Sand Filtering) System for drinking water
and maintenance operation for village water supply system.
– SSF could be learnt and transferred to other villages near by
and could develop sustainability mainly by their own self-support
works.