The Asian Development Bank is helping Thailand respond to floods that struck the country in August and September 2011 which officials said were the worst in the country since 1942.The project has provided medical kits, food and drinking water, personal hygiene kits and other emergency relief goods to people affected by the floods.
| Project Name | Thailand Flooding 2011 | ||||
| Project Number | 45374-001 | ||||
| Country | Thailand |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Grant |
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| Strategic Agendas | Inclusive economic growth |
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| Sector / Subsector | Public sector management - Social protection initiatives |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | No gender elements | ||||
| Description | Exceptionally heavy rains in August and September 2011 have caused Thailand's worst flooding since 1942. As of 8 November 2011, the Thai Government has confirmed 527 deaths and an accumulation of 3.32 million households or 11.3 million people have been affected since 25 July 2011. The Thai Ministry of Finance would like to avail the $3.0 million grant funds from the Asia Pacific Disaster Response Fund (APDRF) for emergency relief activities. | ||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The support from APDRF of $3 million appropriate taking into account the scale and magnitude of the emergency and early recovery requirements. | ||||
| Impact | early recovery from the flooding | ||||
| Project Outcome | |
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| Description of Outcome | emergency relief assistance |
| Progress Toward Outcome | The project contributed to the recovery of livelihood from flooding. |
| Implementation Progress | |
| Description of Project Outputs | emergency relief supplies |
| Status of Implementation Progress (Outputs, Activities, and Issues) | Project was completed and fully disbursed. The objectives were successfully achieved. |
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| Summary of Environmental and Social Aspects | |
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| Environmental Aspects | |
| Involuntary Resettlement | |
| Indigenous Peoples | |
| Stakeholder Communication, Participation, and Consultation | |
| During Project Design | Consultation with Ministry of Finance |
| During Project Implementation | |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Attapich, Luxmon |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Thailand Resident Mission |
| Executing Agencies |
Ministry of Finance [email protected] Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) Rama VI Road, Bangkok 10400 Thailand |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 10 Nov 2011 |
| Fact Finding | 14 Jan 2012 to 28 Jan 2012 |
| MRM | 30 Mar 2012 |
| Approval | 17 Nov 2011 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| Last PDS Update | 31 Mar 2014 |
Grant 0269-THA
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 17 Nov 2011 | 22 Dec 2011 | 27 Dec 2011 | 26 Jun 2012 | 30 Sep 2012 | 27 May 2014 |
| Financing Plan | Grant Utilization | ||||
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| Total (Amount in US$ million) | Date | ADB | Others | Net Percentage | |
| Project Cost | 3.00 | Cumulative Contract Awards | |||
| ADB | 3.00 | 17 Nov 2011 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
| Counterpart | 0.00 | Cumulative Disbursements | |||
| Cofinancing | 0.00 | 17 Nov 2011 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 100% |
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