{"id":1641,"date":"2024-06-25T11:17:41","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T01:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2024-06-25T11:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T01:17:42","slug":"wijarn-simachaya-thailand-environment-institute-tei","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/wijarn-simachaya-thailand-environment-institute-tei\/","title":{"rendered":"Wijarn Simachaya, Thailand Environment Institute (TEI)"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-full is-resized nba-caption-filter transcript__wrapper\"><div class=\"transcript__content\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"746\" height=\"795\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1642\" style=\"width:397px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI.jpeg 746w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-282x300.jpeg 282w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-563x600.jpeg 563w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-235x250.jpeg 235w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-422x450.jpeg 422w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-704x750.jpeg 704w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-240x256.jpeg 240w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-360x384.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-480x512.jpeg 480w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-721x768.jpeg 721w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-94x100.jpeg 94w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-141x150.jpeg 141w, https:\/\/wp.csiro.au\/epws24\/files\/2024\/06\/D2S1_Simachaya_Wijarn_TEI-328x350.jpeg 328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 746px) 100vw, 746px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Wijarn Simachaya is the current President of Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), the Secretary-General of Thailand Business Council for Sustainable Development (TBCSD), a Chairman of Circular Economy Sub-committee under National Agenda BCG Economy Model and President of Thai Sustainable Consumption and Production Network (Thai SCP Network). He is the former Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment\u00a0(MoNRE), Thailand, and he has played an active role in facilitating climate change and environment-related policies in Thailand. Thailand Environment Institute (TEI) plays a significant role in promoting an international standard of environmental management and sustainable development, covering the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, social, and environment), both nationally and regionally.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr Simachaya holds two Bachelor\u2019s degrees in Chemical Education and Law from Chiang Mai and Ramkhamhaeng Universities respectively, a Master\u2019s degree in Environmental Science from Kasetsart University, and a Graduate Diploma in Sanitary Engineering from Chulalongkorn University. His highest degree is a Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) in Environmental Engineering from University of Guelph, Canada in 1990. He also received honorary doctoral degrees in Environmental Science, Environmental Management and Environmental Education from seven leading universities in Thailand.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr Wijarn Simachaya is the current President of Thailand Environment Institute (TEI), the Secretary-General of Thailand Business Council for Sustainable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":186,"featured_media":1642,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"nba-redirect":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1641","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-speakers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - 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