Live Museum on Community Water Resource Management Following H.M. the King’s Iinitiative
Live Museum on Community Water Resource Management Following H.M. the King’s Initiative Comic edition
Live Museum on Community Water Resource Management Following H.M. the King’s Initiative Published by Utokapat Foundation Under Royal Patronage of H.M. the King 608 Dusit Palace, Sanam Suepa, Sri Ayutthaya Road, Dusit, Bangkok 10300 Thailand Tel : 02-282-3320 / Fax : 02-282-6404 www.utokapat.org Sponsored by Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute
Introduction “Community Water Resource Management (CWRM) in successful models brings management and development knowledge and experience to nearby communities” H.M. the King’s initiative on July 25, 2011 Utokapat Foundation Under Royal Patronage of H.M. the King follows the King’s Initiative to build a successful example on water management and expand to CWRM. This includes framework, concept, and principles such as self-reliance, environmental thinking and choosing locally appropriate work that is hands-on. A successful model is created to transfer and expand to another community. Life Museum on CWRM following the King’s Initiative has already started in 5 areas which are 1) Wang Bua Daeng, Nong khai province 2) Saladin community, Nakhorn prathom province 3) Mae La-Oup Basin Network, Chiang Mai province 4) Khlong Rangsit, Pathum Thani province and 5) Ban Huai Pla lot, Tak province Process Result on Life Museum in CWRM following the King’s initiative EJȼFST CZ UIF HFPHSBQIZ TPDJFUZ BOE DVMUVSF PG FBDI DPNNVOJUZ 'SPN FBDI PNNVOJUZ EJȼFSFOU NBOBHFNFOU EFQFOET PO DPNNVOJUZ LOPXMFEHF BOE TPDJBM life that adapt to be used in CWRM. “Life Museum on CWRM following King’s Initiative’s comic is published to share the knowledge of how to manage community water resource management and set up natural museum. Five areas of CWRM are ready to deliver and expand their success though this comic which is interesting, easy to understand and suitable to people of all genders and ages. They will be able to understand how to manage and adapt CWRM following the King’s initiative in the future. CWRM following H.M. the King’s Initiative
Wink Wink Woww...w Back to year 1995 Dimension Cross! We are Where here. are we? We are in the same We are not even There were no place, but 20 years born yet. lotuses in the past. It had only weeds like ago. And… why are we have seen. the lotus are all gone 19
What weed? It smells stinky. It’s packed with water hyacinth. We can’t transport by boat. It also Yeah. That smell came has the small watergate construction. from down below water Many canals cannot flow hyacinth. by themselves. There are no aquatic animal in this canal because of rotten. Furthermore, there are Come! I will use of chemicals on agriculture take you see how and releasing waste from they solve the household to canal. problem. There were some suggestions on managing this area to be a tourist destination (ecotourism) in order to seriously develop this canal. 20
Villagers of Ban Saladin Opp!! Community took the King’s initiative as their “concept” in solving problems and make a framework that has clear process by applying appropriate technology for community water resource management. But how? It’s not a smooth Opp! landing. Self-reliance and nature fix nature. EM Ball? This is how we use nature fix nature. Installing EM Ball is a mix of microorganisms. grease It’s a dry ball to help reconditioning traps in households. in the deep area of water. 21
That! It’s It will drip It digests sludge process, eliminates microorganism a little bit of polluted water, sewages solution, microorganism drip tank makesecological improvement to canal in the canal, and what else continually Mr. Frog? I proudly present “water turbine” which is for increasing oxygen in water from King’s initiative. Using solar cell to transform sun light and keep it in a battery to drive water turbine in order to increase oxygen in water and we will get….. I’m back! The aquatic Everything clear? animals will Let’s go back come back to present to life again 22
Woww...w It’s not a smooth landing at all. Opp! We have landed It’s a preparation for flooding. on raft for If it floods for long, we can use hydroponics. vegetable such as: pumpkins, cucumbers, lemongrass, etc. for survival. We are in present. The community’s problem A riverbank filled with overgrown was solved by the community: grass has become perennial good leader and youth will make the solution trees all along both sides of the canal. The canal water is also clean. sustainable. 23
We needs I was taught by senior. to get Do you want to join us, bros? started. Where are we going? It will be Yes Let’s crop the plant sustained. along the canal Yes together. Oh! Dad Oh! You are Shall we go? cool, kid! I already have all the plant. Cool! After you son You are brave like a man, Nong Tung Yup! 24
Don’t you think you guys are Come on! going to help them? Let’s go together. Ahh! Let me help you guys. I will help you guys too. Children are the future of tomorrow's communities. 25
Mae La-Oup Basin Network Chiang Mai Province “Watershed Forest Management System” Your travel book also has a map of the Northern area too. Cool! This magazine has Frogs? I’m (a contest) on photography, a frog too! drawing, frog, and rare animals from the Northern area too. I have an idea. I agree. I will take Let’s go enter the some pictures from photography contest my phone! together. Ready! Dimension cross! 27
We cross dimension to Mae La-Oup Basin which they said that the forest in this area is very rich. There is also a mountain frog. Is this the rich We landed in the right forest that you place. It must told me about? be something This area wrong. is nothing Ah! Somebody is walking here and dress up like Pgaz K'nyau hill tribe. Hello kids. We are looking for a mountain frog. Do you know where to find it? You guys came from the city, Bangkok? I’m a city Frog and those two came from city 28
The mountain frog that you are looking Ah! Really? I was born for, I haven’t seen it in ages. It’s Sounds good handsome like this very rare since forest and water resourced decreased. to me handsome boy Do you want me to take you to see mountain frog? Wow! Look! Those people have cut down the trees and the forest is now a single-crop productivity area Oh! Wait a minute. No, it’s not. Worse, some I hear something. I just burped. villager gets paid Is that a mountain by capitalist to do illegal logging. This frog? caused drought problem. Keep walking. We are almost at the waterfall. We might see some mountain frogs over there. Oh man! 29
Where are you guys going? We are going to migrate. We can’t stay here anymore. The waterfall I think Are you going is dry because we have no with them, barking water source is chance to deer and gibbon? see mountain damaged. Yes frogs. I never thought that This land is owned This land Sadly, no while we are searching by Department of is owned by boundary makers for mountain frog, Natural Parks, villagers for the land we are going to face Wildlife and Plant were used. so many problems Conservation. in this area As we have seen in I like it. the map, everything is not clear. They have to improve the map in the future. 30
Eiei… I really want it, but It might be useful for you ashamed to ask for it. and thanks for helping us look for mountain frogs. Bye See you later. I can give it to you if you want. eiei Keep searching though. In the water Let’s go Wing Dimension cross in next 20 years for mountain frog! Ah ha! The villagers are doing small canals They are all collaborating system for water storage which is for to save water for future use. improving watershed forest. 31
This is the It means integrated farming that this system following forest has the New Theory, become Mr. Frog. rich! Look! Wild animals are back in this area. Op! ... What! Mountain frog is back! Op op. Finally, we found you. I’m a mountain frog Are you Don’t tell any humans that looking I’m hiding here. Humans are for me? wicked. They always hunt us for food. Let me takes your Bad! picture first Many 32 clicks! There are so many foods out there. Why they pick us as food.
Humans are selfish and Umm! Enough always take advantage of Mr. Frog. I’m human other creatures. Therefore, too and I don’t want we have to fight back! to eat you. It’s disgusting. I apologize. Apology Hey! Look accepted. at that fat frogs. Want I’m inner with it. to catch it for and make frog salad? Yup. !! I have to run. So bored, Yeah! We Eiei human always eat pick. We pick everything to eat frogs I have to run, too Run faster It’s time to go son home kid 33
That’s the kid who we gave our map to! Dimension Does it work cross to our home Mr. Decha? It’s the most updated map. Wait a minute Mr. Frog That-! Good job brother. This is a total land use allocation map, we surveyed and made it by ourselves which will be used for managing watershed forest. It can be Very good. noted that this is the first sub-district to used a map like this. I have never thought that map world be useful Let’s goin the future ¿ÃÔê§ It’s time to take off Back to our home! 34
What! It’s all gone. What happened to my cork frog? Mission It’s might be gone when we did accomplished. dimension cross Let’s look at the can’t send it picture we took. to contest You don’t need to Mountain frog be afraid. The competition from Ban has both photography Mae La-Oup. and drawing. This is How was it? a mountain frog from my You know? I’m imagination…eiei a good artist. Cool. Oh! cool. Op! 35
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Especially, during dry season, That is Watergate. it is still difficult to have water It seems like there is no for household consumption. It’s impossible for maintenance at all. agriculture. Whatever! Ok! Should we Let’s fly! I’m so thirsty. go somewhere else to find some fresh water? I don’t think they have clean water in this area. We have seen the natural wilderness, and people have invaded to construct buildings along the canal. Unorganized! 39
There are so many problems in this area. Farmers are in debt and face water shortage problems. I wonder how they solve this problem? Let’s have a look! Find Dimension cross to the next some drinking 10 years. Let’s go! water, too. Tubb! Aha! Here we are. Same place, but different time. You can’t eat it. Nowadays, kids seem to eat everything they don’t know. Ahh Fruit! Can’t wait to eat it. I’m so thirsty. 40
Eiei. Do you know What we are sitting Phew almost! what this one is? on is palm tree and this one is palm fruit. We use palm fruit to transform into oil. Oh man! I’m so thirsty. Liar! You are the Opps! one who misunderstood. Bang! Ouch! Bad kid! Get down here! Sir. 41
I am bad. Don’t Do you have any spare Water in hurt me please. drink you can share? this canal I’m dying of thirst. is drinkable. I beg you. It’s safe and clean. See? Good manners kid. This canal was shallow before, We are part of but now this canal can store more community water resource water for consumption. management committee working with the government Doom! sectors and local authority, which is the project of HRH Bajrakitiyabha. It’s a lot different than the canal that we saw 10 years ago. It’s so clean. She supported by donating her money to the “Flooding Relief Project Beneficial Reservoir Development in Rangsit agriculture area”. It was developed to be a monkey cheek. As a result, we have clean water. 42
I really appreciate Oh! It’s so fresh, Ah! Feel relief. I’m holding what you did. I’m sure that clean and safe. pee for too long. this water is clean. So, Ahh! I’m going to drink it now. What! You are crazy frog. Haha! You Opps! won’t know if I don’t tell you. I just hit something. I’m dizzy. Why are you guys That’s right. This area is called running in this area? monkey cheek, Monkey cheek means keeping a lot of food in Do you know where we are? monkey cheeks like me. Oh! We are not playing. Monkey We are on a field trip to cheek! study detention area which is called… 43
Do you know? This monkey cheek It means that Palm oil farms occupy almost was developed until it generates we have to dredge 2,000 Rai! What tool income in agriculture area for 4 sub-districts which could store it deep to store are they using for dredging? water for 700 m3 per Rai. more water, right? I’m confused! I’m proud to present the “mire suction boat.” It’s an important tool for deeper dredging the canal. The canal will get more capacity to store water. Ta-Da! The rule is everybody in this area is able to use it. When farmers retain more water, During the great flood, they will use less water from Pasak dam. the villagers in Pathumthani Water can also spread to other parts far province allowed water to flow away from water resource. Sediment will be used to fertilize soil. through their agriculture area. Awesome. Cool. 44
The main point is the villagers It’s time to go back. Yum! So delicious. It’s warm and smooth. followed the theory of Here is a gift from me sufficient economy for living. (Monkey from Rangsit). This! They crop for their You got me, own consumption. Monkey. It’s warm and smooth Eiei. because I hold it in my cheek for so long. Bye bye Phew! It’s time to go. We have Trust me, I have so much You better share some something else to do. fun, and I also expand food to other people my knowledge, right? Okay Mr. Frog. next time and don’t keep it only for yourself. Eiei. 45
Ban Huai Plalot Community Tak Province “Sustainable agroforestry” Where are we? The forest is so rich. This is watershed What does forest which has biological biological richness in Ban Huai Pla Lod mean? Community, Mae Sot District, Tak Province. Look at that! The forest is Ah! Is that so rich and many animals watershed forest? can live there. That’s the biological richness. 47
No, it’s not. That is check dam That is a villager. They are trying to for storing water for consumption distribute water within their agricultural area by using mini and agriculture usage. sprinkle system. What about that? They also do crop rotation which depends on the seasons such as cabbage, broccoli, spinach, lettuce, parsley, coffee, and etc. It generates income to this community. Also, product from agroforestry farming such as avocado coffee Lou Niang Vegetable fern bamboo shoot Oops! Let’s visit Oh! this village It’s not down there. smooth landing. 48
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