FP170
Enhancing climate resilience in Thailand through effective water management and sustainable agriculture
Enhancing climate resilience in Thailand through effective water management and sustainable agriculture
In the Chao Phraya basin in Thailand, significant increases in the frequency of heavy rains are predicted as a result of climate change – in turn increasing the risk of severe floods. But alongside the risk of flooding, there is also a risk of drought, caused by increasing pressure on water supplies for crops and irrigation, linked to rising temperatures. These pressures together therefore risk leading to more frequent and intense flooding during the wet season and drought during the dry season. This requires innovative approaches to increase the efficient use of existing water supplies and more effective flood management within the basin.
This project aims to improve water management, food security, and the agricultural livelihoods of inhabitants in the Yom and Nam sub-river basins. It will improve water management by integrating ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) ‘green’ measures with ‘traditional’ grey infrastructure for flood control and irrigation, supported by enhanced technology and climate-informed planning and capacity development. Activities at the household scale could directly benefit 62,000 people in the Phitsanulok, Sukhothai and Uttaradit provinces and eventually benefit some 25,000,000 inhabitants of the Greater Chao Phraya River Basin, who live within or downstream of the project area. This will be achieved by enhanced climate and risk planning by generating tailored climate information to better inform water management and agriculture planning and by improvements to integrated planning. In parallel, the project will boost household access to climate information and improve water management through strengthened infrastructure, including climate-informed engineering designs for the 13 schemes of the Yom-Nan river basin and upgrades to water infrastructure.
Project timeline
Pipeline
21 Sep 2016 - 1843 days
Concept note received
21 Sep 2016
Funding proposal received
17 Jun 2019
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
13 Aug 2020
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
31 Aug 2021
Approved
07 Oct 2021 - 96 days
Approved by GCF Board
07 Oct 2021
Cleared by iTAP
07 Oct 2021
FAA executed
12 Oct 2021
Under implementation
10 Jan 2022 - 631 days so far
FAA effective
10 Jan 2022
Disbursement - USD 2,441,840
10 Apr 2023
Completed
10 Jan 2027 - 1,196 days to go
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing14% disbursed
Instrument | Amount |
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Grant | USD 17,533,500 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 17,533,500 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 16,263,940 |
Co-Financing | In-kind | USD 113,883 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 16,377,823 |
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Accredited Entity

United Nations Development Programme
Executive Coordinator and Director, Global Environment Finance
304 East 45th Street, FF-9th Floor, New York, NY, United States
Environmental Policy Specialist Global Environmental Finance, Bureau for Policy and Programme Support (BPPS)/Global Policy Network
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National Designated Authority
Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Permanent Secretary
92 Soi Phahon Yothin 7, Phahon Yothin Road, Bangkok, Thailand
Director of Climate Change Management and Coordination Division Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning
118/1 Tipco Tower 2, Rama VI Rd., Phaya Thai,, Bangkok, Thailand
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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Enhancing climate resilience in Thailand through effective water management and sustainable agriculture | Approved funding proposal | 23 Nov 2021 |
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP170: Enhancing climate resilience in Thailand through effective water management and sustainable agriculture | Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 14 Sep 2021 |
Gender action plan for FP170: Enhancing climate resilience in Thailand through effective water management and sustainable agriculture | Gender action plan | 14 Sep 2021 |
Gender assessment for FP170: Enhancing climate resilience in Thailand through effective water management and sustainable agriculture | Gender assessment | 14 Sep 2021 |