Risk Management of Water Resources in Thailand in the Face of Climate Change Abstract Managing

Managing risks in water resources is essential to alleviate damage and the consequences of natural disasters such as flooding and drought and to increase agricultural production to ensure food security for the country. Understanding the types of risk in each area helps planners to select the right policies and actions to apply in the right places in order to reduce the risks and mitigate damage. Thailand has frequently suffered from flooding during the monsoon season, droughts in summer and even both in some particular areas. Additionally, Climate change is a new threat that only amplifies the water resource tensions. This paper presents a risk management framework for the sustainable development of water resources by taking flood and drought risks and climate change into account in the policy planning process. Then, regional and sub-regional spatial strategies can be identified to ensure that the risks do not increase and to prevent redundant investments. As a result, suitable policies and local measures based on each type of local risk can be chosen.

สืบค้นข้อมูลเพิ่มเติม:SASIN JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT 2009