extremely important and can lead to improved outcomes and increased coping, thus enhancing
adaptive capacity under various conditions of climate change. Thailand’s Technology Needs
Assessment (TNA) report formulated in 2012 has identified three highly impacted sectors in
urgent need of adaptation technologies. These are:
(1) Agriculture, in need of forecasting and early warning system technologies, crop improvement
technologies, and precision farming technologies
(2) Water Resource Management, in need of networking (via pipes and canals) and
management of infrastructures (including zoning), seasonal climate prediction, and sensor web
using observation and/or modeling data
(3) Modeling, in need of an integrated national data center, national data transfer/management
process and the advanced research, weather research and forecasting (WRF - ARW) model,
and an integrated model to address the need of agricultural sector and water resource
management sector
During 2009-2011, budget for adaptation actions in Thailand accounted for 68% of the total
budget allocated to climate change. As climate change continues, the need for adaptation
finance is expected to substantially increase in the future, consequently creating extra burden
on an already scarce government fiscal budget of many developing countries including
Thailand. To ensure that adaptation actions can be effectively enhanced to address the distress
experienced in highly vulnerable developing countries, it will be necessary to secure adequate
means of implementation including finance, technology development and transfer and capacity
building for adaptation in the new global agreement under the UNFCCC. Adaptation
undertakings of developing countries do not provide benefits only at the local and national
scales, but also contribute to the resilience of global food production system, enable ecosystem
and biodiversity protection, enhance the livelihood particularly of low-income population and
contribute to the achievement of the global millennium and sustainable development goals, as
well as the objective of the UNFCCC set forth in its Article 2.
Finally, recognizing that long-term and continuous effort is required to address climate change,
Thailand has formulated the National Strategic Plan on Climate Change B.E. 2551-2555 (2008-
2012) and the Climate Change Master Plan B.E. 2558-2593 (2015-2050), providing a
continuous framework for measures and actions in the long-term. The Climate Change Master
Plan has laid out a vision to achieve climate-resilient and low-carbon growth in line with
sustainable development path by 2050, and has recently been approved by the Cabinet.
Relevant agencies in various sectors are now in the process of formulating specific sectoral
plans to address climate change, based on this framework plan. Therefore, it is expected that
further concrete mitigation and adaptation actions will be proposed in respective sectors.
The information provided in this INDC aims to enhance clarity and understanding, and Thailand
is willing to provide additional information to further enhance its clarity. Thailand encourages
other Parties with similar or more advanced national circumstances to submit their INDCs as
soon as possible. As a developing country, Thailand places great importance on the global
efforts in addressing climate change, and will continue to play a constructive role in the
UNFCCC process.