NATURAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT GUIDELINES OF VILLAGES: CASE STUDY BAN CHAN AND BAN DEN TAMBOL BAN CHAN, KANLAYANIWATTHANA DISTRICT, CHIANG MAI PROVINCE

Abstract

          The Objectives of this research article were to 1) to study the problems and impacts of natural disasters in the community and 2) to study the management of natural disasters in the community and 3) to guide the prevention, correction and development of natural disaster management in the community. This is a quality research. The informants are village’s leader and committees, villagers, monks and sub district administrative organization executive which are processed in depth interviews, group meetings and observations. The research results were found as follows. 1) Problems and impacts of natural disasters in the community showed that in the rainy season, there will be a lot of rainfall, flooding from the high land caused agricultural disadvantage. In the summer season, some households were fired by forest fire due to their negligence. The villagers were faced windstorm between March and April and with lack of water in the pond, no drinking water. In winter, it is unusually cold in October to February and has a temperature of about three degrees Celsius. 2) Disaster management in the community found that Banchan sub district administrative organization have strategic management and budget allocation to be avoided the public risk of both villages. There is monthly meeting to announce and explain the disaster management in each season. In addition the officers have provided knowledge, training, methods and techniques to villagers. There is organization or committee to response when a disaster occurs by coordinating with Banchan sub district administrative. 3) The proposed natural disaster management guidelines of the community found that the government should have a written order or instructions to prepare in advance for disasters. The relevant agencies should provide disaster prevention knowledge to the community every year. The government should prepare the staffs, equipment and medicines and also develop the volunteer to manage with natural disasters.