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<br />At the end of 1987, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives of the Royal Thai <br />Government and the U.S. Agency for International Development formally established the <br />recommended program as the Applied Atmospheric Resources Research Program under the <br />Agricultural Technology Transfer Project. Reclamation is providing the transfer of technology <br />and technical assistance in the implementation of the 5-year program. The program consists <br />of four concurrent and synergistic activities: 1) design and feasibility studies, and training in <br />Thailand in the fundamentals of theoretical and applied precipitation enhancement, 2) conduct <br />of a major scientific demonstration of precipitation enhancement including new and upgraded <br />equipment, in-service training, technical assistance, scientific and economic evaluation and <br />institutional development, 3) long-term university graduate level training in scientific weather <br />modification in particular and in atmospheric sciences in general, and 4) annual program <br />monitoring, reviews and external evaluation. The overall goal of the program is to assist the <br />development within the Royal Thai Government of an ability to design, implement, monitor <br />and evaluate scientifically-based, cost-effective precipitation enhancement projects in an integral <br />part of Thailand's national agricultural development and water resources management plan. <br /> <br />OUTLOOK <br /> <br />The prospects of future water shortages throughout the world are real. Demands for water <br />increase daily. The population continues to grow, along with attendant needs for water, food, <br />and fiber production. There may be no one best solution to solve water shortages, but instead <br />a combination of conservation and augmentation practices will be necessary. Reclamation's <br />objective is to develop ways to meet the water needs of tomorrow. Cloud seeding, while only <br />one of many augmentation alternatives, is gaining increased attention and application for its <br />potential to help alleviate the current and impending critical water problems in a cost effective <br />manner. <br /> <br />For further information on Project Skywater, call or write: <br /> <br />Mr. John C. Lease, Chief <br />Water Augmentation Group, Code D-3720 <br />Research and Laboratory Services Division <br />Bureau of Reclamation <br />P. O. Box 25007 <br />Denver, CO 80225-0007 <br />Phone (303) 236-4346 <br />Telex: 168167 USBREC <br /> <br />9 <br />