Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand

This research aims to investigate the effect of climatic and hydrological factors on flood hazards and assess flood resilience in Ayutthaya, Thailand, using the 10 essentials for making cities resilient modified by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Flood resilience asses...

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Main Authors: Phichet Munpa, Suthirat Kittipongvises, Athit Phetrak, Wandee Sirichokchatchawan, Nutta Taneepanichskul, Jenyuk Lohwacharin, Chongrak Polprasert
Other Authors: Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
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spelling th-mahidol.729862022-08-04T11:52:37Z Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand Phichet Munpa Suthirat Kittipongvises Athit Phetrak Wandee Sirichokchatchawan Nutta Taneepanichskul Jenyuk Lohwacharin Chongrak Polprasert Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University Chulalongkorn University Thammasat University Agricultural and Biological Sciences Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Environmental Science Social Sciences This research aims to investigate the effect of climatic and hydrological factors on flood hazards and assess flood resilience in Ayutthaya, Thailand, using the 10 essentials for making cities resilient modified by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Flood resilience assessment was performed based on a multi-criteria decision-making approach or the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) of pairwise comparison. The results indicate that runoff is considered the most influential factor in flood hazards, followed by land use, rainfall, and historical flood events, sequentially. Regarding the flood incident management concept, a questionnaire survey (n = 552) was conducted to understand the impacts of flood on local communities. The findings reveal that 50% of respondents had never received any flood information or participated in training sessions on flood preparedness. Most reported their concerns about the inadequate supply of drinking water during a flood. Spearman’s correlation coefficient shows positive correlations between flood disaster relief payments, preparedness training, access to flood hazard mapping, emergency health services, and their flood preparation actions. According to the modified UNDRR indicators, the top three highest AHP values in building community resilience to flood hazards in Ayutthaya are flood risk scenario identification, the effectiveness of emergency flood disaster response, integrated urban planning, and disaster risk reduction. The policy implications of this research include the need for national authorities to better understand the role cities can play a vital role in supporting both national and international climate resilience frameworks, especially Thailand’s National Disaster Management Plan, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). 2022-08-04T03:33:54Z 2022-08-04T03:33:54Z 2022-05-01 Article Water (Switzerland). Vol.14, No.10 (2022) 10.3390/w14101603 20734441 2-s2.0-85130742695 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/72986 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85130742695&origin=inward
institution Mahidol University
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continent Asia
country Thailand
Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Environmental Science
Social Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Environmental Science
Social Sciences
Phichet Munpa
Suthirat Kittipongvises
Athit Phetrak
Wandee Sirichokchatchawan
Nutta Taneepanichskul
Jenyuk Lohwacharin
Chongrak Polprasert
Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand
description This research aims to investigate the effect of climatic and hydrological factors on flood hazards and assess flood resilience in Ayutthaya, Thailand, using the 10 essentials for making cities resilient modified by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR). Flood resilience assessment was performed based on a multi-criteria decision-making approach or the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) of pairwise comparison. The results indicate that runoff is considered the most influential factor in flood hazards, followed by land use, rainfall, and historical flood events, sequentially. Regarding the flood incident management concept, a questionnaire survey (n = 552) was conducted to understand the impacts of flood on local communities. The findings reveal that 50% of respondents had never received any flood information or participated in training sessions on flood preparedness. Most reported their concerns about the inadequate supply of drinking water during a flood. Spearman’s correlation coefficient shows positive correlations between flood disaster relief payments, preparedness training, access to flood hazard mapping, emergency health services, and their flood preparation actions. According to the modified UNDRR indicators, the top three highest AHP values in building community resilience to flood hazards in Ayutthaya are flood risk scenario identification, the effectiveness of emergency flood disaster response, integrated urban planning, and disaster risk reduction. The policy implications of this research include the need for national authorities to better understand the role cities can play a vital role in supporting both national and international climate resilience frameworks, especially Thailand’s National Disaster Management Plan, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (SFDRR), and the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
author2 Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
author_facet Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
Phichet Munpa
Suthirat Kittipongvises
Athit Phetrak
Wandee Sirichokchatchawan
Nutta Taneepanichskul
Jenyuk Lohwacharin
Chongrak Polprasert
format Article
author Phichet Munpa
Suthirat Kittipongvises
Athit Phetrak
Wandee Sirichokchatchawan
Nutta Taneepanichskul
Jenyuk Lohwacharin
Chongrak Polprasert
author_sort Phichet Munpa
title Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand
title_short Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand
title_full Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand
title_fullStr Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Climatic and Hydrological Factors Affecting the Assessment of Flood Hazards and Resilience Using Modified UNDRR Indicators: Ayutthaya, Thailand
title_sort climatic and hydrological factors affecting the assessment of flood hazards and resilience using modified undrr indicators: ayutthaya, thailand
publishDate 2022
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/72986
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