The Hongsa flower may have faced several more challenges, according to Ms. Sukraroek, a member of the Thailand Extraterritorial Obligations Watch Coalition, if it had been built or run in Thailand itself.
” There is a reason why these Indian companies come abroad to spend because, if you did it in Thailand, there would be civil society protests, demonstrations, and so many other things. According to her, the environmental impact assessment ( EAI ) must go through a process of public participation.
A business building a fuel plant would need to create a comprehensive monitoring system and conduct modeling of gasoline and mercury deposition.
” I believe this job may take longer in Thailand, and the local communities would demand compensation based on the effects,” he said.
She said,” All of these things are the main drivers why they are going out to plug into the sources of neighboring places.”
No Thai climate legislation applies to Hongsa’s procedures despite the apparent transnational effects. Ms. Wora claimed that ETO’s goal is to force Thai investors to adhere to” lasting, best practice principles” with their outside practices.
According to her,” Or to require a little more accountability to the requirements and the objectives of the areas and to uphold the principle of human right,” she said, citing the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
” At least show the kindness of supporting communities, talking about the project’s effects, and providing the information needed for the areas to be aware of the environmental and social effects that directly affect them and their health,” she added.
Instead of communities being wholly subjected to conclusions reached by consulting groups engaged by the developers themselves, the citizen science design being promoted in Nan could be a pilot project for more directly led economic data gathering.
According to Prof. Tanapol, this modeling indicates that the Chinese population, who reside close to the plant, is also likely to experience effects. When the plant was constructed, fresh transfer villages were constructed to relocate people from their immediate surroundings.
There is little solid evidence that could be presented to support the happiness of those communities, but with no ability to perform any assessments across the border.  ,