Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand

Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand

Thailand is the twentieth most populous country in the world, located at the center of Southeast Asia. The southern end of the country is a peninsula with the Andaman Sea to the west and Gulf of Thailand. Located in the tropical region, Thailand’s...

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Main Authors: World Bank Group, Asian Development Bank
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila 2021
Subjects:
CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
CYCLONE
STORM SURGE
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/180671632486875498/Thailand-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile
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spelling okr-10986-363682021-10-14T05:11:03Z Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand World Bank Group Asian Development Bank CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION NATURAL DISASTER HEATWAVE DROUGHT FLOOD CYCLONE STORM SURGE Thailand is the twentieth most populous country in the world, located at the center of Southeast Asia. The southern end of the country is a peninsula with the Andaman Sea to the west and Gulf of Thailand. Located in the tropical region, Thailand’s climate is relatively warm all year round. Thailand has experienced negative growth due to the impacts form the Coronavirus (COIVD-19) pandemic, which has adversely affected Thailand’s small, open economy, its export and the country’s tourism sector. To counter this, Thailand has placed emphasis on self-reliance and resilience to external factors in its economic planning. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Thailand. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods and economies, many of which are already underway. Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries integrate climate action into their core development agendas. The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are committed to supporting client countries to invest in and build a low-carbon, climate resilient future, helping them to be better prepared to adapt to current and future climate impacts. 2021-10-13T19:02:38Z 2021-10-13T19:02:38Z 2021-09-24 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/180671632486875498/Thailand-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36368 English CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo World Bank and Asian Development Bank World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Risk and Vulnerability Assessment East Asia and Pacific Thailand
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CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
CYCLONE
STORM SURGE
spellingShingle CLIMATE CHANGE
CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT
CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION
NATURAL DISASTER
HEATWAVE
DROUGHT
FLOOD
CYCLONE
STORM SURGE
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand
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description Thailand is the twentieth most populous country in the world, located at the center of Southeast Asia. The southern end of the country is a peninsula with the Andaman Sea to the west and Gulf of Thailand. Located in the tropical region, Thailand’s climate is relatively warm all year round. Thailand has experienced negative growth due to the impacts form the Coronavirus (COIVD-19) pandemic, which has adversely affected Thailand’s small, open economy, its export and the country’s tourism sector. To counter this, Thailand has placed emphasis on self-reliance and resilience to external factors in its economic planning. This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Thailand. This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on communities, livelihoods and economies, many of which are already underway. Climate change is a major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank Group is committed to playing an important role in helping countries integrate climate action into their core development agendas. The World Bank Group (WBG) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are committed to supporting client countries to invest in and build a low-carbon, climate resilient future, helping them to be better prepared to adapt to current and future climate impacts.
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Asian Development Bank
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Asian Development Bank
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title_short Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand
title_full Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand
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