1. THAILAND: SHARING EXPERIENCE ON DISASTER RESPONSES DURING 2004 TSUNAMI MR.SUPORN RATTANANAKIN DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION, MINISTRY OF INTERIOR THAILAND

2. OVERVIEW Roles and Responsibilities of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) during 2004 Tsunami Thailand’s experience and lessons learned Way forward

3. Country Risk Profile

4. DEPARTMENT OF DISASTER PREVENTION AND MITIGATION (DDPM) Established in October 2002, only 2 and a half year before Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 During the Tsunami, DDPM functioned as the secretariat of Minister of Interior (assigned by the Prime Minister): to facilitate and coordinate search and rescue operations in all tsunami affected provinces at the Crisis Coordination Center in Phuket Main tasks and responsibilities: Provide cash compensations (for families, for fatality cases, for injury cases, for funeral expenses, etc.) Provide each tsunami effected population with essential tools/ equipment for reclaiming livelihoods

5. Turning Points of DM in Thailand 2004 Tsunami Lack of unified command system Limited risk knowledge Limited knowledge and system for international humanitarian coordination Limited capacity of search and rescue Etc.

6. Turning Points of DM in Thailand 2011 Flooding The 4 th costliest disaster loss in the world Tremendous loss of development gains

7. International Cooperation Sustainable Development Strengthen humanitarian coordination ASEAN Mechanisms (AADMER, ACDM, SASOP, AHA Centre) National Provincial Local Other regional cooperation platforms (ARF, APEC) UN and Global standards (INSARAG, Civ-Mil, IASC) Upgrading humanitarian coordination standards Encouraging knowledge sharing Promoting DRM leadership

8. THAILAND & ASEAN ON DISASTER MANAGEMENT ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response: AADMER Policy backbone of ASEAN and ASEAN related bodies on disaster management Launched of the new National Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Plan, 2015 In accordance with the concept of disaster risk reduction (DRR) In line with Sendai Framework on DRR Incorporated AADMER Main strategies include Promoting international cooperation on DRR

9. THAILAND COOPERATION WITH ASEAN DDPM as National Focal Point in ASEAN Committee on Disaster Management (ACDM) Minister of Interior is the Minister in charge of disaster management and participated in ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Disaster Management (AMMDM) Thailand has been actively institutionalize AADMER at the national level: National AADMER Implementation Committee (30 line ministries and organizations) 3 AADMER Working Groups under National AADMER Implementation Committee

10. THAILAND ON ASEAN DM & HADR Actively participated in regional disaster HADR exercises including ARF DiREx, ADMM and ADMM Plus exercise, and ARDEX Providing assistance to ASEAN and AMS when the disasters occurred: Typhoon Haiyan, Myanmar flood, etc. Cooperation with ACDM and AHA Centre as well as ARF, ADMM, ADMM Plus, and EAS Promoting synergy between all sectors in disaster management and humanitarian assistance through AADMER as the main platform

11. WAY FORWARD Enactment of legal mechanism: Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Act, 2007 (replace National Civil Defence Act, 1979) Shift from “Disaster Management” toward “Disaster Risk Management” All inclusive policy scheme to corporate all players/ sectors in DRR activities Capacity building and enhancement of emergency management system and personnel Focus on DRM at the community level as well as public education and awareness building on DRR (development of network of community-based early warning system)

12. WAY FORWARD Introduction and application of Incident Command System (ICS) into Thailand emergency management system Initiate the development of a comprehensive and integrated database system: National Clearing House of disaster management information Promote and commit to international cooperation on disaster management and DRR SAR capacity building through “Capacity Building of Search and Rescue Team” program which expected to submit to INSARAG external classification for medium team qualification in 2017