Thailand
Country Report
Sophita Thanyalakmetha
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation(DDPM)
Visiting Researcher FY2022

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member countries.
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Outline

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Disaster Situation in Thailand

2

Disaster Risk Management System

3

Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts

4

Current Progress ofSendai Framework for DRR

5

Research Plan

1. Disaster Situation in Thailand
FloodingStorms

Droughts

Landslides

Forest fires

Climate change1. Disaster Situation in Thailand2. Disaster Risk Management System➢Disaster Risk Management Principles➢Disaster Risk Management Mechanisms➢Role and Function for Collaborative DRM➢Disaster Risk Management Related
Laws and Regulations

2. Disaster Risk Management System
Disaster Risk ManagementPrinciples“It is a holistic disastermanagement and implement
continual action, not separated

into each process, namely
prevention and mitigation,preparedness, response, relief,and recovery.”8

Disaster Risk Management Mechanisms
National Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation Committee
National Disaster Warning System
Management Committee

EOC (Emergency Operation Center) 24/7
Operation Level
The Prime Minister
In case of catastrophic disasterNational disaster Command Headquarters

National SafetyCommittee
Policy Level

Central Disaster Management Centre

Provincial Disaster
Management Centre

Bangkok Metropolitan Disaster
Management Centre

District Disaster
Management Centre
Pattaya City Disaster
Management Centre

Municipal Disaster
Management Centre

Sub district Administrative Organization
Disaster Management Centre

2. Disaster Risk Management System
Disaster Risk Management Related Laws and Regulations
Sendai Frameworkfor Disaster Risk
Reduction 2015 - 2030

Sustainable
Development Goals

Paris Agreement

Disaster Prevention
and Mitigation Act,B.E. 2550 (2007)

National Strategy
2018 - 2037

The National Economic andSocial Development Plan

National Disaster Risk Management Plan 2021 - 2027

2. Disaster Risk Management System
Role and Function for Collaborative DRM
The agencies of theministries and the relevant
primary agencies havebeen assigned specificroles and responsibilities
relating to DRM
DDPM as the lead agency
at the central level
designed to deal withwhole spectrum of DRM
activities

3. Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts
Awareness & Collaborate✓ Raising awareness on disaster risk

management to stakeholders who place
different emphasis on disasters. Can't betruly integrated.
✓ Encourage the preparation of an operating

manual to be a tool for the stakeholders towork more easily.

4. Current Progress ofSendai Framework for DRR• One of the seven global targets is
Substantially increase the number of countries with national
and local disaster risk reduction strategies by 2020
➢ The new National strategies for DRR➢ Encourage every part of society at every level to develop
the plan for DRR

5. Research PlanTitle

Specific Aims

Development for National Disaster Risk Management Plan in Thailand• The aim of the proposed research is to study the disaster risk
management and disaster management plan of Japan, especially the partof Disaster Risk Reduction for local level. That is the important strategy toreduce loss and damage.

Expected result• The expected results are the concept of development the National
Disaster Risk Management Plan which encourage stakeholder to beaware, understand and implement DRR by doing DRM Plan for their level.

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