Asia-Pacific Water Forum

Water Champion Sukontha Aekaraj: Resolving Conflicts Through Dialog

It is important to find a champion —whether an individual or agency—who will catalyze actions for the basin. In the case of Bang Pakong, it was BPRBC Chair Chamroon from the private sector who galvanized the Committee into action

According to Ms. Sukontha Aekaraj of Thailand’s Department of Water Resources, “genuine people participation is the key to the operation of the Bang Pakong River Basin Committee.”

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