Bangkok water energy storage

Should Bangkok's water supply be separated from humans?

Further, given Bangkok’s drinking water challenges during recent dry seasons, wastewater and stormwater should no longer thought as harmful water which need to be separated from humans. Instead, these types of waters can become alternative and more sustainable sources of water supply.[v]

Does Bangkok have a sewage system?

Some pipes in its drainage system are at uneven heights which reduces their drainage capacity. Greenpeace predicts that due to climate change, urbanization, and subsidence, if a 10-year coastal flood occurs in 2030, over 96% of Bangkok's land could be submerged.[i] Bangkok’s sewage system is already more than 30 years old.

Will Bangkok be spared this year?

The floods inundated large swathes of Bangkok and the surrounding areas for two months. This year Thailand once again experienced widespread flooding, affecting over one million and killing nine people. Fortunately, it looks like Bangkok will be largely spared this year.

Could Bangkok become a tourist attraction?

The great old buildings of Bangkok could, with great effort, be preserved by making them more resilient and protecting them with barriers. The rebuilt town could also become a tourist attraction like Venice or Amsterdam is today. Floods, consequently, would no longer be a threat but merely part of everyday life.