Experience of Thailand: Developing NAP Process
Kollawat Sakhakara, Ph.D. Climate Change Coordination and Management Division
Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and PlanningMinistry of Natural Resources and Environment
NAP EXPO 2016 Sub-session 1Capturing baselines:
Understanding the current status of climate change adaptation and resilience
UNDP-UNEP NAP-GSP
11 July 2016, 09.50 a.m. UN Campus, Bonn
•Overview of Thailand
•Institutional Arrangement & Responsibilities
•NAP Process and Experience
Contents of Presentation
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Overview of Thailand
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• Ranked 11th most affected by climate-related impacts
• 1 of the 16 countries in the "extreme risk" category
National projection expects• Unpredictable
Rainfall pattern• Severe flood and drought
Map from www.thailand-maps.comRef: Climate Risk Index, GERMANWATCH 2715
Institutional Arrangement & Responsibilities
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Sub Nt’l Board on Technical Support
(Chair: ONEP Sec-Gen)Amended
2015
Sub Nt’l Board on
Negotiation(Chair: MoNRE
Perm-Sec)Amended 2015
Sub Nt’l Board on
Policy Integration
(Chair: MoNRE
Perm-Sec)Amended
2015
Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning (ONEP)
Climate Change Management Coordination Division (CCMC)Thai Green House Gas
Organization (TGO)
(Policy formulation and National Focal Point)
Secretary
National Board of Climate Change Policy(Chair: Prime Minister) M of MoNRE, M of MoFA Found 2007
Climate Change Coordinators (CCC) (30 Agencies :: 19
Ministries + 11 Agencies under PM Office)
Appointed 2010
MoNRE
(Permanent
Secretariat)
Adaptation to CC
Consequences
GHG Mitigation and Low-Carbon
Development
Capacity Building
NAP Process and Experience
“Thailand as Climate Change
Resilience Society with Low-Carbon Emitting Growth
toward the Sustainable
Development Pathway”
3-Key ApproachesVision 2050
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Climate Change Master Plan 2015-2050
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NAP Process and Experience1. Vulnerability
database
• Gaps and Needs• Priority List• Methodologies
2. Vulnerability Maps
3. Suggestions of drafting NAP
Review of
1st NAP Gaps & Needs
Sector-Based / Area-Based V Maps
(DRAFTED)
NAP
National Database of Adaptation Measures
Grouping
Prioritizing1st, 2nd, 3rd,…
1st Phase: 2015 2nd Phase: 2016
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NAP Process and ExperienceConstraints and Opportunities
National/Local research and studiesData Accessibility/Availability
Standardization of Databaseslocal Knowledge Database
Knowledge and Awareness GapsSocio-Economic Co-benefits Linkages
Inadequate Financial Supports
Project-based Adaptation
CCMP
Drafted
NAP
• UNDP-FAO:Climate FinanceNAP-Ag
Adaptation Roadmap
#1
#2
• GIZ-BMUB: • CCMP Implementation• Risk-Based NAP
• JICA: ADAP-T
project• Line MinistriesClimate Change Strategic
plans: MOH, MOAC
• Local Communities: Adaptation Options
Resilient &Sustainabl
e• Research Institutes:TRF, NRCT
NAP Process and Experience
Mainstreaming & Implementation
2014 2015 2016 2017-2018M & E
Thank you
Climate Change Coordination and Management DivisionOffice of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
Ministry of Natural Resources and EnvironmentRama VI Rd., Prayathai District, Bangkok 10400 Thailand
T/F: +66 2265 6692, +66 2265 6500 ext. 6842 ; www.onep.go.th
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