FACTS & INDICATORS

       - Climate change in Thailand has obviously become the main factor that causes more out of season storms as well as increasing rainfalls, which has led to severe flooding over the past ten years.

       - Thailand has about 512,000 square meters of water reserve areas, the annual amount of rainfalls are approximately 800,000 cubic meters, dividing into an estimate of 600,000 cubic meters of usage water, while 200,000 cubic meters of redundant water would run into the ocean which has ultimately caused flood each year.

       - Flood situation in Thailand was also due to inadequate organizational system, lack of government assistances and inconsecutive management of 25 major rivers in the nation.

       - Collective data of average sea level measurement over the past 67 years at Koh Lak, Sattaheeb Bay, and Koh Ta Phao Noi, has showed not much change in average sea level in both the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.

       - The benchmark of Thailand’s main sea level at Koh Lak, Prachuap Khiri Khan Province has been set 67 years ago and dramatically changed owing to the alteration of geographical structures, for instance, coastal erosion, earthquake, etc; all of which had made it difficult for inspectors to employ proper mechanisms to predict Thailand’s future sea level.

       - Officials report that Thailand’s seashore will continue to be collapsed at an annual rate of 1-2 centimeters.

       - According to the fact that seashore slope in the Gulf of Thailand has a ratio of1:100, a chance of having “Storm Surge” (instantaneous rising sea level) is relatively low.

       - Thailand has become more likely to experience an earthquake, as it is considered one of the major effects of the global warming. Earthquake’s speculation and observation are imperative for flood warning system since an earthquake can simply cause damage or destroy middle- to large-sized dams.

       - A study of the Prince of Songkla University using computer to produce an imitating physical model has shown that artificial reef can help decrease wave force by 60-70 %, a method of which can eventually lower coastal erosions as well.

       - There are many researches conducted in Thailand suggesting that mangrove forest is not merely a preserved seashore ecosystem, as it can help reduce severity of sea breeze and waves while also can protect seashore from coastal erosions and easing up flood burdens.