On January 30st, 2024, HTAPC arranged a national seminar titled “Addressing PM2.5 in Northern Thailand through Research and Innovation”, held at the Kong Garden View Resort in Muang District, Chiang Rai Province.
Dr. Wiparat Deeong, Executive Director of the National Research Council of Thailand, initiated the meeting, followed by welcome speeches from Acting Second Lieutenant Sarawut Jantawong, Vice Governor of Chiang Rai Province, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sasitorn Taptagaporn, Dean of the Faculty of Public Health (FPH) of Thammasat University, extending a warm welcome to the invited 18 speakers participating in the forum. The speakers addressed concerns regarding PM2.5 pollution in four key areas of the sources and origins of PM2.5 in the northern Thailand, forest fires and agricultural residue open burning management, and management of cross-border haze pollution.
