Thailand Orders Climate Agency to Build Multi-Hazard Risk Tools
Suchat Chomglin has directed Thailand’s Climate Change Department to create a multi‑hazard index and long‑term climate risk map by 2027. The tools will combine climate forecasts and machine learning to pinpoint areas threatened by combined hazards like floods, landslides and drought, enabling more proactive disaster planning. Officials say the initiative will help cut losses and strengthen the country’s resilience to climate change.
Suchat Chomglin said the department has already produced climate projections from the present to 2100 at a five‑by‑five kilometre resolution, covering rainfall, temperature and humidity, and has prepared computer systems and models for high‑level processing. In fiscal year 2027 the department will develop two key tools: the Multi‑Hazard Index (MHI) and the Climate Risk Map (CRM). The MHI will combine short‑term forecasts of rain, temperature and wind from the Climate Forecast System with the department’s own climate models and machine learning to identify areas facing multiple, simultaneous or cascading hazards, such as heavy rain combined with strong winds that can trigger landslides, or prolonged rain saturating soils. The CRM will show spatial risk patterns from climate change, helping provincial and local agencies plan ahead for hazards in each area. Together, the tools aim to shift Thailand from reactive to proactive disaster management, reducing losses and building sustainable resilience to climate change.
