Thailand Urban Disaster Mitigation Project

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Roles and Responsibilities of Department of
Disaster Prevention and Mitigation DDPM
Department of Disaster Prevention and
Mitigation Ministry of Interior Thailand
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DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Formulate policy, guideline and
identify criteria for disaster management.2.
Study, analyze, conduct the research and
develop disaster prevention, and warning
systems.3. Develop information technology system
for disaster prevention, warning and
mitigation.4. Mobilize peoples participation to
engage in disaster prevention and mitigation.
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• 5. Create awareness and preparedness among
  the general public.
• 6. Arrange the training course and drill on
  disaster prevention and mitigation,
  rehabilitation and on providing relief to the
  victims as stated by law.
• 7. Promote, support and carry out disaster
  prevention and mitigation activities, provide
  assistance to the victims and rehabilitate
  devastated areas.
• 8. Direct and coordinate the relief operation
  for disaster victims and rehabilitate the area
  devastated by large scale disaster.

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• 9. Coordinate with local and foreign
  organizations for technical assistance in
  disaster prevention, mitigation, rehabilitation
  and in relief operation. Perform any other
  functions as assigned by the Ministry of Interior
  or the cabinet.

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• VISION
• Department of Disaster Prevention and
  Mitigation, Ministry of Interior, is the
  principal government agency to carry out the task
  and responsibility of disaster prevention and
  mitigation so as to sustain Thailands
  habitability and safety

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• MISSION
• 1. Materializing disaster and civil emergency
  prevention and warning systems and creating
  preparedness in all areas.
• Directing and implementing disaster and civil
  emergency mitigation activity systematically,
  rapidly, equitably and thoroughly.
• 3. Procurement of materials, equipments, and
  vehicles, indispensable for disaster prevention,
  mitigation, suppression and for relief operation.

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• Rehabilitation of damaged public utilities,
  physical and mental recuperation of disaster
  victim, and restoration of livelihood. All these
  activities are carried out on thorough, equitable
  and rapid basis, and be in harmony with the needs
  of the victims.
• 5. Mainstreaming and collaborating disaster
  prevention and mitigation system, programme, the
  implementation evaluation with other national and
  international agencies.

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Thailands experiences with natural disaster

• 1. Tropical storm average of 4 annually
• 2. Typhoon average of 3.97 annually
• 3. Landslide
• 4. Droughts
• 5. Earthquakes
• 6. Flood

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Tropical Storm
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Tropical Storm
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Earthquakes
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Flood
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Draughts
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Legal System of Disaster Management

• Civil Defence Act 1979
• Prime Minister Office Regulations on
• National Safety 1995
• - Prime Minister Office Regulations on
• National Safety 2003, Volume 3

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Legal Structure of Disaster Management according
to The Civil Defence Act 1979
The Cabinet

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National Level

• At this level, its is the responsibility
  of the National Civil Defence Committee (NCDC)
  and performs all functions relevant to management
  of disaster at all level.

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Regional Level
12 Regional Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
Centers to render technical assistance and
auxiliary services to local Civil Defence
Committee
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Local Level
The main actors who really cope with
disasters are local Civil Defence Committee at
provincial, district and local government
levels.
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CBDRM in Thailand
DDPM has launched CBDRM activities as follows
(1) DDPM Human resource development - training
CBDRM trainer - training flood related risk
management for middle level
executives - round table seminar on total
disaster risk management for high
level executives
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(2) Training courses for community
leader and local authorities - Disaster
prevention and mitigation network
leader - Safety system development for
city-planned local authorities
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DDPM and role in integration of community
participation and community based disaster risk
in national development plan
National Development Plan
The Cabinet
National Civil Defense Communities (NCDC)
DDPM as Secretariat of NCDC
other govt. agencies concerned
Collaboration of Stakeholder
Civil Defense Volunteer
Local govt.
NGOs
CBDRM (people)
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The Success of CBDRM The interpretation of
CBDRM concept into concrete practice and to
accomplish the objectives depends on

• Political will is very important element
• that will lead CBDRM to success
• The change of mind-set of decision-makers
• Public awareness
• Introduction of information and technology
  system for disaster
  management

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The Success of CBDRM (cont.)
- Empowerment local communities to participate
in disaster risk reduction and encouragement
the contribution to related decision-making
process - Linkage with international organization

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CBDRM and its contribution to stainable
development
The linkage of Disaster prevention system or
safety system to sustainable development can be
expounded as follows
National level the government has established
DDPM to
- Shoulder the responsibility of
creating effective disaster
prevention system or safety system in all
local authorities - Set the community
as the center in disaster management

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Local/community level DDPM jointly with
other related government agencies have attempted
to enhance the capacity of local authorities and
communities through
- formulating the annual disaster prevention and
mitigation
plan - joint exercise pursuant the formulated
plan. - establishing the network and recruiting
more Civil Defense Volunteer. - developing
human resource. - providing disaster
management related equipment. - erecting
warning system. Etc.
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Victim Assistance

• Regional Civil Defense Center carry out to
  rehabilitate the damaged facilities, building in
  addition to infrastructures and also to the
  victims by paying the reserved payment for victim
  according to the Ministry of Finance regulation
  emergency management 2003.

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• 1. Provide food and sanitary water
• 2. Supply clothing for victim not exceeding 1,000
  THB (40 USD)
• 3. Provide daily live utilities such as futon,
  blankets, and other utilities
• 4. Repair/reconstruct the damaged
  houses/properties
• 5. Repair the barn and livestock ranches
• 6. Rent payment to the victims in case their
  totally houses damages
• 7. Construct temporary shelters for victims
• 8. Assist to Injures victims for medical treatment

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• 9. Assist for dead person 15,000 THB in case the
  chief of the family died they will receive 25,000
  THB
• 10. Pay for utilities not exceeding 10,000 THB
• in each family
• 11. Supply other utilities
• 12. During the cold spell below 15 degree and
• continually 3 days long, 160 THB per
• person and not exceeding 300,000 THB

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