Thailand Discusses Sustainable Development With UNDP

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by Natthaphon Sangpolsit

    

BANGKOK (NNT) - Thailand recently discussed with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) the Kingdom’s aim to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through its Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) economic model.

 

UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday (31 Mar).

 

Gen Prayut took the opportunity to praise the UNDP for its active role in promoting sustainable development for the past 30 years, while promising that Thailand would continue to build on sustainability approaches.

 

He also touched on Thailand’s BCG economic model, saying the nation looked to this approach for sustainable and inclusive growth. He added that SDGs will be a crucial topic at this year’s meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, hosted by Thailand.

 

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Both sides agreed that several issues had impacted the ability of nations to pursue sustainable development, including the COVID-19 pandemic, international conflicts and climate change.

 

They also agreed to work on ecological, human and inclusive development, reducing pollution and plastic waste, and facilitating technological exchanges.

 

The premier told the visiting representative that Thailand was willing to support the work of the UNDP in tackling global challenges and attaining SDGs.

 

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[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

Gen Prayut took the opportunity to praise the UNDP for its active role in promoting sustainable development for the past 30 years, while promising that Thailand would continue to build on sustainability approaches.

With the help of other nations... Prayut can't develop anything on his own.

[zzaa09]

10 hours ago, hotchilli said:

With the help of other nations... Prayut can't develop anything on his own.

It's the broader circle that he associates with which has a long history of bumbling around [vested interests] in a terribly impractical manner for the good of the commons. 

 

Would direct too much onus of critique or praise toward the aging General, as he's just the current stand in stooge at the moment. 

[Mr Derek]

The terms being bandied about here are so vague as to be meaningless. You can't have sustainability and competitiveness. Unless Thailand is actually saying it is willing to be less competitive in future and will tell us exactly how it is going to make those sacrifices, I don't believe a word of it.

[Xonax]

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