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i o Conrnitment of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives and the RRRDI to obtain and allocate additional research funds for the implementatilJn of a research and development program. o Participation of Thai personnel in a core-scienti1~ic training program and other technical training including in$truction in scientific and technical English. o Verification that responsible suspension criteria have been developed and will be used in the planning and execution of seeding projects. o Will i ngness to conrni t personnel and 'Funds to condUlct detailed environmental and socioeconomic impact studies as an integral element of Subprogram II. B. Subprogram I - Feasibility Studies and Core-Sc'ientific Train~ 1. Rationale '. Subprogram I focuses on design and feasibility studies, and on training in Thailand in the fundamentals of scientific wl!ather modification theory and practice. The training is planned as an eight-week course to take place at the end of the first year of the I"econrnended program. The feasibility studies involve a sci~ntific evaluation of prospective seeding strategies and seeding materials for Thililand through numerical cloud modeling experiments and a pilot agricultural drought warning study. The design studies will incorporate the findings of the feasi- bility studies and result in the design of a major scientific demon- stration of the water (precipitation and streamflow) augmentation capabilities of cloud seeding in the catchment area of the Bhumipol Reservoir including its scientific potential, its implementation requirements and its expected duration as a function of desired level of confidence in the results. Preliminary suspension criteria guidelines will also be developed as part of the design. The design and feasibi- lity studies will be completed prior to the start of training course and the results presented as part of the training curriculum. The design and feasibility studies in Subprogram I will address the scientific questions of when and where precipitation can be increased and by how much. Equally important is the question of whether precipi- tation enhancement should be done which must consider socioeconomic and envi ronmental issues. These issues wi 11 be addressed in Subprogram II. 2. Core training program on the theor'y and practice of scientifically - based weather modification ,a. '" . A principal means of technology transfer in SCil!ntific weather modifica- tion for water augmentation will be through a comprehensive training program. Both 10ng- and short-term training is recommended involving informal and formal instructional modes as appropriate. This training, 47