Lam Sai Yong Model Project Lam Sai Yong Model Project was established in mid-2014 in Lam Sai Yong Subdistrict, Nang Rong District, Buri Ram Province,withtheobjectivetoapplywater resourcemanagement knowledge to provide solutions for drought-stricken communities. Under the project, water storage areas were developed and effectively managed to increase water supply for irrigation during the dry season. IRPC has since introduced the Lam Sai Yong Model water resource management project to other areas, such as Ubon Ratchathani, Uttaradit, Sisaket, and Udon Thani provinces. IRPC learned that water shortage is a huge and complex problem that cannot be resolved by piecemeal measures. The Company then relaunch the Lam Sai Yong Model with a new integrated management approach, encompassing the Water-FoodEnergy Nexus, to bring about positive change and mitigate impact of the seasonal water shortages that tend to have knock-on effects on other aspects of the Company’s business directly and indirectly. Objectives 1. To apply IRPC’s innovations, personnel knowledge base and capabilities in water resource and alternative energy management to raise the standard of living of communities, the society and protection of the environment 2. To build capabilities for farming communities to adapt to or mitigate the impacts of Climate Change and water crises 3. To bring about change and improvement in the quality of life of farming communities in arid areas to ensure Water and Food Security as a solid foundation for the future growth of Thailand’s agricultural sector 4. To expand social development networks in collaboration with external parties, such as state agencies, the private sector, and non-profit organizations 5. To serve as a model for private enterprises to implement community development projects according to their level of capabilities and skills in order to spread the benefits to other communities 6. To advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Article 2 To end hunger, achieve food security, enhance nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture (Zero Hunger) Article 6 To ensure Clean Water and Sanitation for all Article 7 To ensure Affordable and Clean Energy Lam Sai Yong Model Project in Udon Thani Province IRPC has implemented the Lam Sai Yong Model Project at the Center for the Development of Persons with Disabilities, Udon Thani Diocese, in Ban Sri Wattana, Ban Muang Subdistrict, Ban Dung District, Udon Thani. This is the same area where the Company created a project to provide occupational training for people with disabilities in 2017, which currently provides jobs in farming and animal husbandry for a total of 51 disabled persons according to their conditions and skills. Due to chronic water shortages, these people had been forced to stop working, depriving them of livelihood and income. IRPC, therefore, implemented the Lam Sai Yong Model Project to provide adequate water supply during the dry season as well as putting in place a long-term agricultural development in accordance with the sufficiency economy approach in the 200-rai project area. The combined farming and animal husbandry project that meets farming and hygienic standards can now be used as a learning center for sustainable agricultural training for people of disabilities. IRPC’s SMART Farming In 2021, IRPC further developed and expanded the Lam Sai Yong Model Project by applying appropriate agricultural technology in combination with innovations in an area of 35 rai at the Center for the Development of Persons with Disabilities, Udon Thani Diocese, designated as IRPC Smart Farming project in collaboration with the Center for the Development of Persons with Disabilities. The project provides opportunity for persons with disabilities, the elderly, including bed-ridden persons with limited mobility, to learn agricultural techniques appropriate for their capabilities and conditions so that they can earn extra income and support themselves and family. In the 3-year plan (2021-2023) receives support from IRPC in acquiring appropriate and simple technologies and innovations suitable for location conditions and way of life of disabled persons. In this regard, the work principles of the late HM King Bhumibol Adulyadej the Great, Rama IX have been applied 141 Business-driven sustainability IRPC PUBLIC COMPANY LIMITED
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