Last month, our Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT) network hosted a webinar titled “Time to Act: Looming Climate Impacts on Thailand’s Financial Sector”. Our highlight was our guest, Dr Kannika Thampanishvong, section head at the Puey Ungphakorn Institute for Economic Research, who told us about how finance professionals view climate change and how economists prepare to deal […]
As extreme heat becomes common, Thailand needs a more comprehensive labour protection law to safeguard at-risk migrant workers from hotter climate. Thailand is always hot and humid. Yet the scorching heat this year proved to be punitive. Chhaya Cheam, a 43-year-old domestic worker from Cambodia, was unable to partake in the Songkran festivities with her […]
In response to escalating global concerns over climate change, Thailand has taken a stride by drafting its Climate Change Act that, if enacted, will be the country's first climate change law. However, critics have raised doubts about whether this draft will help the country reduce emissions and cope with climate change in a sustainable manner. Some wonder whether it is just a paper tiger.
On Febuary 5, 2024, Climate Finance Network Thailand (CFNT) hosted its inaugural webinar, providing an overview of the climate finance landscape. The event featured a lecture by Dr. Ornsaran Pomme Manuamorn, CFNT Technical Advisor. Dr. Ornsaran is an accomplished development practitioner and researcher, specializing in climate change, sustainable development, and sustainable finance. She has over […]