{"id":1626,"date":"2022-01-24T04:37:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T04:37:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatechange.bangkok.go.th\/ccs-blog\/?page_id=1626"},"modified":"2022-03-09T04:58:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T04:58:30","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/climatechange.bangkok.go.th\/ccs-blog\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1626\" class=\"elementor elementor-1626\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba2652f elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"ba2652f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61715e3\" data-id=\"61715e3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f39d046 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f39d046\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65a3486\" data-id=\"65a3486\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f10472c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f10472c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06f3032 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06f3032\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Climate change is one of major threats for human security due to the impacts of natural disasters which are more and more severe. One cause is derived from more greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere resulting from human economic and social activities resulting in greenhouse effect circumstance. The global community has cooperated to accelerate climate action by setting the target for GHG mitigation and adapting to climate change.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1c5686 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1c5686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"Rear-more_Button\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-sm\" role=\"button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-readme\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89224c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"89224c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script>\r\ndocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function(event) {\r\n  jQuery('#Rear-more_Button a').click(function(){\r\n     var x = document.getElementById(\"read-more\");\r\n      if (x.style.display === \"none\") {\r\n        x.style.display = \"block\";\r\n      } else {\r\n        x.style.display = \"none\";\r\n      }\r\n  });\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0fe475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0fe475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"read-more\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thailand has ratified the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and The Kyoto Protocol (KP) since 1994 and 2002 respectively. After ratification, Thailand has continued climate actions. At the COP21 conference in 2015 in Paris, France, the Paris Agreement was adopted and the Parties under UNFCCC are necessary to communicate Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Thailand, as one of the Parties, submitted Thailand\u2019s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) to UNFCCC after target of GHG mitigation at 20 \u2013 25 per cent, compared to the Business-as-usual (BAU) being adopted by the Thailand\u2019s cabinet. According to the COP26 conference in 2021 in Glasgow, Scotland, the Prime Minister of Thailand, had the statement to express the intention to enhance the climate action for the achievement of Carbon Neutrality by 2050 and Net Zero Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2065 in order to confirm upon giving the highest priority to climate change response, and readiness for further cooperation with all parties and sectors.\u0e1b<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Bangkok Metropolis is a capital city of the Kingdom of Thailand and also a mega city, coupled with rapid urbanization and accelerated economic activities. Bangkok has generated a large amount of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and it is forecasted that the quantity of GHG emissions will highly increase. Due to its geographical location at the Chao Phraya river delta and some area situated along the sea, Bangkok has a high vulnerability to climate-induced natural disasters such as flooding, sea-level rising, and coastal erosion. In recent history, the big flooding event in central Thailand in 2011 caused unprecedented economic and social damage to Bangkok<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA), serves as the local government for the capital city of the Kingdom of Thailand and has always been proactive in tackling the issue of climate change. The BMA initiated its work on climate change as early as 2007 by implementing the Bangkok Action Plan on Global Warming Mitigation 2007 &#8211; 2012. BMA has made continued efforts to address climate change issue. The Bangkok Master Plan on Climate Change 2013 &#8211; 2023 is developed under cooperation between BMA and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for elaborated actions with a more holistic approach. To continue climate actions in accordance with the national policy and operational direction on climate change, BMA has still been supported by JICA for developing the new Bangkok Master Plan on Climate Change and setting GHG emission reduction target by 2030. The vision is to make efforts on net-zero GHG emissions by 2050 which conforms to the Prime Minister&#8217;s statement of Thailand at COP26 conference. Furthermore, BMA has conducted adaptation planning to climate change by striving and participating with major cities of other nations as the UNFCCC member for taking actions on climate change to accomplish the target in an effective manner.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ce9a8da elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ce9a8da\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c893f3\" data-id=\"5c893f3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-05ab9f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"05ab9f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Operational structure<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfc2fd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dfc2fd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0BMA has established an institutional arrangement for the implementation of the Bangkok Master Plan on Climate Change. Under such institutional arrangement, it consists of Steering Committee (SC), Working Group (WG), and 5 Task Forces (TFs) on transport, energy, waste and wastewater, green urban planning sector and adaptation planning. According to the implementation of Master Plan, Climate Change Strategy (CCS) Sub-division, Air Quality and Noise Management Division, Department of Environment, as a coordinating and driving unit, has played the key role in coordinating policy, technical work, and activities on climate change with BMA\u2019s inter-department, governmental agencies, private sectors, and international agencies related to climate change operation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373acdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"373acdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1626 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"373acdd\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Screenshot 2022-02-24 131932\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDY5MywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL2NsaW1hdGVjaGFuZ2UuYmFuZ2tvay5nby50aFwvY2NzLWJsb2dcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjJcLzAzXC9TY3JlZW5zaG90LTIwMjItMDItMjQtMTMxOTMyLnBuZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjM3M2FjZGQifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/climatechange.bangkok.go.th\/ccs-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-131932.png'><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4601\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/climatechange.bangkok.go.th\/ccs-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Screenshot-2022-02-24-131932.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Background \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Climate change is one of major threats for human security due to the impacts of natural disasters which are more and more severe. 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