Efficiency-Increasing Water Resources Management for Sustainable Development with Participation of Ban Kaeng Community in Na Kae District, Nakhon Phanom Province

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to study the water consumption in Ban KengCommunity Na KaeDistrict, NakhonPhanomProvinceand to study the patterns of participatory solutions the water problems that suitable to the area and Ban KengCommunity. The methods used in this research are interview, survey of water sources,rainfall measurement, questionnaires, and field trips. The results reveal that the villagers clearly understand the geographic area of their community and are capable of managing the water to use more useful by using more surface water and building the dam to increase the amount of ground water,finding way to reservethe water and cleaning the water reservoir.. The household water purifier has been developed to decreasewatersediment. Ban KengSub-district Administration Organization supports the budget the build the standard water supply for community’s consumption water. Moreover, Ministry of Science and Technologysupports the villagers to plant the organicvegetablesusing less water in the greenhouse.