1. Poverty & Environment Nexus
Sub-regional Conference,
June 21-22, 2006,
Vientiane, Lao PDR

2. Thailand: Poverty Profile & Poverty Reduction Strategies

3. Poverty in Thailand 1988-2004: Poverty Line & Poverty Incidence
Poverty Line (baht)
Poverty Incidence (%)

4. Poverty Incidence by Region 1988-2004

5. Selected indicators 2004

6. Access to water & sanitation by the poor, 1990-2004
Water supply
Mould Latrine
Drinking water

7. Land Settlement & Land Reform
Year
Items
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
Land allotment areas (mil. Rais)
3.247
1.881
1.920
2.008
3.252
3.176
3.178
Areas received land entitlement certificates (mil. Rais)
2.306
2.732
2.871
3.891
3.384
3.227
3.261
No. of land entitlement certificates issued
157,746
202,657
218,330
235,778
252,841
240,713
239,450
Budget expenditure (mil. Baht)
228
200
125
123
258
152
172

8. Information system for poverty analysis & monitoring
Household socio-economic survey by National Statistics Office—nationwide sample survey
Basic minimum need indicators by Ministry of Interior—every household in rural area
National rural development information—every village in rural area
Registration of the poor

9. Information system for poverty analysis & monitoring (cont.)
Household socio-economic survey which is conducted by National Statistics Office since 1967, then collects every two years since 1986.
Household’s income and consumption expenditure pattern
Housing & sanitary conditions: types of material use, types of toilet, types of drinking water & water supply, land entitlement.

10. Information system for poverty analysis & monitoring (cont.)
Basic minimum need indicators collect every year by Ministry of Interior, since BMN provides information on well-being of villagers. It has 8 categories, 39 Indicators, for example:
Housing: 5 indicators, e.g., durable condition, sanitation, sufficient clean drinking water, livable, free from polluted environment;
Environmental protection: engaging in conservation of natural resource, protecting environment.

11. Information system for poverty analysis & monitoring (cont.)
3. National rural development information provides basic information of development situation at village level. It started in 1982—evolved over period of time, collecting biennially—even year.
Basic structure:
land document, electricity, transportation, land entitlement;
Production, Income & Employment
Local business, employment, wage, farming production, migration, etc.
Education: 6 indicators
Health: 6 indicators
Environmental Protection: 3 indicators

12. Data, Data, Everywhere
Courtesy: Carla Abouzahr, Director MHI, WHO.

13. Working Process Physical & environment database2 1
Basic information for problem solving
Family Folder
Physical & environment database
Socio-economic database (GPP)
Government program/project database (GFMIS)
Local network database
Monitoring & progress report quaterly
External evaluation by NESDB 9 8
ศูนย์ปฏิบัติการวิเคราะห์
War Room
District operation
Plan & networking
Identifying problems & situation analysis at Tambon & district level 3 7
Community action plan at Tambon level
Family Folder 6 5 4
Civil society
Family plan
commitment

14. Physical & environmental database

15. Physical & environmental database

16. Socio-economic database
At household, village, Tambon, district levels

17. Working Process Physical & environment database2 1
Basic information for problem solving
Family Folder
Physical & environment database
Socio-economic database (GPP)
Government program/project database (GFMIS)
Local network database
Monitoring & progress report quaterly
External evaluation by NESDB 9 8
ศูนย์ปฏิบัติการวิเคราะห์
War Room
District operation
Plan & networking
Identifying problems & situation analysis at Tambon & district level 3 7
Community action plan at Tambon level
Family Folder 6 5 4
Civil society
Family plan
commitment

19. Hill tribe people who had the conscience for conserving the forest and other natural resources, but were faced with poverty as well as lack of cultivated land, to live in this area.
Qualified participants must be:
Poor
Landless who make a living from hiring out;
Not involved with drugs.

20. Key Interventions
Land settlement: each household was allocated approximately 2 rai (0.8 acres) of land for cultivation. The people obtained knowledge suitable for their agricultural occupation and possessed positive concern for the conservation of the natural resources.
Water source management: Building check dam and transferring water from natural creeks to bamboo pipe for household consumption as well as through small irrigation channel for agricultural activities.
Food security: a village rice bank was set up to ensure a sufficient amount of rice for the people to eat during off-harvest season.
Health: trained village’s health volunteer to take care of the people’s health and sanitation matters.
Education: providing compulsory education & non-formal education.

21. Persistence paid off
Courtesy: Dr.Ties Boerma, Director MHI, WHO.