The draft plan specifies measures to be taken in short, medium, and long terms with assigned key responsible agencies. These include some recommended by CPEIR including developing budget codes to screen and prioritize climate-related activities in line ministries’ budget proposals; to set up a domestic adaptation facility to finance adaptation actions at the local level, and the development of fiscal and financial measures for climate change actions.
This is Thailand’s second draft of its master plan as the first was scrapped in 2010, due to public protest of its non-participatory approach. The second round began in 2011 and closed with a series of public consultation forums in four regions and in Bangkok, including a separate round with the private sector. The final draft of the master plan is expected to be put forward for the Cabinet’s endorsement later this month.