Boundary Forest Foundation 25 Aug-government prepares government agencies Coping with more extreme weather changes

General Prawit Wongsuwan, Deputy Prime Minister Chaired the 3/66 National Climate Change Policy Committee meeting through electronic media at the Boundary Forest Conservation Foundation to improve organization and bureaucracy Get a job on climate change in Thailand The meeting acknowledged the improvement of ministerial regulations and division of government agencies. Department of Climate Change and Environment B.E. 2023 whose name was changed from Department of Environmental Quality Promotion It will act as the main agency in driving the country's climate change action in collaboration with relevant agencies. both reducing greenhouse gases and adapting to climate change as the central coordinating unit of the country Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Including cooperation between various countries. In addition, it is also an information service unit for dissemination and public relations, research studies, knowledge and technology development. to manage climate change and the environment Including the creation of a network of cooperation from all sectors in the future

Then consider amending the regulations on climate change operations. Including revising the composition of 8 sub-committees under the PWA to be in line with the aforementioned changes. and proposed to government agencies from different ministries There are supporting agencies to jointly drive the said mission together.

General Prawit reiterated that climate change Day by day there will be more volatility and intensity. which has a huge impact on the country's environment which can not be considered to be prepared to cope by urging the Board of Directors Including the Department of Climate Change and Environment to study, follow up and drive operations with relevant network partners both domestically and internationally. Prepare to deal with the effects of climate change together. with the emphasis on raising awareness understanding and cooperation cope with change both prevention and problem solving at the same time in order to reduce the impact that will occur as much as possible.-Thai News Agency

Source: Thai News Agency