Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Candidate for the
UN Secretary-General



Curriculum Vitae
Biography
Candidate for the
UN Secretary-General


Curriculum Vitae
Biography

Curriculum Vitae of Thanpuying
Dr. Suthawan Sathirathai
SURAKIART THAT I KNOW
Mr. Chulchit Bunyaketu
Group Deputy Chairman of King Power – King of Duty
Free, former CEO Thai Oil
Mr. Maroot Mrigadat President of PTT Exploration and Production
Prof. Prasit Kovilaikool President of Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Former Dean of Chulalongkorn Law Faculty
Prof. Tithiphan Chuerboonchai
Dean of the Faculty of Law, Chulalongkorn University
Dr. Prajya Phinyawat
Senior Executive Vice President, PTT Petrochemicals
& Refining Business Group


 

CURRICULUM VITAE of Thanpuying Dr. Suthawan Sathirathai


Name Thanpuying Dr.Suthawan Sathirathai
Born September 24, 1958
Marital Status Married to H.E.Dr.Surakiart Sathirathai, Deputy Prime Minister with one son, Mr.Santitarn Sathirathai
Parents M.L. Taweesan Ladawan, Privy Councillor and Thanpuying M.R. Busba Satanapong, Sister of HM. the Queen
Royal Decorations
- Knight Grand Commander (Second Class, higher grade) of the Most Illustrious Order of Chula Chom Klao
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Exalted Order of the White Elephant
- Knight Grand Cordon (Special Class) of the Most Noble Order of the Crown of Thailand
- The Red Cross Awards Medal (First Class)
Current Position President of Good Governance for Social Development and the Environment Institute (GSEI)
Office Address Good Governance for Social Development and the Environment Institute (GSEI), 47/10 Soi Amornpan 4, Vipawadee-Rangsit Road, Bangkok 10900 Tel : (662) 941-0785-6 Fax : (662) 941-0787 e-mail : suthawan@loxinfo.co.th
Home Address 7 Soi Meesuwan 3, Sukhumvit 71 Bangkok 10110, Thailand Tel :-(662) 711-1560 Fax :-(662) 391-9599
Education

1980 B.Eng (Electrical Engineering) Faculty of Engineering
Chulalongkorn University
Bangkok, Thailand
1982 M.A. (Economics) Department of Economics
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Tufts University, U.S.A.
1993 Ph.D. Department of Land Economy
University of Cambridge,
England
1994 Certificate on Environmental Economics and Policy Analysis Workshop Harvard Institute for International
Development, Harvard University,
U.S.A.

Work Experiences:

June-August 1984 Summer Intern, Irrigation Department, South Asia Project Division, The World Bank, Washington D.C., U.S.A.
1985 - 1988 Research Associate, Natural Resource and Environment Program, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI), Bangkok, Thailand
1994 - 1999 Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1995 - 1999 Deputy Director, Centre for Ecological Economics, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
1999 - 2000 Director, the Environment Programme, Institute of Social and Economic Policy (ISEP) , Bangkok, Thailand

Committees:

1996 Member of the Board of the National Research Council of Thailand (NRC), Bangkok, Thailand
2000 Member of the EIA Technical Review Committee for Water Resources Development, attached to the National Environment Board, Bangkok, Thailand
2001 Treasurer of Good Governance for Social Development and the Environment Institute (GSEI) Foundation , Bangkok , Thailand

Selected Research and Publications:

In English:

- Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). A Report on Clean Technologies for the Pulp and Paper Industry, The Textile Industry and Metal Coating and Finishing in Thailand. submitted to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), 1986 (named as a researcher and co-ordinator in the research team of the project)
- TDRI, A Report on The Status of Coastal and Marine Resources of Thailand. submitted to the Swedish Marine Resource Commission (DSM), 1986 (named as a researcher in the research team of the project)
- Phantumvanit, D. and Sathirathai,S., "Promothing Clean Technologies in Developing Countries", Industry and Environment, October/November/December 1986 (Published by the United Nations Environment Programme [UNEP])
- Arbhabhirama, A. (ed.) of Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI). Thailand Natural Resources Profile. Oxford University Press, 1988 (named as a researcher in the research team )
- Phantumvanit, D. and Sathirathai, S.,(1987) "Pressure on Forest - The Thai Experience" Tiger Paper Vol.14: No.4, Oct.-Dec. 1987, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
- Sathirathai, Suthawan, A Domestic Resource Cost of the Thai Pulp Industry, manuscript, National Resource and Environment Program, Thailand Development Research Institute, Bangkok, Thailand, 1988
- Arbhabhirama, A., D. Phantumvanit, J. Elkington and P. Ingkasuwan (1988) Thailand: Natural Resource Profile, Oxford University Press, Singapore (named as a researcher in the research team of the project)
- Phantumvanit, D., and K. S. Sathirathai, (1988) "Thailand: Degradation and Development in a Resource-Rich Land. Environment 30 : 11-32.
- Sathirathai, S., (1993) The Adoption of Conservation Practices by Hill Farmers, with Particular Reference to Property Rights, Unpublished Ph.D. Thesis, Cambridge University, England
- Sathirathai, S., (1994) "Property Rights and the Adoption of Conservation Practices in Northern Thailand" in Eiumnoh, A. (ed.), Proceeding of the International Workshop on Sustainable Agricultural Development, 14-17 December 1993, Bangkok, Thailand,
- Sathirathai, S., (1995) "Natural Resource and Environmental Policy Formulation in Thailand : A Role of Local Community" presented in International Conference organized by Chulalongkorn University and the Consortium of European Parther Universities 9-10 February, 1995 on The Future of ASEAN-EU Relations : Challenges from the Asia-Pacific Region
- Sathirathai, S., (1995) "Property Rights and Resource Conservation in Northern Thailand", Chulalongkorn Journal of Economics, Vol. 7. No. 2 (May, 1995)
- Sathirathai, S., (1996) "Economic Valuation of Mangroves and the Roles of Local Communities in the Conservation of the Resources: Case Study of Surat Thani, South of Thailand" , First Interim Report, presented at The Sixth Workshop on Economy and Environment in Southeast Asia, 21-22 May, 1996, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), Singapore.
- Sathirathai, S. and et. al. (1996) "State of Thai Studies on State of the Environment: Property Rights Perspectives" , presented at The International Conference on Thai Studies, 14-16 October, 1996, Chiang Mai.
- Sathirathai, S., (1996) "Economic Valuation of Mangroves and the Roles of Local Communities in the Conservation of the Resources: Case Study of Surat Thani, South of Thailand" Second Interim Report, presented at The Sixth Workshop on Economy and Environment in Southeast Asia, 12-13 November, 1996, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), Singapore.
- Sathirathai, S., (1998) "Econonmic Valuation of Mangroves and the Roles of Local Communities in the Conservation of the Resources: Case Study of surat Thani, South of Thailand", EEPSEA Research Report Series, Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), Singapore.
- Sathirathai,S., and B Barbier, (April 2001) " Property Rights, Incentives, and Conservation of Mangroves in Thailand", Contemporary Economic Policy (forthcoming)

In Thai:

- Sathirathai, Suthawan and Raenu Sukarom, editors, (1991), Natural Resource Economics (Translation from Theodore Panayotou,ed., Natural Resource Economics) Song Siam, Bangkok.
- Sathirathai, Suthawan, (1991) "Natural Resource Economics and Management for Developing Countries: Introduction and Overview" (Translation form T. Panayotou) in Suthawan Sathirathai and Raenu Sukarom, 1991
- Sathirathai, S., (1995) "Property Rights and the Conservation in the Highland of the Northen Region : Village Communities and Globalization" in S. Piriyarangsan and P.Phongpaichit (eds.) Globalization and Thai Society, Chulalongkorn Centre of Political Economic, Bangkok
- Sathirathai, S., (1995) "A Study on Environmental Audit in Thailand (a part on economic analysis)" in A Study on Environmental Audit in Thailand, a research project report submitted to the National Economic and Social Development Board by the Institute of Environmental Research, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok
- Sathirathai, S., (1995) " Property Rights and Problems of Common-Pool-Resources " in Proceeding of the Symposium on Sustainable Development of the Thai Economy, 25 year Anniversary of the Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, 12-13 September 1995, Bangkok, Thailand
- Sathirathai, S. (1997), "Economic Issues of Biodiversity in Thailand", presented in the BRT Year-End Conference, October 15-17, 1997 in Chiang Mai, organized by the Programme for Biodiversity Research and Training, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnoloy, Thailand.
- Sathirathai, S. (1999), " Biology and Economics of Property Rights" in From Economic Crisis to Civil Society: A Book on Commemoration of Professor Dr.Ammar Siamwala's 60th years Anniversary, Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University
- Sathirathai. S. (2000), " Public participation in the environmental decision-making process " the Seminar on " Roles of the Univetsity and local participation in the local resource development" 10 year Aniversary of Naresuan University, 26-27 July 2000, Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Phitsanulok, Thailand
- Sathirathai. S. (2000), " Syntheses and concluding remarks " in Proceeding of the Workshop on Good Governance, Public Participation and Decision-making Process for Environmental Protection, Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
- Sathirathai, S. (2000), editor of the Proceeding of the Workshop on Good Governance, Public Participation and Decision-making Process for Environmental Protection, Thailand Research Fund (TRF)
- Sathirathai, S. (2000), "Crisis on natural resources and the environment : conflicts and preliminary solutions " presented in the "Crisis, Development and Security " 30 year Aniversary of Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, organized by Political Economy Centre, Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University, 22 November 2000 , Salanited Conference Centre, Chulalongkorn University

On-going Research Projects:

- Project Director and Researcher of "An Economic Valuation of a Natural Forest : The Case of the Teak Forest in Mae Yom National Park with particular reference to Ecological Costs of the Kaeng Sua Ten Water Resources Development Project", funded by the Programme for Biodiversity Research and Training (BRT), National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnoloy, Thailand
- Project Director and Researcher of "The Development of Methodologies for Economic Valuation of a Natural Forest With Case Studies of the Nam San Small-Scale Hydropower Project and the Kaeng Sua Ten Water Resources Development Project", in collaboration with the Resources for the Future (RFF), U.S.A. and funded by the National Energy Policy Office (NEPO).
- Project Director (Thai team) and Researcher of " Initiative on Population, Consumption and the Environment: Demgraphic and Economic Factors Determining Coastal Land Conversion into Commercial Shrimp Farming in Thailand Project", in collaboration with Environment Department, University of York, UK. and funded by the MacArthur Foundation, U.S.A.
- Project Director and Researcher of "Good Governance Public Participation and Decision-making Process for Environmental Protection Project" funded by Thailand Research Fund (TRF)

 


 
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