V. ASSOCIATE AWARDS
Thailand
Six training workshops were conducted in February in community based disaster management with the Kamphuan villages, TAO, Thai Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation,
National Disaster Warning Center, and the Suksamran District Government. The training workshops build on a series of earlier capacity building workshops all designed to provide the
understanding and skills needed to develop locally owned solutions for disaster preparedness and implement a system of community-based disaster management.
The workshops concluded with successful drills on February 24, 2007, simultaneously evacuating over 900 people in three villages Villages 1, 2 and 7 to safe areas in less than 20 minutes. After
the drills, a discussion was held with each village volunteer group, DDPM, and representatives of police and military to provide feedback. The Governor moderated each of these sessions which
were animated, open, and inclusive. Lessons learned and recommended disaster management plan modifications were discussed.
From January to March 2007, a volunteer from the United States Environmental Protection Agency Katie Wolff assisted local government authorities and scientists on water quality
monitoring for watershed management. Information was collected through ground surveys that will help to guide future sustainable development of aquaculture in the rich Klan Naka estuary.
The final report will be presented to the governor’s office and DoF offices both in Ranong and in Bangkok. A workshop, with participants from the Provincial Fisheries Office, Kaolak National
Park, Kasetsaert University Marine Lab, and the Ranong Coastal Aquaculture Station, was delivered on January 25-26, 2007 on water quality monitoring for watershed management.
Reconnaissance missions to Sri Lanka and Banda Aceh were completed in November 2006 and February 2007 respectively, as steps in the implementation of the regional exchange program on
best practices. Mr. William Murray was hired in January to coordinate the regional exchange initiative. The last scoping mission to the Maldives will take place April 9-13.
On February 5-7, 2007, a sustainable tourism workshop was conducted at the Kamphuan Community Learning Center. The event was part of the project’s ongoing efforts to improve
community governance of natural resources through promotion of sustainable eco-tourism while enhancing the diversification of livelihood options in tsunami-affected areas. The School of
Travel Industry Management of the University of Hawaii facilitated the workshop. Participants shared experiences and exchanged information and opinions on the present status and future of
tourism development, including tourism vision and strategies for Suk Samran sub-District. The workshop also outlined national and provincial strategic plans to coincide with the district and
local level plans. In addition to the above, a number of other notable activities were completed.
• Production of two “Kamphuan in Action” newsletters January and March 2007 in English
and Thai language. The newsletter is distributed to the TAO and to the villages through the project’s village volunteer facilitators.
• Bi-annual meeting with each of the five villages for input and project progress reporting were
held from January 23-27. These meetings included consultations to plan activities for the newly-constructed Kamphuan Community Learning Center
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• RTG meeting held at RDMA office February 2007
• On March 13th 2007 Dr. Kevin Fitzsimmons from the University of Arizona conducted a
workshop at the KCLC on the feasibility of raising red algae seaweed Gracilaria sp. •
A group of 14 women have begun a Muslim headdress business after completing a month of training in December. The group purchased two sewing machines with village microfinance
loans and purchased another with their own funds. •
A group of 10 people prepared the land and planted yellow ginger with SCL technical and loan support
• On March 28-29, 2007 village 1 Talay Nok welcomed a group of 30 community members
and government officials from Krabi and Ranong Province to teach them about their experience in CBDM. The study tour was supported by Raks Thai CARE International and
was led by community members who have been actively involved in the SCL program of capacity building in CBDM
• On March 22-23, 2007 a training of trainers workshop was conducted at AIT in preparation
for Coastal Institute Asia. There were 23 participants from organizations such as IOTWS, ADPC, AIT, CORIN, and the National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department.
• Preparation of outreach materials on CBDM and waste management was initiated in March
A request for no-cost extension of selected program elements was submitted to RDMA Regional Environment Office on March 28, 2007 for approval.
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