El Niño causes erratic weather; 43 provinces face floods/drought risk. Water data upgraded.
MGR Online•Politics•
Full article content is available on the original source.
Source: MGR Online (Original)
View Original Article
Key Quotes
"In this crisis of variability, even though the average rainfall may be less than normal, it doesn't mean it will be severely dry with no water. This is a crucial opportunity to quickly communicate to the public and local agencies to store water during the rainy season as much as possible."
ในวิกฤตความแปรปรวนนี้ แม้ปริมาณฝนเฉลี่ยอาจจะน้อยกว่าปกติ แต่ไม่ได้แปลว่าจะแล้งจัดจนไม่มีน้ำ นี่คือโอกาสสำคัญที่เราต้องเร่งสื่อสารให้ประชาชนและหน่วยงานในพื้นที่เตรียมเก็บน้ำในช่วงที่มีฝน ให้ได้มากที่สุด
Key Entities
Person
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, who is commenting on the impact of El Niño.
Watcharaphol Khaokam(วัชระพล ขาวขำ)
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives, present during the visit to GISTDA.
Danupon Punnagan(ดนุพร ปุณณกันต์)
Assistant Minister to the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, present during the visit to GISTDA.
Sriyada Palimapan(ศรีญาดา ปาลิมาพันธ์)
Advisor to the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, present during the visit to GISTDA.
Sueksit Srijomkwam(ศึกษิษฎ์ ศรีจอมขวัญ)
Deputy Secretary-General to the Prime Minister for Political Affairs, present during the visit to GISTDA.
Chathrin Janhom(ฉัตริน จันทร์หอม)
Secretary to the Minister of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, present during the visit to GISTDA.
Kobsak Pootrakool(กอบศักดิ์ ภูตระกูล)
Chairman of the Board of Directors of GISTDA, who welcomed the delegation.
Roybon Rasmithath(รอยบุญ รัศมีเทศ)
Director of GISTDA, who welcomed the delegation.
Organization
Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)(สถาบันสารสนเทศทรัพยากรน้ำ (องค์การมหาชน))ℹ️
An agency that presented forecasts and showcased technologies related to water resource management.
thaiwater.net
A platform developed by GISTDA, used for analyzing water forecasts and risk predictions.
Science, Research and Innovation Promotion Fund (SRIPF)(กองทุนส่งเสริมวิทยาศาสตร์ วิจัยและนวัตกรรม (ววน.))
A fund supporting the research and development of water management and sustainability.
Universities(มหาวิทยาลัย)
Twelve universities are collaborating to build human resources and systems for provincial water management.
Ministry of Agriculture(กระทรวงเกษตรฯ)
Collaboration is underway with the Ministry of Agriculture to plan dredging of water sources.
Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM)(กรมป้องกันและบรรเทาสาธารณภัย (ปภ.))
Coordination with the DDPM is planned to identify high-risk disaster areas in advance.
ThaiWater Application(แอปพลิเคชัน ThaiWater)
A mobile application providing real-time water status, rainfall forecasts, and risk assessments.