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Thailand
UN forum highlights need for disaster preparedness in Asia-Pacific region
1 May 2013, UNNC
'First and foremost, Governments must invest in prevention and preparedness – it is far more effective and less costly than recovery efforts,' said the Executive Secretary of Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Noeleen Heyzer, at the Commission’s Ministerial Roundtable on Building Resilience to Natural Disasters and Major Economic Crises...
National Platform
- HFA Focal Point:
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) - Website:http://www.disaster.go.th/html/english/i
- Contact:Director-General
- Phone:+66 224 352 79
Hyogo Framework for Action
- National Policy & Plans
- Thailand: National progress report on the implementation of the Hyogo Framework for Action (2009-2011) 2011, Min of Interior, Thailand - gov
- Thailand: National Report in preparation for WCDR (2004)2004, Thailand - gov
- Official Statements & Presentations
- Other Development Reports
- Thailand: Review of current and planned adaptation action2011, Adaptation Partnership
- Thailand: Common country assessment - CCA (2005)2005, UNDG
Top 5 Natural Disaster reported
| Disaster | Date | Affected | (no. of people) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 2008 | 10,000,000 |  |
| Drought | 2010 | 6,482,602 | |
| Drought | 1999 | 6,000,000 | |
| Drought | 2002 | 5,000,000 | |
| Flood | 1996 | 5,000,000 | |
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Source of data: OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database Data version: v11.08 *: Including tsunami Data displayed does not imply national endorsement. |
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- 4th regional training on mainstreaming disaster risk reduction into national development process10-14 Jun 2013, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Enterprise-based early warning system training workshop for enterprises in Thailand17-21 Jun 2013, Thailand (Bangkok)
- 22nd regional training course on community-based disaster risk reduction with a changing climate24 Jun - 05 Jul 2013, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Masters degree in civil engineering with research on disaster risk reductionCHULA, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Professional master's degree in corporate social responsiblityAIT; Corporate Social Responsibility Asia, Thailand (Bangkok)
- Masters - Disaster preparedness, mitigation and managementAIT, Thailand (Pathumthani, Bangkok)
- Global Risk Data Platform (dynamic mapping tool)
Maplecroft: Climate change vulnerability index 2013 – Most at risk citiesNov 2012, Maplecroft
Thailand: composite hazard mapMar 2011, OCHA ROAP
- Climate change - innovative solutions from Thailand2010, Oxfam GB
- Ancient tsunami records2008, NPG
- Film: Lessons save lives: the story of Tilly Smith2005, UNISDR
- Public health specialistSaudi Arabia (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), ADPC
- Project officer - DRR/CCA-mainstreaming specialistThailand (Bangkok), ADPC
- Disaster risk management specialistPhilippines (Manila), ADB
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