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Mongolia|environment|July 1, 2025 / 11:39 AM
Mongolia, Thailand to cooperate on artificial weather modification in Gobi region

AKIPRESS.COM - Minister of Environment and Climate Change Batbaatar Bat and Director of the National Agency of Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring Battulga Erkhembayar received representatives and officials from the Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation of Thailand, Montsame reported.

The parties discussed the outcomes of research on artificial weather modification to increase precipitation in Gobi region, reviewed the report of a joint team worked in Dalanzadgad, Umnugobi province, and cooperation directions for 2025–2029.

The experts of Thailand conducted studies based on 10 years of meteorological data from Umnugobi province and a detailed assessment of the techniques and equipment, currently used in local weather modification operations.

The Thai experts proposed modernizing the existing rocket and ground-based generators, increasing the frequency of cloud seeding, introducing new approaches for dispersing reagents and salt into clouds by small aircraft and drones, strengthening local human resources through training and practice, and localizing advanced technologies in compliance with climate change. These activities will be implemented jointly by Thai experts, the National Agency of Meteorology and Environmental Monitoring, and the Governor's Office of Umnugobi province in the next five years.

Currently, Mongolia does not have ground-based generators and the Thailand side expressed its intent to transfer this technology to Mongolia free of charge within the framework of cooperation.

The Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation of the Kingdom of Thailand operates 30 aircraft, carrying out over 6,000 flights annually for artificial weather modification.

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