The Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage is joining Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 (BKKCAW 2026) to bring climate and sustainability issues closer to everyday life and demonstrate how everyone can contribute through practical action. Activities will take place from 3 to 11 October 2026 at the Foundation’s Rama IV office, connecting the public with knowledge and first-hand experience from practitioners through sessions that participants can explore, test and apply. The programme covers integrated waste management, urban green spaces and biodiversity, as well as circular resource use in the fashion industry.
The Foundation is also providing forest carbon credits to support Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026 in meeting its net-zero event target. The credits will be used to offset residual greenhouse gas emissions generated during the nine-day programme after measures have been taken to reduce emissions. The credits originate from the Doi Tung Development Project (Royal Initiative) in Chiang Rai and are certified under the Thailand Voluntary Emission Reduction Program (T-VER). They are generated through forest conservation and restoration carried out alongside the sustainable improvement of local livelihoods.
Across the nine days, the Foundation will host a continuous programme spanning nature-based learning, urban design, waste management and responsible consumption. Activities range from a simulation game on building a resilient community and hands-on exploration of urban wildlife, trees, PM2.5 pollution and local biodiversity, to the design of microforests with partners from Singapore, a Zero Waste systems workshop for individuals and organisations, and exhibitions and activities on circular fashion. Together, the programme aims to translate climate action into practical steps for urban spaces, workplaces and everyday life.
The programme’s highlights, organised with sustainability partners from Thailand and overseas to exchange knowledge and turn climate solutions into action, include:
Bringing global perspectives to sustainable urban design through “Microforests in the City: Cooling through Greening”
The session brings together science, business perspectives and practical experience in nature restoration and design. It draws on lessons from the CDL MicroForest Initiative in Singapore, where small, densely planted urban forests are being implemented and monitored for ecological outcomes. City Developments Limited (CDL), a Singapore-based real estate company, will share business perspectives and implementation experience, while the National University of Singapore (NUS) will contribute expertise on site selection, forest structure, plant species, biodiversity monitoring and local climatic conditions.
Associate Professor Adrian Loo Hock Beng, Deputy Director of the Centre for Nature-based Climate Solutions at NUS, will join Priscilla Tan of CDL and Supawut Boonmahathanakorn of Wewilding to connect these insights with Thailand’s building and urban design context. Participants will then design a 500-square-metre vacant plot in Bangkok as a microforest that can provide shade, reduce heat, support biodiversity and improve urban quality of life—demonstrating that even limited urban space can bring nature back into the city in a measurable and lasting way.
Exploring comprehensive solutions to the waste challenge through “Waste Moves Forward: Zero Waste to Landfill Is Possible”
This panel discussion and workshop will take participants beyond basic waste sorting to learn how to plan and design an integrated waste management system, from the individual level to large organisations. The discussion will feature Pornprom Vikitsreth, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, who is advancing Bangkok’s transition towards more circular waste management, and Dr Thanapong “Jack” Duangmanee, Director of Environmental Policy at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation, who has worked in waste management for nearly two decades and helped shape the system at the Doi Tung Development Project.
Covering more than 90,000 rai, the project has maintained zero waste to landfill since 2018. The session will be moderated by Chanut “Kong” Wudhiwigaigarn, environmental content creator and founder of KongGreenGreen, who makes complex waste issues accessible and actionable.
Extending sustainability into contemporary products through the DoiTung and DOITUNG EVERYDAY social enterprise brands
The brands translate resource efficiency, circularity and the creation of sustainable livelihoods for local communities into contemporary products, from handicrafts that build on local skills and wisdom to products made from recycled and surplus materials. The products demonstrate how everyday consumption can contribute to an economy that values both people and the environment.
During Bangkok Climate Action Week 2026, visitors can explore the products, with special offers available from 3 to 11 October 2026 at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation’s Rama IV office.
For programme updates and registration, visit Climate Playground or follow Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage and DoiTung Club on Facebook.
Programme Schedule
3–11 October 2026 | Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage, Rama IV Office, Bangkok
Saturday, 3 October 2026
- 3.00–4.00pm Sustainable Settlement Game: Build, Give, Grow — A simulation game on building communities that can adapt to change and grow sustainably.
- 4.00–5.00pm Secrets of Nature: Urban Wildlife — Explore urban biodiversity through a game that traces signs of animals living in the city.
Sunday, 4 October 2026
- 3.00–4.00pm Doi Tung’s Biodiversity Cards: Connected by Nature — Discover biodiversity through cards presenting nature from the perspectives of young people in Doi Tung.
- 2.00–5.00pm Microforests in the City: Cooling through Greening — Explore lessons from the CDL MicroForest at City Square Mall, a compact forest beside a shopping centre in central Singapore that helps reduce heat and support biodiversity. Experts from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and City Developments Limited (CDL), together with Supawut Boonmahathanakorn of Jai Baan Studio, will lead a workshop in which participants redesign a 500-square-metre vacant plot in Bangkok as an urban microforest. Open to the general public.
- 4.00–5.00pm Secrets of Nature: Trees and PM2.5 — Test the ability of leaves to capture particulate matter and learn how trees support urban air quality.
Monday, 5 October 2026
- 9.30am–12.00pm “Waste Moves Forward: Zero Waste to Landfill Is Possible” — A panel discussion and workshop on planning and designing integrated waste management systems for individuals and large organisations. Featuring Pornprom Vikitsreth, Deputy Governor of Bangkok, and Dr Thanapong “Jack” Duangmanee, Director of Environmental Policy at the Mae Fah Luang Foundation. Moderated by Chanut “Kong” Wudhiwigaigarn, founder of KongGreenGreen.
- 2.00–5.00pm Microforests in the City: Cooling through Greening — An in-depth workshop on creating urban microforests, from site and plant selection to maintenance and impact measurement. Led by experts from NUS and CDL, together with Supawut Boonmahathanakorn of Jai Baan Studio, the workshop is designed for landscape practitioners, architects and organisations seeking ideas that can be applied to buildings and urban spaces.
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
- 3.00–4.00pm Secrets of Nature: Biodiversity Collection — Survey and record living organisms within a 1 x 1 metre plot to discover biodiversity in the small spaces around us.
Wednesday, 7 October 2026
- 4.00–5.00pm When Nature Falls Silent: The Disappearing Sounds — Listen to natural sounds that are fading away and explore ecological change with “Mhadiew”, a naturalist and nature sound recordist.
Thursday, 8 October 2026
- 2.00–4.30pm Zero Waste Management Workshop — Practise sorting and analysing waste, design a waste management system, and develop a plan to reduce waste sent to landfill for individuals and organisations.
Friday, 9 October 2026
- Every Shade of Joy Exhibition — Explore the many possibilities of climate action through the creation of new value from handwoven and deadstock fabrics, woven into the lives of women artisans in Doi Tung. The exhibition presents Everyday Joy as a key to sustaining climate action and will remain open from 9 to 11 October 2026.
- 4.00–5.00pm Secrets of Nature: Opening Sense — Engage the senses to explore and discover urban nature through the everyday world around us.
Saturday, 10 October 2026
- 1.30–2.30pm Talk: Every Shade of Fashion — Explore alternatives for the fashion industry, moving from the “take–make–dispose” model towards circular resource use. Speakers: Kamonnart “Ong” Ongwandee of Fashion Revolution; Amorpol “Pol” Huvanandana of Moreloop; and Cavina Willson of Sustainable Fashion Week UK.
- 1.30–6.00pm Clothes and Book Swap — Bring good-quality clothes and books to exchange, reduce new purchases and extend their useful life.
- 3.00–4.00pm Sustainable Settlement Game: Build, Give, Grow — A simulation game on building communities that can adapt and grow sustainably.
- 3.00–4.00pm Doi Tung’s Biodiversity Cards: Connected by Nature — Discover biodiversity through the perspectives of young people in Doi Tung.
- 3.00–5.00pm Workshop: A Frame Full of Joy — Imagine your version of a world filled with Everyday Joy and create a photo-frame collage from deadstock fabric, photographs and everyday objects, while exchanging ideas with a green community.
Sunday, 11 October 2026
- 1.30–6.00pm Clothes and Book Swap — Pass good-quality clothes and books on to new owners, reduce consumption-related waste and make better use of resources.
- 2.00–2.30pm Chao Khun Thong and Friends — The much-loved Thai puppet characters, familiar to children for more than three decades, invite families to enjoy stories and learn about caring for nature and the environment.
- 3.00–5.00pm Workshop: A Frame Full of Joy — Create a photo-frame collage from deadstock fabric, photographs and everyday objects, and discuss how to keep our world liveable with a green community.
