Taskforce for Developing Future Scenarios in Bangkok

On 22 June 2021, core project members from Thailand and Japan held an online meeting to exchange future scenarios for Bangkok Metropolitan Area. The scenario shall be proposed to policy makers of urban and transport development as well as governmental administrators. Through the meeting, they proposed to establish a joint taskforce between Thai and Japanese members to develop the future scenario. To promote project progress under the COVID-19 pandemic conditions which make it difficult to travel from Japan to Thailand, the project has been communicating via online technology such as through monthly group meetings, and a meeting to exchange cross-cutting issues.