this basin has the greatest advantage in production due to the high productivity of the land, irrigation systems,
and the advanced technology used [2], [9]. Furthermore, the Thai Rice cycle and rice growing seasons starts
in May and ends in September. It can be also divided into two main types by the rice cultivation: (1) in-season
rice or known as the “Major Rice” (May to October); and (2) off-season rice or known as the “Second Rice”
(November to April). Then, there are three types of rice cropping systems followed: single-cropped rice,
double-cropped rice, triple-cropped rice. Single-cropped rice used 160-180 days (long-term rice varieties) was
often planted under predominantly rain-fed conditions in the lower Mekong Basin (Northeast of Thailand),
whilst types of double and triple-cropped rice used short-term varieties (90-100 days) and mainly
concentrated in the lower CPRB of the country, because of received irrigation water around the year [5], [9].
3. Methodology
The study method of this paper was synthesized by the secondary data of Thai government reports and
research papers based on the impacts of flooding on Thai Rice and flood victims and public sector in Thailand.
Then, it was also analyzed the primary data by an in-depth interview with the 30 flood victims in CPRB such
as the farmers and experts of public sector involved in flood and climate change. In addition, the summary of
case study was integrated by the suggestion and solution of improving from the researchers and relevant
organizations.