81305416-Capacity building and Technical Advisory on Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) Implementation

Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) is owned by the Federal Republic of Germany. As a service provider in international cooperation for sustainable development, GIZ is dedicated to shaping a future worth living around the world. With over 50 years of experience, GIZ collaborates with diverse entities such as the German Government, European Union, United Nations, private sector, and governments worldwide. GIZ experience covers wide variety of areas, including economic development, employment promotion, energy, environment, and maintaining peace and security. The diverse expertise of our federal enterprise is in demand around the globe - from the German Government, European Union institutions, the United Nations, the private sector, and governments of other countries. GIZ works with businesses, civil society actors and research institutions, fostering successful interaction between development policy and other policy fields and areas of activity. The registered offices of GIZ are in Bonn and Eschborn. In 2022, GIZ generates a business volume of around EUR 4 billion. 25,422 employees of GIZ are accounted for almost 70 per cent of whom are national staff, work in around 120 countries. Thailand, one of GIZ"s partner countries, struggle to manage the impacts of climate change. Extreme events, such as droughts and floods have been intensifying and are adversely affecting people and the economy. Agriculture and agricultural livelihoods are especially vulnerable to changing climatic conditions. Thailand being an important rice producer, climate change will also have an impact on the rice production for the global market. With climate extremes expected to increase, climate-informed water management and climate-resilient water infrastructure will be critical to prepare for and respond to floods and droughts. In Thailand"s National Adaptation Plan 2018, flood control and drought management are both highlighted as key priorities. The Enhancing Climate Resilience in Thailand through Effective Water Management and Sustainable Agriculture (E-WMSA) project, funded by the Green Climate Fund (GCF), proposes integrated solutions which bring together water management and agriculture. The 4-year project will support the adaptation of water management and agricultural livelihoods in the Yom and Nan River basins to climate change induced extreme weather events including droughts and floods. Efforts through this support will help influence a paradigm shift to move towards climate risk informed water and livelihood management through tailored climate information, technical support, and the adoption of innovative technologies and practices, such as ecosystem-based adaptation. The project will help realize Thailand"s commitment towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at both a national and sub-national level, uplifting the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable communities in the country. The E-WMSA is executed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) together with the Thailand Royal Irrigation Department (RID) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC). It combines three main outputs; 1) improved climate information and cross sectoral coordination; 2) improved water management by Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) measures; and 3) reduced volatility of agriculture livelihoods, offering a holistic approach for enhancing climate resilience in Thailand. Within Output 2, GIZ has been commissioned by UNDP as Responsible Party for activity 2.2, in a joint task, where RID does the actual implementation of EbA measures, and GIZ supports the identification, detailed design, training, monitoring, and policy integration of EbA measures, in order to support RID and local communities in adapting water management in response to extreme droughts and floods.