June 9, 2022, 14.00 hrs., Prof. Banchong Mahaisavariya, M.D., President of Mahidol University, presided over and delivered an opening speech, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sura Pattanakiat, Dean of Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, gave a welcome speech to the researcher group from University of Brighton, University of Sussex, and Ambiental Risk Analytics, Royal Haskoning DHV, UK, led by Professor Cherith Moses, Head of Department of Geography from Edge Hill University, and the researcher group from Mahidol University, Chulalongkorn University and Thammasat University, led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kanchana Nakhapakorn from Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Mahidol University, attending the final conference on “Thai Coast : Coastal Vulnerability, Resilience and Adaptation in Thailand”, which was part of the collaborative research project between the researcher groups in UK and Thailand with the aim of improving understanding of the vulnerability of Thailand’s shoreline as well as enhancing the resilience and adaptation potential of coastal communities to storms, floods and coastal erosion under future climate change scenarios. The meeting was also a good opportunity for the researchers to share their experiences and lessons learned from the project as well as disseminate the project outcomes with the wider community through novel approaches, including social media, regarding the factors that contribute to risk from hydro-meteorological hazards, including and informing knowledge of governance processes for coastal communities.
The project was supported by The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), UK, and The Thailand Research Fund (TRF), through the Newton Fund in Thailand. The meeting was held via Zoom meeting.