Thailand pushes talks with Cambodia over transboundary pollution

[snoop1130]

 

The Thai government is accelerating efforts to hold talks with its Cambodian counterpart to address transboundary air pollution, which is posing an increasing threat to the health of people in Thailand, as the dry season, is expected to be dryer and longer this year due to the El Niño weather phenomenon, gets underway.

 

At the instruction of Deputy Foreign Minister Jakkaphong Sangmanee, Chatchai Viriyavejakul, director-general of the East Asia Department has already called the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand  Hun Saroeun to express Thailand’s concern over the pollution coming  from Cambodia, according to informed sources in the Thai Foreign Ministry.

 

The Cambodian envoy has promised to convey Thailand’s concerns to Phnom Penh today, said the sources, adding that Jakkaphong will call Eang Sophalleth, Cambodia’s environment minister, tomorrow to discuss the problem. The Thai ambassador to Phnom Penh will also visit Sophalleth the same day for further discussion on the issue.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-02-01

 

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[flyingtlger]

The Cambodian pollution is bad. 

If you've ever been to the border town of Thailand and Cambodia, Aranyaprathet, you can witness the pollution from Cambodia.

I have seen thousands of shoes being burned, rubber soles and all as well as polluted water coming in from Cambodia.

But with that said, Thailand can't blame all the pollution problems on them.

Thailand needs to reign in all the dirty car and truck exhaust from gas as well as diesel engines.

They also need to stop the burning of charcoal and and control the burning of fields by farmers.

I know it's easier said than done.

Perhaps have yearly smog checks by the DMV.

Have farmers rotate the burning of fields amongst neighboring farms, as a start....

 

 

[newbee2022]

Right move👍

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

Thailand needs to reign in all the dirty car and truck exhaust from gas as well as diesel engines.

They also need to stop the burning of charcoal and and control the burning of fields by farmers.

I know it's easier said than done.

Not forgetting all the dirty construction sites that allow dust to scatter in the wind, all the old crumbling concrete buildings and structures that shed particles to be picked up and scattered around.

Emissions and burning are only part of the problem.

[ThaiFelix]

People who live in glass houses............................................................

[scottiejohn]

When I saw the headline "Transboundary" I thought that the "Trans Community" were getting their own immigration channel/facilities!

[retarius]

Sort out the pollution in your own country, instead of trying to deflect the issue and dragging Cambodia into it. Sort out the problems here and jail vile polluters and field burners to stop the problem then, and only then, talk to Cambodia. 

[UbonEagle]

Clearly the map shows ridiculous levels of burning in nth Cambodia 

get serious, if nothing auctioned expel the ambassador, stop all funding to the country, stop border trade

im sure they’d come around then 

[Gknrd]

Joke of the day!

[sungod]

9 hours ago, retarius said:

Sort out the pollution in your own country, instead of trying to deflect the issue and dragging Cambodia into it. Sort out the problems here and jail vile polluters and field burners to stop the problem then, and only then, talk to Cambodia. 

 

Chill out, its a regional problem.

 

BTW, look at FIRMS, Cambodia is on fire.........