UK-backed CARA partnership advances climate adaptation for Thailand’s agriculture sector
FAO
2026.09.24
Droughts, floods and unpredictable weather patterns are putting Thailand’s farmers on the front line of climate change. A partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Thailand and the United Kingdom has helped farmers act before disaster strikes, rather than pick up the pieces afterwards.
Through the partnership a project supported by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through its Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA) programme, was delivered by FAO and Thailand's Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE).
The project was delivered in two phases.
The first phase strengthened local-level climate adaptation planning in agriculture and food security in Southern and North-Eastern Thailand, including provincial planning, agricultural climate services and early warning assessments, and practical adaptation guidance for farmers in Udon Thani and Songkhla.
The second phase took forward two priorities: identifying nature-based solutions in Udon Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat and assessing climate-risk insurance options for rice farmers to support practical, affordable and farmer-responsive models.
Droughts, floods and unpredictable weather patterns are putting Thailand’s farmers on the front line of climate change. A partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Thailand and the United Kingdom has helped farmers act before disaster strikes, rather than pick up the pieces afterwards.
Through the partnership a project supported by the United Kingdom's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) through its Climate Action for a Resilient Asia (CARA) programme, was delivered by FAO and Thailand's Department of Climate Change and Environment (DCCE).
The project was delivered in two phases.
The first phase strengthened local-level climate adaptation planning in agriculture and food security in Southern and North-Eastern Thailand, including provincial planning, agricultural climate services and early warning assessments, and practical adaptation guidance for farmers in Udon Thani and Songkhla.
The second phase took forward two priorities: identifying nature-based solutions in Udon Thani and Nakhon Si Thammarat and assessing climate-risk insurance options for rice farmers to support practical, affordable and farmer-responsive models.
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