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Thailand: Community-based approach needed for next big flood - Opinion

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A community-based approach that involves local people working closely with all adjacent communities in flood prevention may prove to be much more effective in coping with the next flood, according to the Nation. The Bangrakam case offers a model that promotes community-level efforts to cope with future floods at the local level while the central government takes care of the "big picture" and maps out an all-round and well-defined master plan for the whole country.

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Hazards Flood
Themes Community-based DRR Urban risk and planning Disaster risk management
Country and region Thailand

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