Thailand’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC).

This Thailand’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC) is a nationwide multi-sectoral policy document for the time frame of 2021-2030. Thailand intends to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent from theprojected business-as-usual (BAU) level by 2030. The level of contribution could increase up to 25 percent, subject to adequate and enhanced access to technology development and transfer, financial resources andcapacity building support through a balanced and ambitious global agreement underthe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The INDC also include Thailand's adaptation measures and policies.
The INDC seeks to safeguard food security through the guidance of Sufficiency Economy Philosophy, for instance, an application of the New Theory in agriculture and land management to promote appropriate resource allocation and economic diversification at the household level and sustainable management of community forests to promote food security at the community level.
Climate change mitigation and adaption policies and measures outlined in the INDC have co-benefites on making agriculture, forestry more sustainable development. Currently, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment is studying the potential to reduce carbon emission in the forest sector through the REDD+ Readiness, and will continue to explore further opportunities and cooperation in this sector. According to the INDC, adaptation is the top priority in Thailand's national response to climate change. Thailand’s prioritized adaptation efforts include: • Promote and strengthen Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) practices to achieve water security, effective water resource management to mitigate flood and drought; • Promote sustainable agriculture and Good Agricultural Practice (GAP); • Increase national forest cover to 40% through local community participation, including in particular headwater and mangrove forests to enhance adaptive capacities of related ecosystem; • Safeguard biodiversity and restore ecological integrity in protected areas and important landscapes from the adverse impacts of climate change, with the emphasis on vulnerable ecosystems and red list species; etc.
Prioritized climate change adaption measures also include: • Strengthen disaster risk reduction and reduce population’s vulnerability to climate risk and extreme weather events through enhanced awareness, coordination and adaptive capacity of local communities, especially in the disaster risk-prone areas; • Strengthen climate modeling capacity while promoting collaboration among relevant agencies; • Establish effective early warning system and enhance the adaptive capacity of national agencies through multi-hazard risk assessment, systematic observations, integrative research and development of database, model, and technology; • Build regional climate resilience by serving as a knowledge hub to foster regional cooperation and exchange experiences on adaptation; etc.