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Thailand Country Report
Suthathip Dejchaisri
Plan and Policy Analyst
Department of Disaster Prevention andMitigation
Ministry of Interior,Thailand

Out Line• General Information of Thiland• Overview of Disaster Situation• Disaster Management: Strategy/Policy/Plan• Department of Disaster Prevention andMitigation1

Country Profile
Population
Area
CapitalMajor language
Major religion
Life expectancy
CurrencyFlag

69.4 million
513,115 sq km
Bangkok (City of Angels)
Thai
Buddhism
71 Years (Men),
79 Years (Women)
Baht

Organization of the government

CentralGovernment

ProvincialGovernment

Local
Government

Ministries
Bureaus
Departments

76 Provinces
878 Districts
7,255 SubDistricts
75032 Villages

Ordinary local government
2,442 municipalities
Special local government
Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration
Pattaya Town

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Regions and Seasons
Thailand has three seasons:
Cool Season (November toFebruary),
Hot Season (March to June),and Rainy Season (July toOctober).

Disaster Profile : Flood3

Disaster Profile : Drought

Disaster Profile : Storm4

Disaster Profile : Fire

Disaster Profile : Forest Fire and Smoke5

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act 2007 (B.E.2550)
Section 4 : Definition of “Disaster”
Section 6 : Appointed National Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation Committee
Section 11 : Designate DDPM as National Focal Point
to carry out disaster management activities of the country
Section 12 : Formulate National Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation Plan
Section 13,14,15,18 and 19 : Designate Authorized personin charge of Management as Incident Command Director
from National Level to Local Level

1st level: 20-year National strategy (2018-2037)

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2nd level: Master plans under national strategy (2018-2037)
23 Master Plans
1.Security
2.Foreign issue
3.Agriculture
4.Manufacturing
5.Tourism
6.City7.Logistic and digital
8.Business
9.Sufficiency economy
10.Culture
11.Lifelong learning
12.Education

13.Health issue
14.Sport
15.Social power
16.Local business
17.Social welfare
18.Sustainabledevelopment
19.Water management
20.Government
21.Corruption issue
22.Laws
23.Innovation

3rd level: Disaster Risk Management Plan 2015

National Policy Framework

1Implementing
andmainstreaming
disaster risk
reduction

1st Strategy
Disaster risk
reductionoriented

2
Ensuring
multi-sectorial
cooperation inemergency
management

2nd Strategy
Integrated
emergency
management

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Enhancing an
inclusive measurefor Build Back
Better and Safer inrecover,rehabilitation andreconstruction

Strengthening andstandardizing
international
cooperation andcoordination indisaster risk
management

3rd Strategy
Effective
recovery andresiliencebuilding

4th Strategy
Strengthened
international
cooperation

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(Draft) Disaster Risk Management Plan 2020
International and National Framework
1. Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2030 (SDGs)
2. Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 (SFDRR)
3. Paris Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
4. New Urban Agenda under UN-HABITAT
5. ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response: AADMER
6. Bangkok Declaration on Disaster Risk Reduction in Asia and the Pacific 2014
7. The 20-year National strategy (2018-2037)
8. The 12th National Economic and Social Development Plan (2017-2021)
9. Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act 2007 (B.E.2550)
10. Smart DRM for 3’s: SEP-SDGs-SFDRR

Smart DRM for 3’s: SEP-SDGs-SFDRR

Understanding Disaster Risk
Investing in DRR

Using Analytics for Better Decision-Making

Enhancing Research & Innovation

Preparedness for effective response

Build Back Better

International Partnership

8Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Core agency :DDPM as the central
government agency to operate
any related activities onnational disaster prevention
and mitigation

Mission
1. Create and develop disastermanagement system of Thailand in allphase including be fore, during and after
disaster happen
2. Build disaster management educationand awareness3. Run an effective disaster management
work to help save people’s life andproperty
4. Assist disaster victims and develop
effective disaster victim assistance
5. Assist in disaster recovery to bring backlivelihoods of the people to normalcy

Roles
DDPM plays its role in the following
areas :
1. Serve as Secretariat of the National
Committee on Disaster Prevention
and mitigation
2. Serve as the coordination centerfor disaster management
3. Provide operational support tolocal and provincial

Department of Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation (DDPM)• Headquarter in Bangkok• 18 Regional Centers• 76 Provincial Offices• 30 District Offices (in 16 provinces)• 1 Training Institute• 6 training campuses

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Operational Level• Different level of mechanisms
during disaster will be activatedaccording tothe level of emergencies

10Community Based Disaster Risk Management

Exercise/Drill

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Exercise/Drill

Warning System- 17-

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Tsunami Detection Bouy

Water Management for Flood and Drought

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Recovery

Disaster Emergency Logistics
System for ASEAN (DELSA)

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Proposed Research:
Stakeholder and engagement strategy in disaster risk
reduction
Background and Significance of the Research:
Disaster risk management is based upon partnerships among multi-stakeholders includingthe nation and local governments, NGOs, UN agencies, voluntary groups, private businesses,
academia and the most important element that is people, which have to work collaboratively toensure the effective coordination of planning, services, information and resources necessary forcomprehensive disaster management.
Expected Results:
To gain the knowledge, best practice and the governance system in Japan on disaster risk
reduction and stakeholder and engagement strategy for adapting to Thailand’s context;
Public-private-people relationship stakeholder model for disaster risk reduction
Pathways to raising disaster risk reduction awareness among stakeholders

Thank you15