July 22, 2022, 09.00 hrs, Faculty of Environment and Resource Stuides, Mahidol University, received a visit from a group of participants representing the relevant national agencies of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) Member Countries (Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Thailand, and Vietnam) in the “National Training on the Mekong River Commission Riverine Plastic Monitoring Protocols”, in which the faculty also provided laboratory facilities and equipment support for the participants under the supervision of Asst. Prof. Dr. Achara Ussawarujikulchai, Director of Master of Science Program in Technology of Environmental Management (Special Program ETS), Faculty of Environment and Resource Stuides, Mahidol University.
The training was jointly organized by Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) and Thai National Mekong Committee Secretariat, from July 18 – 22, 2022, with the aim of strengthening the common understanding and capacity of the participants on the systematic implementation of the Mekong River Commission Riverine Plastic Monitoring Protocols that are in accordance with the stepwise approach for transboundary monitoring of riverine macro and micro plastic debris in the Mekong River.
