The collaboration of coastal municipalities on sustainable water management and administration to support the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC)

Abstract

The purposes of this research were (1) to study the collaboration of coastal municipalities on sustainable water management and administration to support the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), (2) to study the collaboration of coastal municipalities on sustainable water management, and (3) to study the problems and obstacles of the management. The mixed methods research was used in the study. The researcher conveyed the qualitative research using in-depth interviews from 3 main groups: (1) the chief executives of the municipalities, officers, and the persons responsible for EEC; (2) the heads of group villages, the village heads, and the community leaders; (3) the private sectors. These sampling groups contained 36 people. Moreover, the quantitative data was from 3 groups of population: (1) the first type of water consumers: residences and others; (2) the second type of water consumers: government offices and small businesses; and (3) the third type of water consumers: state enterprises, industries, and large businesses. The total of these sampling groups was 1,165 people.
The findings showed that the sustainable water management and administration of 3 subdistrict municipalities were unsuccessful. Furthermore, the problems and obstacles which affected the planned activities of the municipalities included the lack of natural water sources, the problem of collaboration between the sectors, the insufficiency of essential resources, and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.