RESULTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Yai Noi established.

Community based Livelihood Recovery

> Education and awareness campaigns about coral

> Longer term community recovery programmes

reef protection and conservation are ongoing. Under 

have been formulated that are benefiting 20,000

water reef trails, sign boards, floating fences, mooring

households in tsunami devastated areas.

buoys established in protected areas.

> 29 Grassroots Credit schemes and revolving funds

> Coastal reforestation of mangrove and pine trees is

have been set up to finance the recouping of lost

underway to reduce the future tsunami impacts.

assets such as fishing boats, tackle, houses, docks

> Krabi Province chosen as the pilot site for a strategic

and public markets. Some 470 boat engines, 223

planning model for the Andaman Coastline. A bottom 

boats and 171 houses have been replaced or repaired.

up participatory decision making process will deter 

Some 300 fishing gears such as nets and traps have

mine an overall plan that is environmentally, economi 

been replaced.

cally and culturally sustainable.

> Support has been given to relief centres and

> Community initiated projects that manage natural

communities  with alternative livelihood training

resources and the environment using traditional

and income generating activities such as seafood

and cultural methods initiated.

processing, textiles, handicrafts, carpentry and

> Coastal eco system tsunami impact assessments

herbal medicines.

underway with universities.

> Activities to promote cultural heritage, environmental

awareness and eco  tourism have been launched

Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation

in Krabi, Phang Nga and Phuket provinces.

> Training has been provided for 550 local and federal

> People Mapping workshops are underway to catalogue

government leaders in crisis management, first aid

local culture and wisdom.

and search and rescue initiatives.

> Dozens of community groups have been formed in

> Community based disaster risk management plan 

order to improve participation in local government

ning well underway in target communities. Town

decision making and rehabilitation initiatives.

hall meetings to discuss and finalise plans initiated.

> Multi stakeholder consultations between local

> Tidal gauges installed at Phuket and Similan Islands

government, communities, NGOs, and the private

linked to regional and national tsunami early warn 

sector have been organized to plan for future

ing networks.

development that is sustainable.

> Training selected government organizations in

Coordination of International Assistance

participatory planning to promote community has

> Assistance to the Government s "Sub Committee on

been initiated.

the Coordination of International Assistance", a forum

> Networking and sharing of best practices between

bringing together government agencies, donors,

communities affected by the tsunami is underway.

UN Agencies and NGOs.

> Needy people not affected directly by tsunami

> UNDP acted as lead international agency in support

benefiting from project spin offs.

of two task forces set up by the Sub Committee: one

on the rehabilitation of coral reefs and marine resources

Environmental Rehabilitation

and one on community livelihood recovery.

> 95% of targeted coral reefs have been cleared of

> UNDP provided support to the Thailand International

hundreds of tones of debris washed out onto the

Development Cooperation Agency (TICA), Ministry

reefs by the tsunami. Underwater cleanup around

of Foreign Affairs, to develop a Donor Assistance

Krabi resuming through December.

Database  (DAD) to track international assistance

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> 17 coral reefs sites have been rehabilitated, including

launched on November 25, 2005. It can be found online

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sea fan coral repair and stag horn coral replantation.

at http://dadthailand.mfa.go.th/dad/

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Walking trails through tidal exposed reefs in Koh

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