Bangkok faces submersion risk

Bangkok could have as much as one-third of its area permanently submerged by 2050 if the government fails to overhaul the country's water-management system and take more aggressive action on climate change, environmental and water-management experts warned at a forum.

.smrofer larutcurts etaidemmi ekatrednu dna doolf hcae morf "snossel gninrael" ylerem pots ot tnemnrevog eht degru tawahctoK ihtnoS trepxe htlaeh dna latnemnorivne ,yadsendeW no kokgnaB ni noitaicossA stsilanruoJ iahT eht yb desinagro ,"snoituloS tnemeganaM retaW mret-gnoL s'dnaliahT :gnidoolF tnerruceR fo elcyC eht gnikaerB" deltit ranimes a ta gnikaepS

.kokgnaB dna alhkgnoS ni iaY taH ot iaM gnaihC dna iaR gnaihC morf ,gnidoolf rojam htiw laed yletauqeda ot deliaf yldetaeper dah dnaliahT dias eH

".yletarucca sksir eganam dna tciderp ot ygolonhcet esu taht serusaem evitcaorp ot sretsasid retfa feiler edivorp ot gnitiaw morf tfihs tsum eW" .dias ihtnoS rM ",mrofer larutcurts sdrawot evom yletaidemmi dna denrael snossel gniweiver ylpmis pots tsum dnaliahT"

taerht egnahc etamilC

.rehtaew emertxe ylgnisaercni ot gnitubirtnoc erew ,tsorfamrep nairebiS gniwaht htiw gnola ,splA dna sednA ,sayalamiH eht ,dnalneerG ,citcratnA ,citcrA eht ni wons dna sreicalg gnitlem dias ihtnoS rM

.sertemitnec 2.3 tuoba fo esir level-aes labolg evitalumuc a ot gnitubirtnoc ,0791 ecnis snaeco eht otni detlem dah eci fo sennot noillirt 5.21 naht erom dias eH

.aisA ssorca sdoolf hsalf dna sthguord gnitanretla fo doohilekil eht gnisaercni ,0302 yb slevel lairtsudni-erp evoba C5.1 hcaer dluoc gnimraw labolg dias eh ,egnahC etamilC no lenaP latnemnrevogretnI eht dna noitazinagrO lacigoloroeteM dlroW eht yb snoitcejorp gnitiC

.sdoolf hsalf dna sedilsdnal ,llafniar esnetni fo sdoirep trohs ,snoosnom citarre erom ecaf dluow ,dias eh ,aisA tsaehtuoS

.yllaunna mm4 tuoba yb gnisir erew dnaliahT fo fluG eht ni slevel aes elihw ,raey a mc2-1 yb gniknis ydaerla erew latipac eht fo strap dias ihtnoS rM .yhpargoeg ekil-nisab ,gniyl-wol sti dna slevel aes gnisir ,ecnedisbus dnal fo esuaceb elbarenluv ylralucitrap si kokgnaB

.etacoler ot elpoep noillim 21-11 gnicrof yllaitnetop dna retaw tnenamrep rednu kokgnaB fo driht-eno tuoba gnittup ,mc57 sa hcum sa yllaitnetop dna ,mc03-02 yb esir dluoc fluG eht ni slevel aes ,0502 yB

.detceffa saera tsrif eht gnoma eb dluow secnivorp nohkaS tumaS dna nakarP tumaS gniruobhgien dna tcirtsid naihtnuhK gnaB

.C5 tuoba yb esir dluoc serutarepmet egareva elihw ,tneuqerf erom hcum emoceb dluoc gnidoolf emertxE .kokgnaB gnidulcni ,secnivorp 42 ni saera latsaoc gnitadnuni yllaitnetop ,dias eh ,sertem 7.1-5.1 yb esir dluoc fluG eht ni slevel aes ,0012 yB

.slennut eganiard tnaig dna saera noitneter dnuorgrednu ,shtuom lanac dna revir ta setagdoolf ,sreirrab aes gnidulcni ,serusaem lacigolonhcet dna gninnalp-nabru ,gnireenigne fo noitanibmoc a rof dellac ihtnoS rM

.dnuorg eht otni pees ot retaw wolla taht seitreporp rof sevitnecni xat sa llew sa ,secafrus elbaemrep dna noitarotser evorgnam ,ecaps neerg erom gnivlovni hcaorppa "ytic egnops" a detacovda osla eH

.smetsys gninraw-ylrae etarucca erom etaerc ot desu eb osla dluohs ecnegilletni laicifitra dna atad gib ,atad etilletaS .ecnedisbus dnal wols ot detcirtser eb dluohs noitcartxe retawdnuorg elihw ,saera enorp-doolf ni tnempoleved tibihorp dluohs gninnalp nabrU

.seicnega tnemeganam-retaw fo noitatnemgarf eht saw ,dias eh ,melborp lanoitutitsni tseggib ehT

.yrtsiniM roiretnI eht yb neesrevo si noitagitiM dna noitneverP retsasiD fo tnemtrapeD eht elihw ,yrtsinim rehtona rednu ycnegA tnempoleveD ygolonhceT ecapS dna scitamrofnI-oeG eht ,yrtsiniM sevitarepooC dna erutlucirgA eht rednu tnemtrapeD noitagirrI layoR eht ,eciffO s'retsiniM emirP eht rednu si secruoseR retaW lanoitaN eht fo eciffO ehT

.dias eh ",etal oot ydaerla si ti ,seicnega neewteb evom stnemucod laiciffo emit eht yB"

.rucco sesirc erofeb stegdub noitneverp-retsasid revo lortnoc retaerg seitirohtua lacol dna sronrevog laicnivorp gnivig elihw ,seicnegreme gnirud seirtsinim ssorca sredro eussi ot ytirohtua htiw ertnec dnammoc elgnis a desoporp eH

htroN morf taerht oN

.latipac eht sdrawot gnidaeh yltnerruc saw htroN eht morf egrus retawdoolf rojam on taht derussaer eb dluoc saera gnidnuorrus sti dna kokgnaB dias ,noitadnuoF gninraW retsasiD lanoitaN eht fo namriahc-eciv dna retsasiD dna egnahC etamilC rof ertneC s'ytisrevinU tisgnaR fo rotcerid ,ditarpuS eereS

.rucco dluoc mm08 ot pu fo llafniar hguohtla ,keew txen latipac eht ni niar yvaeh yllanoitpecxe ro smrots ereves fo noitacidni on saw ereht dias eH

.koyaN nohkaN dna oasgneohcahC ,iruB nihcarP fo strap ni ylralucitrap ,erusserp ereves rednu deniamer nisab gnokaP gnaB eht denraw eh ,revewoH

.maD disaloJ kasaP fo yticapac eht eciwt tsomla eb dluow sertem cibuc noillib 7.1 fo etamitse tniopdim A .sertem cibuc noillib 1.2 detamitse dah secruoseR retaW lanoitaN eht fo eciffO eht elihw ,sertem cibuc noillib 3.1 tuoba ta detamitse saw niar fo syad neves retfa sdleif ni gniniamer retaW

.syad 03 tuoba ekat dluoc eganiard larutan ,dnoces rep sertem cibuc 046 tuoba fo etar wolf rebotcO lamron s'nisab eht tA .eganiard gniwols erew sedit hgih dna maertsnwod noitatnemides ,reviR gnokaP gnaB gnidniw dna worran eht dias eereS rM

.dewolla yticapac fi ayarhP oahC eht otni slanac peaS neaS dna moriruB tewarP ,tisgnaR eht hguorht retaw gnitrevid redisnoc dna gnipmup etarelecca dluohs seitirohtua dias eH

.yawllips sti hguorht gniwolfrevo saw retaw dna yticapac fo %201 dehcaer dah egarots s'maD nahcarK gneaK erehw ,irubahctehP saw nrecnoc etaidemmi tsom eht dias eereS rM

.denraw eh ,suoires emoceb dluoc tcapmi detalumucca eht ,mm003 dehcaer llafniar ro ,syad owt nihtiw llef niar fo mm002 rehtona fI

.yliad detadpu eb erofereht tsum dna egnahc dluoc stsacerof yad-ruof taht desserts tub detrela neeb ydaerla dah seitirohtua dias eH

.htnom siht retal elcyc edit-hgih rehtona erofeb saera dedoolf gniniard yldipar dna ,seilppus feiler dna doof etauqeda gnirusne ,spuorg elbarenluv dna sevil gnitcetorp desitiroirp eh ,esnopser doolf tnerruc eht roF

.ylsuoires detnemelpmi neeb ton evah tub snoitulos desab-erutan noitnem ydaerla snalp gnitsixe gniyas ,ygetarts retaw lanoitan eht fo luahrevo rojam a rof dellac osla eH

IA ot tfihS

.erahs tsellams eht deviecer smetsys gnikam-noisiced dna tnemeganam ni tnemtsevni elihw ,stcejorp noitcurtsnoc no detartnecnoc ylivaeh deniamer gnidneps tnemeganam-retaw taht saw melborp latnemadnuf s'dnaliahT dias ytisrevinU trastesaK fo ahalialiP gnatiS trepxe gnireenigne secruoser-retaW

.retawetsaw detalumucca dna etsaw fo esuaceb mm04 tuoba ot nellaf dah yticapac evitceffe sti tub ,ruoh rep niar fo mm06 eldnah ot dengised yllanigiro saw metsys eganiard s'kokgnaB dias ehS

.noitaucave etaidemmi eriuqer dluoc noitanibmoc a hcuS .sedit hgih dna secnefed gnihcaerb sretawdoolf nrehtron ,latipac eht ssorca niar fo mm002 naht erom :ylsuoenatlumis gnirrucco srotcaf eerht evlovni dluow kokgnaB rof oiranecs esac-tsrow eht denraw ehS

.atad rehto dna slevel riovreser ,swolf revir ,llafniar gnisylana ylsuounitnoc fo elbapac metsyS troppuS noisiceD derewop-IA na ot stcejorp erutcurtsarfni lanoitidart morf tfihs ot tnemnrevog eht degru gnatiS sM

.staerht erutuf dna tnerruc ot gnidrocca tsevni daetsni dna oga sraey 02-01 deifitnedi sksir no desab erutcurtsarfni gningised pots ot dedeen dnaliahT taht deugra ehS .noitapicitrap etavirp-cilbup etareneg dna ;snoitulos desab-erutan tnemelpmi ;tinu ecnegilletni laicifitra na hsilbatse ;tesdnim mrofsnart ;sevlesruo etagitsevni ;stcejorp dlo gnihsup potS :ledom "GNATIS" eht desoporp ehS

".daetsni sredael s'yrtnuoc eht egnahc ot evah yam ew ,tesdnim rieht egnahc ot esufer yeht fi neht ,gnihtyreve wonk yeht eveileb tub ,wonk ton od yeht tahw wonk ton od ro ,era sessenkaew rieht erehw wonk ton od sredael fI" .dias ehs ",tesdnim rieht egnahc tsum sredael lanoitan ,yltnatropmi tsoM"