ABSTRACT

This chapter reviews and discusses the status of development policy related to potential climate-related disasters and its approach to mainstream climate resilience in urban development planning in Thailand, specifically Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR). Climate change (CC) adaptation planning in Thailand has mainly emphasized minimizing the effects of future climate variability and change, particularly in urbanized areas. The subsequent concern with the improbability of CC projections has delayed the adoption of climate adaptation plans and policies. The improbability of climate forecasts and the absence of sectoral or regional detailed data and information have highlighted a deficiency in the development of CC adaptation measures, planning, and action. A larger proportion of relevant stakeholders should be involved in the practice of understanding climate risks and vulnerabilities, and planning and implementation. The evidence of climate risks and vulnerabilities in BMR have been discovered by some scholars.