Title: Thailand Disaster Management Structure and Links to the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response and Beyond
1Thailand Disaster Management Structure and Links
to the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management
and Emergency Response and Beyond
ASEAN DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENTS AND CIVIL SOCIETY
ORGANISATIONS (CSOs) COOPERATION ON
NON-TRADITIONAL SECURITY ( Disaster Management
) 28 June 2010 Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel
Towers, Bangkok
2Outline of presentation
- The Objectives and Elements of AADMER
- Thailands Disaster Management System
- Links to the AADMER
- Areas of linkage/how
- Challenges/Gaps
- The Road Ahead
3The Objective AADMER
- To provide effective mechanisms to achieve
substantial reduction of disaster loss in lives
and in the social, economic and environmental
assets of the Parties, and to jointly respond
through disaster emergencies through concerted
national efforts and intensified regional and
international co-operation
4Core Elements of AADMER
- Disaster Risk Identification, Assessment, and
Monitoring - Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
- Disaster Preparedness
- Emergency Response
- Rehabilitation
- Technical Co-Operation and Scientific Research
- AHA Centre
- Institutional Arrangements
5Activities under AADMER
- ARDEX (an annual disaster response simulation
exercise, guided by SASOP) - ASEAN Standby Arrangements (List of earmarked
assets and capacities) - ASEAN Emergency Rapid Assessment Team (ASEAN
ERAT) - Others
6Thailand Disaster Management System
- Policy level National Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Committee (Report to The Cabinet) - Strategic Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation (DDPM) (Report to MOI) - Strategic/Tactical Level The Provinces (Report
to MOI through DDPM) - Operational Level Local governments (Report to
Provincial Governor)
7National Plan for Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation
- The National Plan for Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation is the very important mechanism for
disaster management work in the country. - Procedures for actions of (1) Pre-disaster (2)
during disaster and (3) after disaster are the
main parts of the National Plan - Provisions under the National Plan
- Conceptual Framework of disaster management
- Classification of disaster scale
- Role and Responsibility of government ministries
, agencies, state enterprises etc. - Standard Operating Procedure
- Communication line and means
- Tools, equipment and personnel
8When a disaster strikes
- National/Provincial/local Plans shall be
activated - Local government shall react first
- Neighboring local governments shall assist
- Provincial government to support
- DDPM shall support and coordinate with other
national agencies
9Linking National DM Structure with AADMER
AADMER
Thailands Disaster Management System
National Focal Points
Preparedness
Risk Identification
Provincial Governor
Cabinet
Risk Assessment
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Prime Minister
COP
Armed Forces
Early Warning
MOI
Work Programme
CIMIC
Competent Authority
NDPMC
AHA Centre
SASOP
Technical Cooperation
Local governments
DDPM
Policy
NGOs
Research
Rehabilitation
10Areas of linkage
- Disaster Risk Assessment
- Disaster Monitoring
- Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
- Disaster Preparedness
- Disaster Response
- Disaster Relief
- Disaster Reconstruction and Recovery
- Civil Military Coordination
11Areas of linkage
12Areas of linkage
13Areas of linkage
14Areas of linkage
15Challenges
- There are many actors in disaster management
system in Thailand. It is a big challenge to give
an equal or suitable role to all - As Thailand is not much a disaster prone
country, to make the disaster risk reduction on
top of the National Agenda is not an easy job - The challenge will be on the shoulder of DDPM, as
the National Focal Point in Disaster Management,
to start the process of linking national
mechanism with the AADMER
16The Road Ahead
- Establishment of a national committee (or
sub-committee under the National DPM Committee,
that would be directly responsible for the
Implementation of the Agreement - Formulation of National SOPs (Request and Offer
Assistance) - Establishment of SAR team, ERAT relief teams
that has the international capacity - Make the AADMER more widely known to other
agencies/organizations and have more engagements
from them - Others
17Thank you for your attention