THE DATABASE TYPES OF VULNERABLE GROUPS FOR FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The objective of this article is to propose database types of vulnerable groups for planning to flood disaster management. These database types were analyzed from the research results employing Participation Action Research (PAR) in Patong disaster flood prone areas, Hatyai District, Songkhla Province. The research consists of 3 phases. The 1st phase is qualitative data collection by reviewing documents and brainstorming forum. The 2nd phase is Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with community representatives, vulnerable groups and stakeholders 27 persons to synthesize the survey forms under the concept of risk disaster management, community-based risk disaster management and community database. The 3rd phase is quantitative data collection with 2,201 households in study area using the validated survey forms to obtain data bases of vulnerable groups which are community and household data bases. The results were found that database types of vulnerable groups for risk disaster management consisted of 5 database aspects including 1) physical and basic infrastructure aspect 2) demographical aspect 3) economic aspect 4) social aspect 5) institutes and social networks. As a result, database should be categorized into 3 levels: individual, household and community levels. These database types are not only consistent with the requirement of vulnerable groups, community and stakeholders, but real data will also be used supporting decision making and planning to help vulnerable groups and disaster management to reduce risks holistically.