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Climate Change and its impact in Thailand: A short overview on actual and potential impacts of the changing climate in Southeast Asia
In 2011, Thailand was underwater: more than one million people were affected by severe flooding for several weeks as a result of persistent rainfall (World Bank, 2011). In 2015-...
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Ecological and socio-economic values of Mangrove ecosystems in tsunami affected areas: Rapid ecological-economic-livelihood assessment of Ban Naca and Ban Bangman in Ranong Province, Thailand
Framed after the devastation of the Indian Ocean Tsunami, the aim of this study is to explore the role that mangrove ecosystems play in providing and sustaining livelihoods thro...
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Mangrove Forest Conservation in Thailand
In Thailand, Mangrove forests along the country's coastlines totaled an area of approximately 367,900 hectares in 1961. Unfortunately, between 1975 and 1993, a large proportion ...
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Low Carbon Green Growth Initiatives
The term Green Growth refers to sustainable economic and social dimensions within a supportive environment. The vision, mission, and objectives of the Eleventh National Economic...
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Thailand towards sustainable management of marine and coastal habits
Universal call upon concert actions regarding ocean-related sustainable development have been requested to be applied and implemented at all levels form local and national to re...
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Access and Benefit Sharing
This book on Access and Benefit-Sharing has the objective to enhance better understanding of principles of access to genetic resources and fair and equitable sharing of their be...
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Valuing Ecosystem Services in the Lower Mekong Basin: Country Report for Thailand
This report begins with a description of what ecosystem services are and how they can be categorized. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment is the most ubiquitous and comprehensiv...
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Thai Flood 2011 Overview: Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Planning
In response to the prolonged and widespread flooding throughout Thailand in 2011, the Royal Thai Government, in conjunction with the World Bank and other development partners, u...
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Thailand 4.0 Policy to Become a Mechanism for National Reform
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha has stated the "Thailand 4.0” policy would become a mechanism for national reform to pull Thailand out of the middle-income trap, econom...
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Understanding the costs and benefits of climate change adaptation in Thailand
UNDP-GIZ workshop on applying cost-benefit analysis and ecosystem-based adaptation supports adaptation planning for Thailand Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
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Submission by Thailand: Intended Nationally Determined Contribution and Relevant Information
As a developing country highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, Thailand attaches great importance to the global efforts to address this common and pressing challeng...
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Thailand’s National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Processes
Outline of National Adaptation Plan Processes for Thailand
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Thailand 20 Year Strategic Plan and Reforms
Archived web content of Dr. Porametee Vimolsiri, Secretary-General of the NESDB, giving a presentation about Thailands 20 Year National Economic and Social Development Plan.
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The National Disaster Risk Management Plan (2015)
This updated edition of Thailand's National Disaster Risk Management Plan has incorporated the principles and tasks of the Sendai Framework and consolidates strategies for imple...
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Thailand's Second National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Thailand submitted its initial national communication (INC) to the UNFCCC in 2000. The second national communication (SNC) is being prepared using the UNFCCC reporting guideline...
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Handbook for public participation in Environmental Impact Assessment
A guideline on the on EIA.
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Renewable energy outlook: Thailand
The commitments that the Government of Thailand has made to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20-25% from the business-as-usual scenario by 2030 requires concerted actions for ...
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Thailand 4.0
Thailand 4.0 is an economic model that aims to unlock the country from several economic challenges resulting from past economic development models which place emphasis on agricu...