Peace Walk for Rivers, Dhamma Pilgrimage to Protect the Kok, Sai, Ruak, Mekong, and Salween Rivers Tha Ton to Chiang Rai 31 May – 5 June 2026

Day 1: 31 May 2026

  • 08.00 hrs. Opening ceremony at Tha Ton Bridge over the Kok River, Mae Ai, Chiang Mai
  • 09.00–11.00 hrs. Walk from Tha Ton Bridge to Wat Hat Chomphu (6.2 km)
  • 11.00–13.00 hrs. lunch
  • 13.00–15.00 hrs. Activities with the local community
  • 15.00–17.00 hrs. Walk from Wat Hat Chomphu to Wat Mai Mok Cham (6.4 km)
  • 18.00–19.00 hrs. Dinner
  • 19.00–21.00 hrs. Visakha Bucha Day activities and panel discussion: “One Year of Transboundary Contamination in the Kok River”
  • 21.00 hrs. Rest at Wat Mai Mok Cham

Day 2: 1 June 2026

  • 06.00 hrs. Breakfast
  • 08.00–11.00 hrs. Travel from Wat Mai Mok Cham to Chotikunakasem School, Mueang Ngam Tai (7.1 km)
  • 11.00–13.00 hrs. Lunch
  • 13.00–16.00 hrs. Cultural forum and dialogue: “Listening to the People: Concerns about Toxic Contamination in the River and Directions for Solving the Problem for Communities”
  • 16.00–17.00 hrs. Travel from Chotikunakasem School, to Pha Tai School (4 km)
  • 18.00–19.00 hrs. Dinner and rest at Pha Tai School

Day 3 :2 June 2026

  • 06.00 hrs. Breakfast
  • 08.00–11.00 hrs. Travel from Pha Tai School to Ban Ton Phueng (6.5 km)
  • 11.00–13.00 hrs. Lunch at Ban Ton Phueng
  • 13.00–16.00 hrs. Walk from Ban Ton Phueng to Pha Kwang School (6.5 km)
  • 16.00–18.00 hrs. Activities with the local community at Pha Kwang School
  • 18.00–19.00 hrs. Dinner and rest at Pha Kwang School


Day 4 :3 June 2026

  • 06.00 hrs. Breakfast
  • 08.00–11.00 hrs. Travel from Pha Kwang School to the home of flood-affected residents at Ban Khwae Wua Dam (7 km)
  • 11.00–13.00 hrs. Lunch
  • 13.00–17.00 hrs. Walk to Ban Khwae Wua Dam School (2 km)
  • 19.00–21.00 hrs. Cultural forum and discussion: “A Crisis upon a Crisis and the Role of Citizens in Flood Warning at Khwae Wua Dam”
  • 21.00 hrs. Rest at Ban Khwae Wua Dam:
    • (1) participants stay at Ban Khwae Wua Dam School;
    • (2) monks stay at Wat Pong Pham Pattana (monks travel by car from Ban Khwae Wua Dam School to Wat Pong Pham)

Day 5: Date: 4 June 2026

  • 06.00 hrs. Breakfast
  • 07.00–11.00 hrs. Travel from Wat Pong Pham Pattana to Ban Huai Sai Khao (9 km)
  • 11.00–13.00 hrs. Lunch
  • 13.00–17.00 hrs. Discussion forums (2 sessions)
    • Forum 1: “The problem situation and community proposals from Mae Yao Subdistrict”
    • Forum 2: “The situation of transboundary river problems and civil society proposals in the Mekong and Salween basins”
  • 18.00–19.00 hrs. Dinner
  • 19.00–21.00 hrs. Cultural program
  • 21.00 hrs. Rest at Wat Huai Sai Khao

Day 6 – Date: 5 June 2026

  • 07.00–08.00 hrs. Travel by boat from Mae Yao Municipality to the Kok River Bridge in front of Chiang Rai Provincial Hall
  • 08.00–10.00 hrs. World Environment Day activities
    • Art Parade, Procession of the Five Rivers, from the public park at the Mae Fah Luang Bridge to Chiang Rai Provincial Hall. Public statement
    • Submit a letter to Chiang Rai Members of Parliament and Senators
  • 11.00 hrs The People’s Network for Protecting the Kok, Sai, Ruak, Mekong, and Salween Rivers meets to discuss solutions to transboundary river contamination with the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Public Health, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the National Human Rights Commission
  • 13.00–16.00 hrs. National Health Assembly forum
  • 16.00 hrs. World Environment Day stage at Chiang Rai Contemporary Art Museum

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