Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
By Dr. Louis Lebel (USER), SEA START and SEI-Asia
Scoping Assessment on Climate Change Adaptation:
Thailand
National Strategies
• Five‐Year Strategy on Climate Change (2008‐12)
• 10‐year Strategic Plan on Climate Change (2010‐2019)
• Three-year Action Plan (2010‐2012)
• 11th National Economic and Social Development Plan (NESDB)
• ONEP acts as a formal contact and coordination point for climate change policy in ThailandSource: Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP), 2007.
Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment, 2009.
Sectoral Policies (1)• Ministry of Interior
disaster preparedness and prevention capacity of people at local level
• Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives promote and support conservation of
local plant varieties tolerant to variable conditions
manage water resources for agriculture and also flood protection for many cities and towns
• Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment work on the climate change adaptation
research
Source: Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, 2009. Department of Agriculture, 2009. Royal Irrigation Department, 2009. Department of Water Resources, 2009.
Sectoral Policies (2)
Source: Hydro and Agro Informatics Institute, 2010. Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, 2009. National Science and Technology Development Agency, 2010.
• Ministry of Science and Technology technical capacity for training and
assessing adaptation options scattered across groups and departments
develop a coherent plan to improve water resource management in Thailand
creation of the Climate Change Knowledge Management Center under The National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA)
Local Initiatives
Proposes to: undertake risk assessments
at various administrative levels
identify high risk areas incorporate potential climate
change adaptation actions into strategic city planning, where appropriateSource: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Green Leaf Foundation
and United Nations Environment Programme, 2009.
Bangkok Metropolitan Administration: • Climate Change Assessment Report 2009
• Raks Thai Foundation: introducing climate change adaptation into its disaster preparedness work with local communities, now they undertaking “Under Building Coastal Resilience to reduce Climate Change Impacts Project” in the South of Thailand supported by the European Union
• Thailand Environment Institute (TEI): contributed to the National Action Plan; leading an initiative to help cities in Thailand adapt to climate change as a contribution to the Asian Cities Climate Change Resilience Network (ACCCRN) funded by the Rockefeller Foundation. The project is implementing in Chiang Rai and Hat Yai
Source: Rak Thai, 2011. TEI, 2011.
Non-state Actions (1)
• Oxfam in collaboration with EarthNet and SEA START: undertaken project on climate change adaptation with local communities in Yasothon Province to improve community risk management with respect to climate variability
Non-state Actions (2)
• Sustainable Development Foundation (SDF): empowering non-state actors and their networks to pursue sustainable development; now working with local fishing community to reduce risks and vulnerability to climate change
Source: Oxfam, 2009. SDF, 2011.
• Research SEA START is helping stimulate, coordinate
and synthesize research on a wide variety of research program in the region including Thailand
Thailand Research Fund (TRF) has “Adaptation to Climate Change” research funding program to support adaptation research projects throughout Thailand
State of Knowledge (1)
Source: START, 2009. Thailand Research Fund, 2011.
• Key issues (1) Water resources: droughts,
floods and storms already have major impacts in Thailand
State of Knowledge (2)
Source: Greenpeace Southeast Asia, 2006, D. M. Alongi, 2008.
Biodiversity: shifts in amounts and patterns of rainfall could have major implications for species which often now have restricted ranges because of impacts of human activities; mangroves will be threaten by deforestation and habitat conversion
• Key issues (2) Agriculture and rural livelihoods:
change in water flow regimes and temperatures will likely impact freshwater fisheries an aquaculture; vulnerability of agricultural production to changes in climate may be quite high
State of Knowledge (3)
Source: FAO, 2008. Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, 2007. Louis Lebel et al, 2007.
Human settlements, health and infrastructure: flood protection measures to protect central business districts may redistribute risks and burdens to neighboring urban areas or rural locations; climate change may also increase risk of food and water-borne diseases
• Climate change adaptation management and policy research
Building adaptive capacity Resilience to climate variability and change
• Incorporate climate change in public policies • Bring knowledge and practice together• Capacity building to improve level of
understanding of potential changes to climate and impacts as well as vulnerabilities
• Need improved coordination and collaboration among agencies, including, but not restricted to sharing of data
• Apply agencies’ experiences in linking knowledge with practice of other issues like disaster management
Challenges
Thank you very much
Dusita KrawanchidStockholm Environment Institute
