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Abstract

The objectives of this research project were: 1) to study the rights of communities

in water management, through a set of peaceful means, in the watershed areas of the
Northern and Northeastern regions; 2) to analyze discrepancies in community rights in

access to and management rights of water resources; and 3) to make policy recommendations,

or evidence-based measures, so that they can be used by relevant agencies, leading
to the right enhancement of natural resources and the environment, especially of

water resources. Quantitative and qualitative research methods were used; data were

collected through three tools, which were: 1) questionnaires distributed in the Nan
River Basin, Wiang Sa District, Nan Province, and Chi River Basin, Nong Bua Daeng District,

Chaiyaphum Province, 400 samples per area; 2) focus group discussion, conducted with

three groups per area, with eight persons per group, consisting of community leaders,
local wisdom scholars, sub-national government officials, local administrative

organizations, civil society groups and academics; and (3) a public forum to gather

opinions from 50 stakeholders covering all sectors. The data obtained were then
analyzed, using descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, content analysis, typologies,

and event analysis. Then, the data were presented in a table format together with

descriptive analysis.
The results clearly reflected the situation of community rights of peaceful

water management in a Thai social context and under the current essential laws. Under

the conditions for water management, the information from the communities entailed
the inadequacy of the promotion of community rights in water management according

to peaceful means in several issues. To illustrate, 1) most communities had an

understanding of the fundamental rights of the community at a fairly good level. There
had been complaints about the right to utilize the watershed for living purposes. Yet,

conflicts were largely caused by unfulfilled demands of the fundamental right to

adequate water. 2) The communities viewed conflicts as normal occurrences which
can be encountered and resolved. This reflected the view in which compromise

solutions can be sought for, and there was a readiness to solve problems by using
community representatives to negotiate in peaceful means to find solutions together.