People’s Participation Network in Disaster Management at Tambon Krung Ching, Amphoe Nopphitam, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Abstract

This purpose of this research was to study people’s participation network in disaster management and people’s participation network of problems at Tambon Krungching, Amphoe Noppitam, Nakhon Si Thammarat. This study was qualitative approach; used Key informant with 35 people who were key informant including Chief Excutive of Sub district Administrative Organization (SAO) and Deputy Chief Excutive of SAO of Tambon Krung Ching, the community leaders of 11 villages, 20 offices involved in Disaster Management at Krung Ching’s Local Administrative organization and 4 people affeced by disaster; used indepth interviews for key informant by interview guide; used triangulation for validity and used content analysis. The results revealed that people’s participation network established network from community leader who were member’s sub group of network. Organization was; formal organization; divide up the work, arranged monthly committee meeting and invited annual people meeting. Disaster management’s network was1) Prevention phase; committee and agency’s people met for preparation, followed information, prepared the helicopter stand and site selection, training. 2) Emergency response phase; network coordinated with external organization for assistance and donation, agency’s people participated in assistance, people prepared concurrently evacuation. 3) Rehabilitation and reconstruction phase; network requested donation, restored ruination, agency’s people participated in flood damage evaluation and helped people. Government and Private collaborated in the rehabilitation and reconstruction phase such as helped and donated people.