Abstract
Traditionally, flood management has concentrated on providing protection against floods using technical measures, but there is currently an international shift towards a more integrated system of flood risk management, whereby flood risk is defined as the probability of flooding multiplied by the potential consequences. Climate change is a great challenge to sustainable development and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in Thailand. The main purpose of this paper is to highlight the challenges associated with the current situation and projected impacts of climate change on the disasters and the human environment in Thailand, to review and explore the potential of Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA), and to propose SEA in making informed decisions relevant to the implementation of the new adaptation framework in a flood management plan. Thus, current measures on how Thailand is responding to the recent impacts of climate change in river basin planning are presented. It is imperative that an appropriate environmental assessment tool, such as SEA be employed in making rational decisions regarding adaptation frameworks. SEA offers a structured and proactive environmental tool for integrating of climate change adaption into formulating Policies, Plans, and Programs (PPPs) among relevant sectors.
Highlights
The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fully confirmed the occurrence of global climate change
In terms of flood management, the lesson learned with this history and experiences of flood disasters, better keys should be developed to prevent or manage its calamitous recurrence
The objective of this paper is to explore how Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) could be introduced into the planning such the flood management planning in the Thai context with an appropriate framework, to identify the benefits and constraints of this integration SEA into the existing framework
Summary
The fourth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) fully confirmed the occurrence of global climate change. The movements, responding and succor the victims or the community to manage against flood disasters still have shortcomings (Tanwattana et al, 2014) This conspicuously exposes the limitations of flood management plans, disaster risk reduction, and emergency responses by the community, government and stakeholders in general (Roachanakanan, 2016; Koontanakulvong, 2016; Chanjirawuttikun, 2016). Because of unsystematic is lack of disaster management system and a coordinated flood response system (Koontanakulvong, 2016) These drivers caused indecisive and inadequate flood management at both the local and national levels of government. This certainly discloses the shortcomings and limitations in the organization of flood management plans and emergency responses by the community and government (Jukrkorn et al, 2014). The objective of this paper is to explore how SEA could be introduced into the planning such the flood management planning in the Thai context with an appropriate framework, to identify the benefits and constraints of this integration SEA into the existing framework
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