Thailand has called for efforts to create constructive and concrete approaches to tackle the region's transboundary haze problem.
This came as Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hosted an online trilateral meeting Friday with Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone and Myanmar Commander-in-Chief of Defense Services Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, reported Xinhua.At the meeting, Prayut proposed a strategy to effectively address the transboundary haze pollution issue by leveraging relevant mechanisms at all levels.
The worsening air quality this year is a result of an increasing number of hotspots from open-air burning and dry weather conditions, according to Pinsak Suraswadi, director general of Thailand's Pollution Control Department. The overall number of hotspots detected in Thailand, Myanmar and Laos during the first three months of 2023 rose 93 per cent from a year earlier, Pinsak said.The Thai government has prioritised air pollution mitigation as a national agenda.
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