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Thailand water Thailand water management policy: Case management policy: Case of the Mekong River Basinof the Mekong River Basin
Prasopsuk SungboonmarkPrasopsuk Sungboonmark
Auditor Practitioner LevelAuditor Practitioner Level
OAG ThailandOAG Thailand
ObjectiveObjective
To extent that the Thai Government has To extent that the Thai Government has the policies regarding the Mekong Basin the policies regarding the Mekong Basin Water Resources Management in Water Resources Management in compliance with the MRC policy compliance with the MRC policy framework.framework.
The Mekong River The Mekong River Commission Commission
(MRC) (MRC)
MRCMRC
Established fromEstablished from “the Agreement on the “the Agreement on the cooperation for the sustainable cooperation for the sustainable
development of the Mekong River Basin” development of the Mekong River Basin” in 1995 by the Government of the four in 1995 by the Government of the four
riparian countriesriparian countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and VietnamThailand and Vietnam
MRCMRC
To promote and coordinate sustainable To promote and coordinate sustainable management and development of water management and development of water and related resources for the countries’ and related resources for the countries’
mutual benefit and the people’s well being mutual benefit and the people’s well being
Source: http://www.mrcmekong.org
The Basin Development Plan :BDPThe Basin Development Plan :BDP
The BDP is part of the MRC’s commitment to regional The BDP is part of the MRC’s commitment to regional cooperation under the 1995 Mekong Agreement, and in cooperation under the 1995 Mekong Agreement, and in particular a response to Article 2particular a response to Article 2 “the formulation of a “the formulation of a basin development plan to promote, support, co-operate basin development plan to promote, support, co-operate and co-ordinate in the development of the full potential of and co-ordinate in the development of the full potential of sustainable benefits to all riparian States and the sustainable benefits to all riparian States and the prevention of wasteful use of the Mekong River Basin prevention of wasteful use of the Mekong River Basin waters”waters”The BDP would be used to identify, categorize and The BDP would be used to identify, categorize and prioritize the projects and programmes to seek prioritize the projects and programmes to seek assistance for and to implement at the basin level”assistance for and to implement at the basin level”
The Basin Development Plan :BDPThe Basin Development Plan :BDP
In early 2011 the MRC endorsed the Integrated Water In early 2011 the MRC endorsed the Integrated Water and Related Resources Management (IWRM)-based and Related Resources Management (IWRM)-based Basin Development Strategy. The IWRM-based strategy Basin Development Strategy. The IWRM-based strategy provides regional and transboundary perspectives for provides regional and transboundary perspectives for basin development planning and creates a basin development planning and creates a transboundary management framework to ensure that transboundary management framework to ensure that nationally planned developments are well coordinated. nationally planned developments are well coordinated. This is to make sure that the developments sustain and This is to make sure that the developments sustain and create mutual benefit to the riparian countries and their create mutual benefit to the riparian countries and their people. Therefore, The MRC members should make people. Therefore, The MRC members should make their water management policies to comply with the their water management policies to comply with the IWRM-based strategy. IWRM-based strategy.
The Basin Development Plan :BDPThe Basin Development Plan :BDP
The formulation of a basin plan is achieved through a The formulation of a basin plan is achieved through a seven-stage rolling basin development planning process. seven-stage rolling basin development planning process. The key feature of the process is the inter-play between The key feature of the process is the inter-play between national and sub-nationalnational and sub-national plans with basin-level plans with basin-level opportunities made possible through effective opportunities made possible through effective transboundary cooperation.transboundary cooperation.The BDP bring together the interconnection between The BDP bring together the interconnection between national and basin planning, bringing together national and basin planning, bringing together consideration of water and related resources at the sub-consideration of water and related resources at the sub-basin and national levels in an integrated assessment of basin and national levels in an integrated assessment of commulative impacts of basin-wide development commulative impacts of basin-wide development scenarios.scenarios.
4 4 BDP Sub areasBDP Sub areas Kok-Kong (2T)Kok-Kong (2T) Kong (3T)Kong (3T) Chi and Mun Chi and Mun
(5T)(5T) Tonle Sap (9T)Tonle Sap (9T)
Source: http://www.mrcmekong.org
Audit CriteriaAudit Criteria
Legal and Organization framework concerning Legal and Organization framework concerning the action plan implementation is specifically the action plan implementation is specifically defined.defined.There must be the planning process ensuring There must be the planning process ensuring that the collaboration with the MRC is that the collaboration with the MRC is appropriately structured.appropriately structured.There must be the planning process ensuring There must be the planning process ensuring that participation from all stakeholders is that participation from all stakeholders is involved.involved.The action plan gets involved in the budgetary The action plan gets involved in the budgetary processes in every level of the Government.processes in every level of the Government.
Audit Audit MethodologyMethodology
Data CollectionData Collection Document Reviews (Gov’t Policies, Laws, Document Reviews (Gov’t Policies, Laws,
Regulations, Annual Budget Document, etc.)Regulations, Annual Budget Document, etc.) InterviewsInterviews
The Secretariat of National Water Resources CommitteeThe Secretariat of National Water Resources Committee The Secretariat of Thai National Mekong CommitteeThe Secretariat of Thai National Mekong Committee The head of the water resources regional office The head of the water resources regional office River Basin Committee (RBC)River Basin Committee (RBC)
QuestionnairesQuestionnaires
Data analysisData analysis
Audit findingsAudit findings
• Researchable Questions– Whether Thai government has the clear water re
sources management policies on the Mekong Basin or not?
– Whether the concerned organizations have the integrated water resources management in line with the BDP’s process or not?
– Whether Thailand’s Mekong Basin water management plan conform with the BDP?
Whether Thai government has the clear water resources management policies on the Mekong Basin
or not?
Thailand already has the national water Thailand already has the national water management policiesmanagement policies The National Economic and Social Development Plan The National Economic and Social Development Plan
(NESDP)(NESDP) The office of Prime Minister’s regulation on the The office of Prime Minister’s regulation on the
National Water Resources Management, B.E. 2532National Water Resources Management, B.E. 2532 The National Water Resources Management PlanThe National Water Resources Management Plan However, they do not have the specific plan or However, they do not have the specific plan or
specific policy for the Mekong Basinspecific policy for the Mekong Basin
Whether the concerned organizations have the integrated water resources management in line with the BDP’s proces
s or not?
Thailand have an organization structure on Thailand have an organization structure on the water resources managementthe water resources management The National Water Resources Committee The National Water Resources Committee
(NWRC)(NWRC) River Basin Committee (RBC)River Basin Committee (RBC) Working groups under the RBC such as the Working groups under the RBC such as the
Sub-basin Working groupsSub-basin Working groups The BDP coordination working groupThe BDP coordination working group
BDP Organizations
The Cabinet
The National Water
Resources Committee
Thai National Mekong
Committee Secretariat:
TNMCsThe River Basin
CommitteeConsultative
Groups
DG of DWR(secretariat)
Planning
WG
Sub-basin WG
WG on Public
Relations
BDP WG WG 2T’s sub area
WG 3T’s sub area
WG 5T’s sub area
The Joint Committe
e
Development
Partners and
Cooperating
Institutions
The MRC Secretariat
Council
MRC
Source: http://www.dwr.go.th
Whether the concerned organizations have the integrated water resources management in line with the BDP’s proces
s or not?
Many RBC cannot create Sub-basin Working Many RBC cannot create Sub-basin Working Group completelyGroup completely
the BDP coordination working group have the BDP coordination working group have never been work and 2 RBCs have not never been work and 2 RBCs have not created this groupcreated this group
Whether Thailand’s Mekong Basin water management plan conform with the BDP?
The NWRC and the RBC hardly apply the The NWRC and the RBC hardly apply the MRC policy to make the water resources MRC policy to make the water resources management plan on the basin level and management plan on the basin level and the national levelthe national level
The projects proposed by the RBC have The projects proposed by the RBC have the less proportion of all approved projectsthe less proportion of all approved projects
Most of the approved projects are Most of the approved projects are proposed by the central governmentproposed by the central government
ConclusionsConclusions
Although Thailand have clearly the water Although Thailand have clearly the water resources management policies and resources management policies and appropriately the water organization structure in appropriately the water organization structure in line with the BDP. But they do not have the line with the BDP. But they do not have the specific plan or the specific policy for the specific plan or the specific policy for the Mekong Basin Mekong Basin The concerned organizations did not have the The concerned organizations did not have the integrated water resources management in line integrated water resources management in line with the BDP’s processwith the BDP’s processIt means that Thai government cannot integrate It means that Thai government cannot integrate the water resources management in the Mekong the water resources management in the Mekong Basin in line with the BDP.Basin in line with the BDP.
Thank You Thank You