Adapting to Climate Change in Coastal Zone

1. Field survey for checking the existing condition and beach data collection.
2. Interview to check the perception of local people who live nearby coastal areas regarding to the climate change, coastal disasters and adaptations.
3. Analyze the impact of sea level rise to coastal erosion in many future scenarios at the end of this century.
4. Assess the beach tourism carrying capacity (TCC) in 4 target areas.
5. Economics evaluation to analyze cost and benefit of adaptation approaches.
6. Capacity building to build up the awareness of coastal communities about the impact of climate change to coastal zone.

Members

Thai Side

• Sompratana RITPHRING – Kasetsart University (KU)
• Pinsak SURASWADI – Department of Marine and Coastal Resources (DMCR)

Japanese Side

• Keiko UDO – Tohoku University (Tohoku U)

Expected Outcomes

• Coastal Database
• Projection of shoreline
• Hazard map
• Damage curve due to sea level rise
• Adaptation approaches

Description of Activities

• Description of activities:
• Field survey – For checking the existing condition and beach data collection.
• Interview – To check the perception of local people who live nearby coastal areas regarding to the climate change, coastal disasters and adaptations.
• Modeling – To analyze the impact of sea level rise due to climate change in many scenarios.
• Economics evaluation and social implication – To analyze cost benefit of adaptation approaches.
• Capacity building – To build up the awareness of coastal communities about the impact of climate change.

Progress in June 2020

Group Activities

Activity Report: March 2018