ECOSWat accompanied two delegates from Thai ministries to attend the World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden.

During August 23rd – 28th, Dr. Somkiat Prajamwong, Director, Office of Project Management, Royal Irrigation Department and Mr. Jatuporn Buruspat, Director General, Department of Water Resources attended the World Water Week and met with Thomas Stratenwerth from BMUB, Germany.

The event brought together representatives from NGOs, corporates, local and national government, academia and media. The Thai delegates could choose from 160 events and workshops. During the 90-minute events, the most relevant topics relating to “Water for Development” were discussed – i.e. Financing, SDGs, Integrity, Gender issues, Climate Change, Sanitation, Food, Conflict Resolution, Water and innovation for Green Growth, Wetland management and sustainable livelihood and etc.

In connection to the official events, a meeting between the Thai delegates and Mr. Thomas Stratenwerth from BMUB was arranged to explore future collaboration possibilities between RID, BMUB and GIZ. During the meeting, RID and BMUB finalized an initiative, which they had started during Mr. Stratenwerth’s Bangkok visit in April this year. Namely, to assess and review 20 water infrastructure development projects, which are planned by RID, to find out if they can be replaced or complemented by Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures.

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