Report of Joint FAO/MOAC Detailed Technical Damages and Needs Assessment Mission in Fisheries and Agriculture Sectors in Tsunami Affected Six Provinces in Thailand

11-24 January 2005


Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
in cooperation with
Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC)
February 2005



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Map

Abbreviations

Executive Summary

Acknowledgement

1. Introduction

1.1 Background
1.2 The tsunami’s impact in Thailand
1.3 The joint FAO/MOAC detailed technical damage and needs assessment mission

a. Purpose
b. Composition
c. Itinerary

2. General overview of pre-tsunami state in affected provinces

3. Damage assessment

3.1 Livelihoods of coastal communities
3.2 Coastal fishery
3.3 Coastal aquaculture
3.4 Agriculture
3.5 Livestock
3.6 Mangrove and other coastal forests

4. Emergency needs in six affected provinces (6 to 12 months)

4.1 Livelihoods of coastal communities
4.2 Coastal fishery
4.3 Coastal aquaculture
4.4 Agriculture/livestock
4.5 Mangrove and other coastal forests

5. Medium- and long-term rehabilitation needs (1 to 5 years)

5.1 Livelihoods of coastal communities
5.2 Coastal fishery and aquaculture
5.3 Agriculture / Livestock
5.4 Mangrove and other coastal forests

6. Government emergency assistance and rehabilitation plan and strategy

6.1 Government plan, strategy and priority to address emergency needs

a. Coastal fishery
b. Coastal aquaculture
c. Agriculture/livestock
d. Mangrove and other coastal forests

6.2 Government rehabilitation programme

a. Livelihoods Rehabilitation
b. Coastal and Fisheries Resources Rehabilitation
c. Agriculture/livestock
d. Mangrove and other coastal forests

6.3 Government’s institutional arrangement to deliver emergency programme

a. Selection criteria of beneficiaries who receive compensation
b. Delivery mechanism
c. Role of concerned government agencies/local authorities

7. On-going and planned assistance

7.1 Coordination mechanism

a. Joint Sub-Committee on Post Tsunami Rehabilitation
b. Task Force I
c. Task Force II
d. Task Force III

7.2 On-going and planned assistance provided by other partners/donors

a. Coastal fishery/aquaculture
b. Agriculture
c. Livestock
d. Mangrove and other coastal forests
e. Livelihoods support

8. Potential areas for cooperation and partnership

8.1 Short, medium and long-term interventions

a. Fishery/aquaculture
b. Agriculture/livestock
c. Mangrove and other coastal forests
d. Livelihoods support

9. Project proposals (summary)

9.1 Emergency/short-term projects (to be completed by December 2005)

a. Emergency supply of fisheries and agricultural inputs to tsunami-affected fisher folk and farmers
b. In-depth assessment of mangroves and other coastal forests affected by the tsunami in southern Thailand

9.2 Medium- and long-term rehabilitation projects

a. Study on the long-term impact of the tsunami on economically important species of marine animals
b. Reclamation of salt affected soils after the tsunami
c. Policy advice and institutional settings to establish a buffer zone along the coastal areas with tree planting
d. Responsive assistance on the rehabilitation of natural resources and environmental damages in the affected areas
e. Community-based livelihoods rehabilitation and natural resource management in coastal fishing communities
f. Promotion of vegetable cultivation in the tsunami-affected areas

Annex 1: Member of Joint FAO/MOAC Mission Team

Annex 2: Terms of Reference (Fisheries)

Annex 3: List of persons met and mission team

Annex 4: Itinerary

Annex 5: Project Proposal “Emergency supply of fisheries and agricultural inputs to tsunami-affected fisher folk and farmers

Annex 6: Project profile: “Study on long-term impact of the tsunami on economically important species of marine animals”

Annex 7: Proeject Profile: “Reclamation of salt affected soils”

Annex 8: Project profile: “Policy advice and institutional settings to establish a buffer zone along the coastal areas with tree planting”

Annex 9: Project profile: “Responsive assistance on the rehabilitation of natural resources and environmental damages in the affected areas”

Annex 10: Project Profile: “In-depth assessment of mangroves and other coastal forests affected by the tsunami in southern Thailand”

Annex 11: Project Profile: Training, material, and facilities required for vegetable growing

Annex 12: Project Profile: “Community-based livelihoods rehabilitation and natural resource management in coastal fishing community”

Annex 13: Report on damages to fisheries/aquaculture sector at provincial and district levels

Annex 14: FAO Guideline “A Framework for Reclamation Action Plan for Affected Soils”