Community health impact of degradation water quality and policy recommendation: case study of Li watershed, Lamphun Province

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate community health impact of degradation water quality and policy recommendation on people in Li watershed. This article presents a mixed methodological approach. 323 households who lived in the communities and 14 stakeholders were participated in this study. Questionnaires, focus group discussion and stakeholder workshop were used as tools for data collecting. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics and content analysis. The results indicated that community health impact of degradation water quality was moderate (x= 1.88). The public has made policy recommendations to address activities and learning promotion of water quality to civil society, empowering communities to manage water resource under the concept of ecological culture and make of water quality knowledge.