Abstract

          The objectives of this research were to  1) study general condition of Pasak River basin water resource management, 2) study concept, theories and Dhamma principles about water resource management, 3) study factors affecting people’s participation in water resource of Pasak river basin management, and  4) present  an approach to people’s participation in water resource management of Pasak river basin.

          The research methodologies were mixed method of quantitative and qualitative methods. Quantitative research method applied survey research, collecting data with questionnaires from 402 samples of populations who lived in provinces and who involved with water resource management. Data were analyzed by frequency, percentiles, mean, standard deviation and t-test

          Qualitative research collected data from 21 key informants who were purposefully selected with In-Depth-Interview, and from focus group discussion with 12 specialists, purposefully selected. Data from In-Depth-Interview and focus group discussion were  analyzed by Content Analysis Techniques

          Findings were as follows:

1) In general, the participants in the water resource management of Pasak river Basin were 215 females(53.75%), 185 males(46.25 %) 39.50 per cent with ages of 18-30 years old. As for education, 123 persons (30.75 %) with primary education level. 127 persons had income of 3,000-5,000 baht per month and the rest of 107 persons(26.75) were  without occupations and incomes and students.

2) The doctrine of water resource management was the seven aparihaniya-dhamma. This principlewas found the Load Buddha had addressed to the king of Vajji who governed the state with the samaggi-dhammasystem, “the society willnot encounter with disharmonybecause the principle preventedthe society from disunion and violence.”  When it was applied with water resource management, it prevented corruption; therefore, the government should promote and entitled into the policy of good governance-based countryadministration in order to establish peaceful and happily society.

3) Factors affecting people to participate in water resource  management  of Pasak river basin for higher benefits, efficiency and effectiveness were that all ten aspects were at moderate level with the average of 3.20 These findings could be concluded as follows;

          The aspect of virtual characteristics of leaders was that leaders community shelter, respectable, faithful, trustworthy and scarifying.

          The aspect of social value of social members was that members valued senior and kinship system, community right and folk wisdom.

          The aspect of community members’ senses of belonging was that  members loved and were proud of local community, were aware  the senses of water resource ownership and common problems or effects.

          The aspect of community social activities attention was that members were interested in receiving data and information about activities happening in the communities and were ready to participate in all activities held by communities.

          The aspect of community strength was that members participated in all public activities in villages, held esprit de corps at village and family levels. Opinion expression, problem identification and solving, learning activities in communities, community plan formulation and members responsibility for the communities were apparently evidenced.

          The aspect of acceptation and support was that communities received financial support, accepted by other communities by study tour, demonstration and training, and accepted by government agencies.

          The aspect of decision making process was that members lacked of full information and data about water resource for their decision making for operation. Budget received annually was divided for many departments and  they carried out the task by their own methods, lacked of full and continuous coverage of public relations. Lacked of local agencies In unity to carry out the policy and plan formulation.

          The aspect of data and information receiving was that members received data and information from television, newspaper, radio, magazines and official document consecutively.

          The aspect of plan setting for water resource management was that members participated in acknowledging the situations and problems about water arising in the communities, scrutinizing the causes and helped solving the problems and improving the conditions.

          The aspect of stake-holders’ participation in water resource management was that stake-holders  participated in  decision making in planning, project setting to solve the community problems and to response to the community needs and to evaluate the impacts of water and other resource  that occurred in the communities.

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