The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has signed the Pledge on Environmental Performance and Sustainability together with 15 embassies and UNESCAP to strengthen cooperation on urban environmental initiatives.
The signing took place on Tuesday 18 November 2025 at the Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives, where Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt joined ambassadors and representatives from the participating missions, including the embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Following the ceremony, all signatories planted Monkey Flower Trees at Wachirabenchathat Park to mark the launch of the Eco-Capitals Forum 2025.
Governor Chadchart said the BMA is developing “15-minute parks” to ensure easy public access to green spaces and has planted more than two million trees across the city to help reduce dust levels. He added that the BKK Waste Pay project aims to improve waste collection and promote reuse and recycling.
The Eco-Capitals pledge outlines eight areas of cooperation: solid waste management, transportation, green urban environment and climate adaptation, energy conservation, air, water, food, and management and the green economy. The framework is aligned with Bangkok’s environmental policies and the Sustainable Development Goals.
The embassies of Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom took part, along with the Delegation of the European Union to Thailand and UNESCAP.
Source: PR Bangkok
