If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of

the United Nations Secretary General and why?

Chutatip Isarangul Na Ayudhya For IE’s MBA 2016 application

Welcome to Thailand the country of water

Unlikely transportation pathway where cars met boats

Infinite swimming pool that didn’t belong to luxury resorts

Unexpected tourist attractions came to the scene

There was a flood tragedy in Thailand 4 years ago

The World Bank assessed that the economic

damage of “Thai flood” is greater than that of Hurricane Katrina in USA

Disrupted

6% GDP

Y2005 Y2011 Y2011

Katrina

Great flood

Tsunami

Disrupted

3.7% GDP

Disrupted

2.5% GDP

How I lent my hands to flood victims? The startup of my social organization

A social organization run by alumni of Engineering school, Chulalongkorn University, with more than 100 squads

Engineer

Programmer

Banker Activities chief

PR chief

Finance chief

Founder troops

CU-Intania 90 for Thai-flood

It’s me

Flood in Thailand still occurs every year

Flood 57%

Storm 26%

Drought 8%

Others 9%

Frequency of disasters in Thailand 1990-2014

BUT the inconvenient truth is never ending

Although Thai government has approved the construction of National Water Management Systems, the programs primarily focus on flood reliefs rather than flood defenses

So if I had the opportunity to meet the United Nations Secretary General, I would …

I would ask the UN’s Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) to share the innovation in flood defense infrastructure

Example Case : The Metro Colombo Urban Development Project in Sri Lanka, supported by the World Bank

Purpose : Reduce flooding in Colombo by using special techniques to improve the city’s drainage networks

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Also, I would ask the ADPC to educate Thai people and key organizations about excellent flood preparedness

Community

Government

Schools

Business

Manage risks & operate business with

an emergency plan

Understand causes of flood & basic defense

Build sustainable flood control infrastructure Be active to deal with

unpredictable disasters

Build the social non-profit organization (or center) for all kinds of the natural disasters - Raise fund in advance of the disasters - Educate people & share knowledge

without boundaries - Support the well-preparedness - Be the center of collaboration

Lastly, I would ask the ADPC to strengthen the performance of Thai National Disaster Warning Center (NDWC) with the global practice

The intense collaboration between ADPC and NDWC can considerably relieve damage & save people’s lives

Key benefits of UN’s assistance to Thailand

Decreased economic loss Numberless saved lives Recovery in tourism industry

Sustainable business environment Better life quality

Remark

All information and content provided in this presentation are from my research and knowledge from direct experience. Please note that I do not allow any plagiarism of this presentation without my acknowledgement.

Chutatip Isarangul Na Ayudhya The creator

Your faithfully,