WHO praises Thailand’s efforts to combat PM2.5

Praphorn Praphornkul

 

 

BANGKOK(NNT) - The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended Thailand on its efforts to address high levels of particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5), while suggesting the country adopt its air quality guidelines.

 

Dr. Lesley Onyon, a WHO representative, said today that Thailand has shown its commitment to raising awareness and providing information about the PM2.5 issue to the public. As a result, many people have become more alert about the situation. Relevant agencies will have to do more to raise public awareness about the primary sources of PM2.5 and encourage people to help reduce vehicle emissions by using public transport.

 

According to Thai standards, the safe level of PM2.5 is 50 micrograms per cubic meter of air, but the WHO air quality guidelines say that PM2.5 exposure during any 24-hour period should not exceed 25 micrograms per cubic meter. Thailand, as a developing country, will consider various factors, such as the environment, society and the economy, before gradually adjusting its safety threshold to match the WHO guidelines. There are no obligations, but the country will determine the most appropriate level according to the situation.

 

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That will be Dr WHO I suppose????

23 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Thailand, as a developing country, will consider various factors, such as the environment, society and the economy, before gradually adjusting its safety threshold to match the WHO guidelines

that is soft-pedaling the issue to the point of rendering the rebuttal logic meaningless

The credibility of WHO is starting to be suspect. Also with the coronavirus. Obviously the org is starting to get too political.

The WHO are not my father !

Monitoring AQI is achieving nothing!!

46 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

WHO praises Thailand’s efforts to combat PM2.5

I wonder if they are in their right mind

I'm happy we live in age where everyone is skeptical of everyone and everything, and it's PUBLIC (not just in secret groups in big cities, like in the past.....Church was against this!!! LOL).  

 

The WHO is likely a joke.  They probably just got some free monthly passes to Pattaya.  

Bangkok is in the red zone right now, pmi 180 everywhere....????

24 minutes ago, DrTuner said:

The credibility of WHO is starting to be suspect. Also with the coronavirus. Obviously the org is starting to get too political.

"Starting to be" always has been if you look at their history, you have to dig deep for the truth, same as every large government sponsored organisation.

Only 150 AQI now outside in CNX, just measured.

Really well done, this problem has been tackled then. They should also get an award for solving the pm2.5 thing.

Well done indeed..

 

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

WHO praises Thailand’s efforts to combat PM2.5

Shame the Thai authorities haven't bothered to tell the farmers to stop burning their fields of sugar cane, a very major contributor to the pollution, enforcement of which would see dramatic reductions.

8 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Shame the Thai authorities haven't bothered to tell the farmers to stop burning their fields of sugar cane, a very major contributor to the pollution, enforcement of which would see dramatic reductions.

That's the sad part. The air issues in Thailand are relatively "easy" to solve. Even a city like Beijing can address their air issues and they produce half the world's <deleted>.

https://www.worldgbc.org/news-media/clearing-air-how-beijing-building-better-air-quality

28 minutes ago, CGW said:

"Starting to be" always has been if you look at their history, you have to dig deep for the truth, same as every large government sponsored organisation.

Nail on the head hit !!  Every group Govt managed/funded is political, and the closer the group is to UN the more political and further left wing they are.   

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Dr. Lesley Onyon, a WHO representative, said today that Thailand has shown its commitment to raising awareness and providing information about the PM2.5 issue to the public.

That is all it says. It doesn't mention the fact that the Government and local authorities conttinue to ignore the roott causes of the problem.

WHO are you, WHO WHO, WHO WHO...

12 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

Shame the Thai authorities haven't bothered to tell the farmers to stop burning their fields of sugar cane, a very major contributor to the pollution, enforcement of which would see dramatic reductions.

What they did was tell sugar cane processors to pay less for burnt cane.  It has worked in some areas but not in many.

The WHO got me Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad.
The things they've said have got me real mad.

Edited February 1, 20206 yr by RotBenz8888

1 hour ago, rooster59 said:

Dr. Lesley Onyon, a WHO representative, said today that Thailand has shown its commitment to raising awareness and providing information about the PM2.5 issue to the public.

From where I sit, it is the public and the media who have brought the uncomfortable truth about pollution  to the government. 

1 hour ago, DrTuner said:

The credibility of WHO is starting to be suspect. Also with the coronavirus. Obviously the org is starting to get too political.

Been posting on that repeatedly since WHO initially failed to declare the virus a worldwide emergency and started praising China. Look at the leadership. Head of WHO is a long time Ethiopian politician with a track record of covering up epidemics in his own country. China also has a stranglehold on Ethiopia's debt. This is as corrupt as it can be.

You can not combat PM2.2 with IQ2.2

1 hour ago, Youlike said:

Bangkok is in the red zone right now, pmi 180 everywhere....????

Kanchanaburi is much worse 

WHO praises Thailand’s efforts to combat PM2.5?

 

The answer to this question: No One!

3 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Dr. Lesley Onyon, a WHO representative, said today that Thailand has shown its commitment to raising awareness and providing information about the PM2.5 issue to the public. As a result, many people have become more alert about the situation. Relevant agencies will have to do more to raise public awareness about the primary sources of PM2.5 and encourage people to help reduce vehicle emissions by using public transport.

Was she actually in Thailand to observe things when she said this? Looking at her twitter feed, it only shows her in India, where she lives and works.

what efforts?

 

have they actually done anything other than jawbone? 

 

i must have missed it what with all the virus thing they've let in en masse

 

one thing's for sure they need to try harder:

 

 

 

I wish the WHO would outline what those efforts are, because I haven’t seen any. 

Edited February 1, 20206 yr by Wiggy

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

The World Health Organization (WHO) has commended Thailand on its efforts to address high levels of particulate matter of 2.5 microns or less (PM2.5), while suggesting the country adopt its air quality guidelines.

But they didn't do anything ...

Until I read this I actually had some faith in WHO. 

What's  with this a** licking? First China with their efforts or letting their people fly freely, now this. We have had smoke up north since f... OCTOBER.  Always in the red every single day. What efforts?