"Minister Suchat" Orders GISTDA to Urge Germany for EUR 30M Climate Funds

MGR Online•Politics•10d ago

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Thailand is negotiating with Germany to secure 30 million Euros from the IKI program to bolster climate crisis response and climate policy development.

•Thai Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Suchat Chomklin, has ordered the Department of Climate Change and Environmental Contamination to negotiate with Germany.
•The goal is to secure EUR 30 million (approximately 1,140 million THB) from the IKI Large Grant 2026 program.
•The funds will be divided to support policy development and to drive greenhouse gas reduction initiatives.
•The negotiation is set to conclude in June 2026 during the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2026 in Germany.

Overview

•Minister Suchat Chomklin ordered the Department of Climate Change and Environmental Contamination to accelerate negotiations with the German government.
•The negotiations aim to establish a framework for grant allocation to Thailand under the IKI Large Grant 2026 program.
•The total grant amount being negotiated is EUR 30 million, approximately 1,140 million Thai Baht.
•Dr. Pirun Saesue, Director-General of the Department of Climate Change and Environmental Contamination, held an electronic meeting with German ministry officials.
•The meeting with the German government took place on April 29.
•The proposed allocation divides the EUR 30 million funding into EUR 10 million for overall coordination and EUR 20 million for the IKI Large Grant for greenhouse gas reduction.
•The Department of Climate Change and Environmental Contamination is actively negotiating for the finalization of the funding framework with Germany.
•The finalization is expected in June 2026 during the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2026 in Bonn, Germany.

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Key Entities

Person

Minister Suchat(รมว.สุชาติ)

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand, who ordered negotiations for IKI funds.

Mr. Suchat Chomklin(นายสุชาติ ชมกลิ่น)

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand, who issued the directive for climate fund negotiations.

Dr. Pirun Saesue(ดร.พิรุณ สัยยะสิทธิ์พานิช)

Director-General of the Department of Climate Change and Environmental Contamination, who participated in negotiations with Germany.

Organization

Department of Climate Change and Environmental Contamination(กรมลดโลกร้อน)

Thai government department tasked with negotiating climate finance with Germany.

IKI (International Climate Initiative)(IKI)ℹ️

German initiative providing climate finance, from which Thailand seeks funding.

German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection(กระทรวงสิ่งแวดล้อม การดำเนินการด้านสภาพภูมิอากาศ คุ้มครองธรรมชาติ และความปลอดภัยทางปรมาณู ของสหพันธ์สาธารณรัฐเยอรมนี)

German governmental body involved in climate action and nature conservation, negotiating the IKI grant with Thailand.

Place

Germany(เยอรมนี)ℹ️

Country negotiating to provide climate funding to Thailand.

Bonn(กรุงบอนน์)ℹ️

City in Germany hosting the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2026.