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Research Title: Developing and Promoting the Stakeholder Communities and Network to be Aware and
Participate in the Management of Disaster Caused by Coastal Erosion
Researchers: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sujja Banchongsiri and others
Year: 2018
Abstract
The purposes of this research project were (1) to reiterate the lessons learned by communities
that were strong in dealing with coastal erosion; (2) to develop learning media for promotion of participation
and creation of awareness in dealing with coastal erosion; (3) to organize a learning program to promote
participation and create awareness of stakeholders in the community in dealing with disasters caused by
coastal erosion; and (4) to develop the community and stakeholders networks for dealing with disaster caused
by coastal erosion. This project employed the participatory research process with the main target groups
comprising the groups, communities, networks, and stakeholders in 16 target area communities which were
the coastal areas of the upper part of the Gulf of Thailand starting from the mouth of Bang Pakong River in
Chachoengsao province to the mouth of Tha Chin River in Samut Sakhon province. These communities
were selected based on their experiences of encountering coastal erosion disasters and their effective dealings
with the disasters. Data were collected with the use of questionnaires, participatory seminars, in-depth
interviews, and experimentation of learning organization to promote the participation and create the awareness
of the people. Qualitative data were analyzed and synthesized with classification, grouping, comparison,
relationship analysis, study of causes and effects, and SWOT analysis; while quantitative data were analyzed
with the calculation of frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation.
Research results were as follows: (1) regarding the lessons of dealing with disasters caused by
coastal erosion, it was found that the coastal areas were muddy, with rather strong monsoon winds, and with
high rates of erosion; there were many structural patterns undertaken by the community and concerned work
agencies for dealing with the erosion, namely, the setting up of sand dune lines, the setting up of coastal rock
dams, the planting of bamboo poles, and the setting up of learning centers; on the other hand, there were also
many non-structural patterns undertaken by the community and concerned work agencies for dealing with
the erosion, namely, the enforcement of rules and regulations, the implementation of participatory process by
the concerned groups and networks, the formulation of plans for dealing with the erosion, the use of learning
and local wisdom, the setting up of disaster funds, the public relations, and the use of eco-tourism; (2)
regarding the learning media production, the produced learning media for promotion of participation and
creation of awareness in dealing with coastal erosion comprised two types, namely, the VCD media and the
printed media; five VCD media were produced: the First VCD describing the coastal erosion situations and
the dealing with coastal erosion; the Second VCD describing the community management methods and the
networks for solving coastal erosion problems; the Third VCD describing the reiteration of the lessons on
dealing with erosion problems learned by coastal communities in Samut Sakhon province; the Fourth VCD
describing the reiteration of the lessons on dealing with erosion problems learned by coastal communities in
Samut Songkhram, Samut Prakan, Chachoengsao, and Chon Buri provinces; and the Fifth VCD media
describing how to manage disasters; the printed media consisted of the learning document on dealing with
disasters caused by coastal erosion, and the document on guidelines for learning on dealing with disasters
caused by coastal erosion; (3) regarding the organization of a learning program to promote participation and
create awareness of stakeholders in the community in dealing with disasters caused by coastal erosion, the
learning organization process comprised the learning from the media, the learning from real practice by
creating activity plans, conducting activities based on the plans, and evaluation and follow-up; from observation,
the learners had increased their knowledge and understanding; also, comparison of the pre-test and post-test
scores of learners in every community showed that their post-test scores were significantly higher than their
pre-test counterpart scores; and (4) regarding the development of community and stakeholders networks for
dealing with disaster caused by coastal erosion, two following activities were developed: (4.1) the preparation
of guidelines for overall management and administration in prevention and solving of erosion problems of
the coasts of five provinces which comprised operation guidelines in six aspects, namely, the aspect of
creating knowledge and understanding; the aspect of study, research and information; the aspect of preparation of
plans and designs; the aspect of dealing with the coastal erosion problems; the aspect of participation and
coordination; and the other concerned aspects; and (4.2) the creation of community networks for prevention
and solving of coastal erosion problems via online social media in the forms of personal contact and group
contact to enable the members to present the progress of their activities, present opinions useful for the
community networks, and sharing and exchanging other information to enhance relationship and feeling of
involvement among members of the community networks.

Keywords: community and network development, awareness creation, participation, dealing with coastal
erosion