Thailand-Myanmar sign TOR for transboundary water quality management

Khaosod•Politics•18d ago

Reader Briefing

Thailand and Myanmar signed a Terms of Reference (TOR) to establish a joint working group for managing water quality in border rivers.

•Thailand and Myanmar signed a TOR on August 6, 2026, to establish a joint working group for water quality management.
•The agreement aims to enhance monitoring, tracking, and data exchange to prevent and resolve transboundary pollution.
•The TOR is effective for a period of 3 years from the date of signing.
•The signing occurred during the official visit of Myanmar President Min Aung Hlaing to Thailand from August 6-7, 2026.

Overview

•Mr. Suchart Chomklin, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, pushed for environmental cooperation between Thailand and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar through the signing of a Terms of Reference (TOR).
•The TOR focuses on establishing a joint working group for managing the water quality of border rivers and rivers flowing between the two countries.
•Dr. Raveewan Puridech, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, and Mr. La Maung Teng, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, signed the TOR.
•Mr. Anutin Charnvirakul, Thai Prime Minister, and Mr. Min Aung Hlaing, President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, presided over the ceremony as witnesses.
•The TOR will be in effect for 3 years starting from the signing date.
•Thailand and Myanmar will establish joint working groups at both the ministry and department levels to implement the operations.
•Thailand will host the next meeting of the joint working group on water quality management.

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Key Entities

Person

Suchart Chomklin(สุชาติ ชมกลิ่น)ℹ️

Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand.

Anutin Charnvirakul(อนุทิน ชาญวีรกูล)ℹ️

Prime Minister of Thailand.

Min Aung Hlaing(มิน อ่อง หล่าย)ℹ️

President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Raveewan Puridech(รวีวรรณ ภูริเดช)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Thailand.

La Maung Teng(ลา เมาง์ เต็ง)

Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar.

Surin Worakitthamrong(สุรินทร์ วรกิจธำรง)

Director General of the Pollution Control Department.

Organization

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment(กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและสิ่งแวดล้อม)ℹ️

Thai government ministry responsible for the TOR signing.

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar(กระทรวงทรัพยากรธรรมชาติและการอนุรักษ์สิ่งแวดล้อมแห่งสาธารณรัฐแห่งสหภาพเมียนมา)

Myanmar government ministry responsible for the TOR signing.

Pollution Control Department(กรมควบคุมมลพิษ)ℹ️

Department within the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment whose Director General witnessed the signing.

Place

Thailand(ประเทศไทย)ℹ️

Signatory country and host of the official visit of the Myanmar President.

Republic of the Union of Myanmar(สาธารณรัฐแห่งสหภาพเมียนมา)ℹ️

Signatory country whose President visited Thailand.

Policy

Terms of Reference (TOR) on the Establishment of a Joint Working Group on Water Quality Management in Border and Transboundary Rivers(ขอบเขตอำนาจหน้าที่ (Terms of Reference : TOR) ว่าด้วยการจัดตั้งคณะทำงานร่วมด้านการจัดการคุณภาพน้ำในแม่น้ำที่เป็นพรมแดนและแม่น้ำที่ไหลผ่านระหว่างสองประเทศ)

Agreement for establishing a joint mechanism to monitor and manage water quality between Thailand and Myanmar.