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ing during crisis. At present, the climate is fluctuating severely; thus, it is essential to
establish a National Integrated Water Resource Management Center to collect data
on water resource, including areas, statistics, current status, forecast and researches,
for the preparation of a warning, monitoring and weather forecasting system to
prevent any future disaster that could occur at any time. The center will also have
high performance computerized system and network system that can provide
effective information service 24 hours.
4. Water Resource Management for drought and flood
prevention for communities outside the irrigation zone
At present, there are areas for agriculture at 150 million rai, out of this amount 20
percent is within irrigation zone and 80 percent is out of the irrigation zone. Hydro
and Agro Informatics Institute (HAII), a public organization under Ministry of Science
and Technology, together with empowered communities have development water
resource management for communities outside the irrigation zone by adopting the
Royal Initiatives.
There are successful cases of best practice water resource management in 7
communities in the north and northeast (Ban Lim Thong in Buriram, Ban None Kwang
in Buriram, Ban None Rang in Nakhon Ratchasrima, Ban Pha Chan in Ubon
Ratchathani, Ban Pa Sak in Chiang Mai, Ban Mae La-Up in Chiang Mai, and Ban
Huay Pla Lhod in Tak). The best practices have been replicated in other 87
communities, resulting in increase of income in these communities and decrease of
floods and drought. Therefore, it is an immediate agenda to replicate the success to
other communities. It is being considered to have a measure for the local
administration office to allocate 10 percent of its budget for the community
management.
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