Thailand
and China
will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Technical Cooperation in the
Field of Water Resources and Irrigation.
The Cabinet, during its meeting on 14 August 2012, allowed the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives to represent the Thai government in signing the MOU with China’s Ministry of Water Resources.
Both agencies had signed the MOU on Scientific and Technical Cooperation in April 1997 and the MOU expired in April 2007. They agreed to replace this MOU with the MOU on Technical Cooperation in the Field of Water Resources and Irrigation.
The objective of the new MOU is to expand Thai-Chinese cooperation to cover sustainable water resource management, dam construction and management, flood prevention, soil and water conservation, irrigation and water drainage, and efforts to cope with impacts of climate change on water resources.
Under the MOU, Thailand and China will exchange information and study visits of experts in this field. They will jointly organize conferences, workshops, and exhibitions and support research and development on related topics. Training in water management will also be provided for officials at the operation level.
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