Community involvement in flood ploblem management Moo 2, Ban Rong Wua (Sri Boonruang) In Nong Hoi Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chiang Mai Province

Abstract

The objective of this research is to study the problems and impacts of community flooding in the area, the degree of public participation in the previous flood management and management methods for community flood problems in the Ban Rong Wua community (Sri Bunruang), Nong Hoi subdistrict, Mueang district, Chiang Mai province, totaling 292 people. The research tools are questionnaires. The statistics used are the mean and standard deviation respectively.

The results of the research found that the impact of flooding problems on communities in the area has impacts on the economy, society, and transportation and environment. In most case, after the flooding occurred, it mainly affects the the environment and caused the the most serious damage to the community which calculated as an average of 4.95 by the level of public participation in the previous flood management. Overall, it is generally low, which is considered as an average of 2.01. This is because villagers still lack opportunities to participate in the operations and evaluation of flood management. As for guidelines for community flood management. Overall, it is at a low level. The average value is equal to 2.35. The participation of the people reflects the lack of continuity in community flood management because the area of the community is highly urbanized, leading to cooperate problem in flood management. There are only some people who cooperate in managing the flooding problems because they were born in the community area. Community networks and flood response plan should be established by raising the level of community participation through the support of relevant departments and cooperation from local citizens, so that they can continue to deal with flood problems effectively.