Thailand Secures 570 Million Baht German Grant for Net Zero 2050
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Natural Resources and Environment Minister Surachai Chomklin revealed success in mobilizing international climate finance. The Department of Climate Change and Environment, known as the "Global Warming Reduction Department," received a 15 million euro grant, about 570 million baht, from the German Federal Government through two major projects to drive the Net Zero 2050 goal alongside biodiversity conservation and nature-based solutions to reduce disaster risks affecting the public.
Minister Surachai stated the ministry is pursuing foreign partnerships and funding to turn environmental targets into practical action, covering greenhouse gas reduction, ecosystem restoration, and building community resilience to disasters. He emphasized that operations must balance public benefit with natural resource stewardship: "We must make international cooperation yield tangible results, maximizing grant benefits for emissions reduction, nature restoration, and disaster risk reduction so people can live, communities can thrive, and nature can survive."
The support from Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI) under the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUKN) comprises two projects:
1. The ENNaCT project receives 10 million euros, approximately 380 million baht, over five years. It aims to integrate biodiversity conservation with greenhouse gas reduction while developing green budgeting mechanisms and financial innovations to support climate action and sustainable supply chains in agriculture.
2. The ANCHOR project is a Thai-Philippine cooperation with a total 10 million euro grant, of which Thailand receives 5 million euros, about 190 million baht, over seven years. It addresses climate impacts in coastal urban areas, particularly Bangkok, the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), and the Gulf of Thailand, using nature and ecosystems as disaster risk reduction tools alongside long-term financial mechanisms.
Permanent Secretary Dr. Rawiwan Phuridej said both projects will be integrated from policy to local levels to maximize resource and budget efficiency and deliver concrete public benefits.
Department Director-General Dr. Phirun Saiyasitpanich noted the grants will enhance Thailand's capacity to drive the Net Zero goal alongside nature conservation and climate adaptation.
Minister Surachai added that in the past two weeks, the department has secured over 670 million baht in combined domestic and international grants, which will serve as a key mechanism to advance environmental work and improve people's quality of life long-term.
