ABSTRACT

This chapter analyses the impacts of flooding and displacement in Hat Yai City through a human rights lens. It argues that an effective mechanism for preventing and preparing for displacement has been largely created for the majority of residents of Hat Yai City, including for the ten communities that were most flood-prone in the past and are also amongst the less wealthy of the city’s residents. The chapter outlines Thailand’s recent experience of severe flooding and its legal framework. It looks at the specific issue of displacement and evaluate through a human rights lens, whether an effective mechanism for preventing and preparing for disaster displacement has been created. The plan’s strategies for disaster risk reduction include evacuation preparation and temporary shelter management. Disaster Management Centres at each government level must develop ‘comprehensive evacuation plan, emergency plan to relocate government services or to set forth evacuation measures.