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Thai Flood 2011 : Rapid Assessment for Resilient Recovery and Reconstruction Planning.
World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (formerly "World Bank E-Library Publications") Available online
View online- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Author/Creator:
- World Bank.
- Series:
- Risk and Vulnerability Assessment
- World Bank e-Library.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Access to Finance.
- Accountability.
- Accounting.
- Agricultural Cooperatives.
- Agricultural Sector.
- Airports.
- Banking Sector.
- Climate Change.
- Collateral.
- Debt.
- Debt Management.
- Disasters.
- Drainage.
- Droughts.
- Economic Stabilization.
- Employment.
- Employment Opportunities.
- Energy Consumption.
- Environment.
- Expenditures.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Financial Institutions.
- Fiscal Policy.
- Floods.
- Hazard Risk Management.
- Highways.
- Housing.
- Inflation.
- Informal Lenders.
- Insurance.
- International Finance.
- Legal Framework.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Migrant Workers.
- Migration.
- National Parks.
- Natural Disasters.
- Natural Resources.
- Operating Costs.
- Productivity.
- Public Debt.
- Risk Management.
- Roads.
- Sanitation.
- Savings.
- Securities.
- Social Development.
- Social Protections & Assistance.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Technical Assistance.
- Transparency.
- Transport.
- Tropical Storms.
- Urban Areas.
- Urban Development.
- Vulnerable Groups.
- Wages.
- Water Resources Management.
- Water Supply.
- Local Subjects:
- Access to Finance.
- Accountability.
- Accounting.
- Agricultural Cooperatives.
- Agricultural Sector.
- Airports.
- Banking Sector.
- Climate Change.
- Collateral.
- Debt.
- Debt Management.
- Disasters.
- Drainage.
- Droughts.
- Economic Stabilization.
- Employment.
- Employment Opportunities.
- Energy Consumption.
- Environment.
- Expenditures.
- Finance and Financial Sector Development.
- Financial Institutions.
- Fiscal Policy.
- Floods.
- Hazard Risk Management.
- Highways.
- Housing.
- Inflation.
- Informal Lenders.
- Insurance.
- International Finance.
- Legal Framework.
- Macroeconomics and Economic Growth.
- Migrant Workers.
- Migration.
- National Parks.
- Natural Disasters.
- Natural Resources.
- Operating Costs.
- Productivity.
- Public Debt.
- Risk Management.
- Roads.
- Sanitation.
- Savings.
- Securities.
- Social Development.
- Social Protections & Assistance.
- Social Protections and Labor.
- Technical Assistance.
- Transparency.
- Transport.
- Tropical Storms.
- Urban Areas.
- Urban Development.
- Vulnerable Groups.
- Wages.
- Water Resources Management.
- Water Supply.
- Other Title:
- Thai Flood 2011
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2012.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This report outlines these findings, including damage and loss estimates and social and economic impacts, and proposes strategies for resilient recovery and reconstruction planning. Heavy rain combined with multiple tropical storms throughout the extended rainy season played a large part in the extensive flooding. Flash floods were reported in several areas in the north in May, and tropical depression Haima arrived in June followed by Nock-Ten in July, the combination of which caused widespread flooding. Overall, the floods affected more than 13 million people and resulted in more than 680 deaths. The floods impacted heavily on the private sector, particularly manufacturing. Manufacturing makes up about 38.5 percent of Thailand's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is one of the main drivers of Thailand's exports. The majority of manufacturers are located in five flood-affected provinces, namely Bangkok, Ayuthaya, Nakhon Sawan, Pathum Thani, and Samut Sakhon. Tourism, housing and the financial sector were also heavily affected. Though there was some damage to tourism infrastructure, the greatest impact came from losses in revenue from accommodation, transportation, shopping, food and beverages, entertainment and sightseeing. Recovery and reconstruction needs are estimated to be THB 1.5 trillion (USD 50 billion) over a five-year period.
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