Water and Sanitation in Thailand

Thailand completed its Eighth National Economic and Social Development Plan at the end of 2001. Important changes in natural resource management and environmental protection were made during the five-years of this National Plan. The Ninth National Economic and Social Development Plan carries forward many of these crucial efforts regarding natural resources and the environment. The promulgation of the National Environmental Quality Action Plan has proved that environmental concerns are now linked to economic and social issues in national development efforts. Sustainable development has been a part of Thailand's national development philosophy since 1980. Thailand's efforts towards sustainable development for water and sanitation have been intensified with greater emphasis on social development, sustainable natural resource management and use, and environmental protection and improvement. This article describes the national strategies regarding water and sanitation and how the various sectoral and cross-sectoral issues have been carried out over the past years. It highlights the following five sections; (i) Thailand water quality overview; (ii) Thailand water pollution; (iii) policy, plan, and legislation development; (iv) wastewater treatment; and (v) environmental expenditure and financing.

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