Adaptation to climate change in the countries of - Mekong River ...

Management of carbon sources
Country adaptation activities
The priority is greenhouse gas mitigation in the energy sector with active measures by
the Ministry of Energy to promote supply and use of renewable and alternative energies
in electricity generation and transport and to promote energy efficiency in the residential,
commercial and industrial sectors, including:
• Establishment of market mechanisms to promote the use of alternative energies in
electricity generation (electricity generation from biogas, biomass, solar energy, etc.);
• Establishment and improvement of the supply of and the infrastructure to support the use
of renewable and alternative energies in the transport sector (use of biodiesel, gasohol);
• Implementation of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) to promote greenhouse gas
mitigation in various sectors (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment);
• Activities to promote energy efficiency in the urban residential and commercial sectors
by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and as laid out in the Bangkok’s
Strategic Plan on Climate Change;
• Development of legal instruments to promote energy-efficient machinery in the industrial
sector;
• Activities to reduce open burning in the agricultural and waste sectors;
• Waste management by shifting from open dumping to sanitary landfills and by promoting
5Rs principle (Reduce/Reuse/Recycle/Refill/Repair).
Promotion of carbon sinks
• Afforestation and reforestation projects by the Ministry of Natural Resources and
Environment.
• Increase of urban green space as laid out in the Bangkok’s Strategic Plan on Climate
Change.
CDM Projects
• Biomass Power Projects.
• Biogas Projects.
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