BANGKOK, September 12, 2008 – The World Bank and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment agreed on Friday on a new environmental partnership program to help Thailand address the impacts of climate change and sustainable environmental management.
Called the Country Development Partnership for Environment, Phase II (CDP-E II), this is the second environmental partnership program between Thailand and the World Bank. The program provides for World Bank technical support to inter-related environmental issues under the unifying theme of climate change, including:
- Coastal erosion and mangrove degradation
- Integrated water resource management
- Ozone-depleting substances (ODS)
- Livestock waste management
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the energy, waste, industry, and forestry sectors
- Urban air quality and solid waste management.
In addition, the World Bank will continue to provide technical support for strengthening policy and developing institutional capacity to address each of these issues. The CDP-E II builds on the first and very successful CDP-E (2004-2007), which focused on air quality in Bangkok; water quality in priority river basins; global environmental commitments (ODS and climate change); and institutional capacity and instruments to address environmental issues. “Formidable environmental challenges come with development. Under our newly extended partnership which we launch today, the World Bank pledges to work with the Thai government, our UN partners, and other stakeholders to meet these challenges,” said Ian Porter, World Bank Country Director for Thailand. “Our common goal is to assure a clean, safe and sustainable future for coming generations. We look forward to another three years of working together to achieve this goal.” |
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