Climate Risk Country Profile : Thailand
Thailand is the twentieth most populous country in the world, located at the center of Southeast Asia. The southern end of the country is a peninsula with the Andaman Sea to the west and Gulf of Thailand. Located in the tropical region, Thailand’s...
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World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/180671632486875498/Thailand-Climate-Risk-Country-Profile http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36368 |
| Summary: | Thailand is the twentieth most populous
country in the world, located at the center of Southeast
Asia. The southern end of the country is a peninsula with
the Andaman Sea to the west and Gulf of Thailand. Located in
the tropical region, Thailand’s climate is relatively warm
all year round. Thailand has experienced negative growth due
to the impacts form the Coronavirus (COIVD-19) pandemic,
which has adversely affected Thailand’s small, open economy,
its export and the country’s tourism sector. To counter
this, Thailand has placed emphasis on self-reliance and
resilience to external factors in its economic planning.
This document aims to succinctly summarize the climate risks
faced by Thailand. This includes rapid onset and long-term
changes in key climate parameters, as well as impacts of
these changes on communities, livelihoods and economies,
many of which are already underway. Climate change is a
major risk to good development outcomes, and the World Bank
Group is committed to playing an important role in helping
countries integrate climate action into their core
development agendas. The World Bank Group (WBG) and the
Asian Development Bank (ADB) are committed to supporting
client countries to invest in and build a low-carbon,
climate resilient future, helping them to be better prepared
to adapt to current and future climate impacts. |
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