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2011 Massive Floods Sweep across Thailand. Presented at. 7 th ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Forum on. “Role of Cooperatives in times of Natural Disaster”. Kobe International Convention Center, Kobe, Japan. 28 November 2012. by. Mr. Vitoon Naewpanit. Chairman.
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2011 Massive Floods Sweep across Thailand Presented at 7th ICA Asia-Pacific Cooperative Forum on “Role of Cooperatives in times of Natural Disaster” Kobe International Convention Center, Kobe, Japan 28 November 2012 by Mr. VitoonNaewpanit Chairman The Cooperative League of Thailand
Climate Change: Long Challenged to the Poor After heavy monsoon rains and caused massive floods across Thailand, from 31 July 2011 to 16 January 2012. One third of Thailand’s provinces were devastated. • Cover land area: 65 provinces, 684 districts, 6 million hectares, • Directly affected to 13,595,192 million people or 4,086,138 households, • 813 dead and 3 still missing, • Houses: totally damage 2,329 units and badly hit of 96,833 unit • Total worse report by World Bank up to 44 million US$
Thailand Massive floods in the decade • Closed monitor and immediate met with the victims, • Provides “Life Relief Package” or Bags of spirit to the victims, • Immediate evaluation and continuously rendered to help,
CLT Plan fight against “Climate Change” “Our work has just began to help the people survived the initial impact of the massive floods” • Launched special program, namely “Coops Care for All Floods Victims” and set up special fund, namely, “CLT Fund for Natural Disaster” • “CLT Mobile Kitchen” to provide meals for floods victims in the affected areas • Formulate long term plan; • CLT Natural Floods Relief Center • Relief and Recovery Plan • Rehabilitation Plan • Operational skill training • Strategies Training • Strong commitment to raise awareness the role of cooperatives concerned to communities.
Partners fight against “Climate Change” “Our next challenge is to rebuild the lives as normal” • Globe International Trade, 500.00 US$ • Korean National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives (NFFC), 30,000.00 US$ • All China Federation of Marketing and Supply Cooperatives, 20,000.00 US$ • Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives, Japan (JA Zenchu), 2,000,000.00 Yen
CLT Fund for Natural Disaster Name of the Bank: Bangkok Bank (Public Ltd.),SriyanBranch Address: 844-6 Samsen, Nakhonchisri, Dusit, Bangkok 10300 Thailand CLT Bank A/C: 110-0-92344-8 Beneficiary: The Cooperative League of Thailand (CLT Fund for Natural Disaster) Swift Code: BKKBTHBK Tel: +662-241-3191 Fax: +662-24-0999