Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Water Resource Management in Thailand River Basin: Exploring the implementation of EbA from policy to practice.
(2022) In IIIEE Master Thesis IMEM01 20221The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract (Swedish)
- Thailand is facing with various extreme climate events from flood to drought. As a result of climate change, these events tend to increase in frequency and intensity. The existing water infrastructures and management is showing sign of fragility and incapable of dealing with these challenges. To increase adaptive capacity and tackle current water resource challenges, water management agencies in Thailand started to discuss the using of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) as an approach for river basin management. However, the implementation of EbA has not been mainstream and gaps between policy and practice can be detected. To investigate these gaps, Chao Phraya River basin has been selected as target study site and three research questions... (More)
- Thailand is facing with various extreme climate events from flood to drought. As a result of climate change, these events tend to increase in frequency and intensity. The existing water infrastructures and management is showing sign of fragility and incapable of dealing with these challenges. To increase adaptive capacity and tackle current water resource challenges, water management agencies in Thailand started to discuss the using of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) as an approach for river basin management. However, the implementation of EbA has not been mainstream and gaps between policy and practice can be detected. To investigate these gaps, Chao Phraya River basin has been selected as target study site and three research questions are form. First research question explores the role of EbA in water security (RQ1). Secondly, the current water security challenge and risk are investigated together with the integration of EbA from policy to practice (RQ2). And third question aims to highlight the gaps and factors that affect the mainstreaming of EbA in Thailand (RQ3). Data is collected through literature review of official documents, site survey, spatial mapping, and conducting 10 interviews with local people and practitioners who involve in designing physical tool for water management. To analyze the data, framework for planning and implementation of EbA was adopted. The finding suggests that EbA can contribute to balancing water availability and improve water quality and to successfully implemented the concept, EbA should be integrated throughout the development of water management strategy and solution. However, for Chao Phrya River basin, it was not fully integrated therefore EbA solution has not been realized. Main gaps lie within the uncooperative in national policies, the different perspective of stakeholders, and insufficient knowledge and evidence regarding the performance of EbA in Thailand. To fill these gaps, additional research is required. The future research should focus on integration of EbA in the development of national policies, different perspectives of government authorities together with social and political factors that affect their decision and lastly the study of local knowledge as EbA tool in Thailand context. (Less)
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- author
- Phaibool, Pitcha LU
- supervisor
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- Håkan Rodhe LU
- organization
- course
- IMEM01 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Ecosystem-based Adaptation, Water resource management, Thailand river basin
- publication/series
- IIIEE Master Thesis
- report number
- 2022:35
- ISSN
- 1401-9191
- language
- English
- id
- 9097501
- date added to LUP
- 2022-08-16 10:48:10
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abstract = {{Thailand is facing with various extreme climate events from flood to drought. As a result of climate change, these events tend to increase in frequency and intensity. The existing water infrastructures and management is showing sign of fragility and incapable of dealing with these challenges. To increase adaptive capacity and tackle current water resource challenges, water management agencies in Thailand started to discuss the using of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) as an approach for river basin management. However, the implementation of EbA has not been mainstream and gaps between policy and practice can be detected. To investigate these gaps, Chao Phraya River basin has been selected as target study site and three research questions are form. First research question explores the role of EbA in water security (RQ1). Secondly, the current water security challenge and risk are investigated together with the integration of EbA from policy to practice (RQ2). And third question aims to highlight the gaps and factors that affect the mainstreaming of EbA in Thailand (RQ3). Data is collected through literature review of official documents, site survey, spatial mapping, and conducting 10 interviews with local people and practitioners who involve in designing physical tool for water management. To analyze the data, framework for planning and implementation of EbA was adopted. The finding suggests that EbA can contribute to balancing water availability and improve water quality and to successfully implemented the concept, EbA should be integrated throughout the development of water management strategy and solution. However, for Chao Phrya River basin, it was not fully integrated therefore EbA solution has not been realized. Main gaps lie within the uncooperative in national policies, the different perspective of stakeholders, and insufficient knowledge and evidence regarding the performance of EbA in Thailand. To fill these gaps, additional research is required. The future research should focus on integration of EbA in the development of national policies, different perspectives of government authorities together with social and political factors that affect their decision and lastly the study of local knowledge as EbA tool in Thailand context.}},
author = {{Phaibool, Pitcha}},
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language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
series = {{IIIEE Master Thesis}},
title = {{Ecosystem-based Adaptation for Water Resource Management in Thailand River Basin: Exploring the implementation of EbA from policy to practice.}},
year = {{2022}},
}