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2021 Annual Report

As a dynamic and emerging market economy, Thailand recorded strong growth in recent decades, but this has come at a high human health and environmental cost including climate-related hazards, depletion of forests, reduction of soil fertility, and loss of biodiversity. Simultaneously, the country has embraced green economy principles under its ‘Sufficiency Economy Philosophy,’ which incorporates a green growth development model and is deeply rooted in the National Strategy (2018-2037). The green economy transition and low-carbon development are the key priorities identified to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate change commitments under nationally determined contributions (NDCs). 

Since 2020, when Thailand joined PAGE, the challenges of COVID-19 emerged as a new reality across the nation, including falling GDP and rising unemployment due to the economy’s dependence on external demand, particularly tourism and exports. To minimize these impacts, PAGE is supporting the greening of Thailand’s economic and social recovery projects funded under the government’s 400 billion Baht Rehabilitation Fund through technical assistance and capacity building.

In 2021, PAGE’s work on conducting a green economy stocktaking study was able to provide timely support to the National Economic and Social Development Council – as a focal point of PAGE programme in Thailand – in developing the National Economic and Social Development Plan for 2022-2026, by exploring the gaps and necessary drivers to expedite the implementation of existing Thailand’s green economy principles.

  • Green Recovery

    Thailand aims to develop a Framework for Greening the 400 billion Baht Rehabilitation Fund that promotes economic and social recovery projects and aligns investments […]

  • PAGE organized an inter-ministerial working group meeting in February 2021, led by the National Economic and Social Development Council […]

  • On behalf of PAGE, the Thailand Development Research Institute, as the key national partner, is conducting a Green Economy Stocktaking […]

  • PAGE is supporting the greening of Thailand’s economic and social recovery projects funded under the government’s 400 billion Baht Rehabilitation Fund and facilitating their alignment with key […]

  • The Policy Research Centre on Green Economy (PRO-Green Centre) of the Thammasat University, under PAGE [leaderships/guidance], […]

  • PAGE activities in Thailand plan to contribute towards the achievement of SDGs 4 (Quality Education), 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth), 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production), 13 (Climate Action) and 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

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