The Baan Tung Kong Moo Core-member meeting at village 3, Tambol Pang Moo, Muang District to implement a pilot project on “Sufficiency Economy Community” initiated by HM the King was held on February 26, 2006. The project aims to provide techniques on cultivation under limited amount of water and to promote local handicrafts. A solar pump system was provided to solve the water supply problem. The community located near Pai River was given a training course on CBDRM by the provincial Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) enabling them to utilize learning from the training to tackle floods and flash floods without the loss of property and life. Mr. Komsan Suwan-ampha, Chief of Mae Hong Son DPM had kindly arranged a signboard for Networking Community on CBDRM which was installed by the Mae Hong Son Governor, Mr. Direk Konklep.

Khomsan Suwan-ampha, Chief of Mae Hongsorn Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office, an alumni of ADPC underwent the Community Based Disaster Risk Management course has expressed his appreciation through the following letter:

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Dear Dr. Suvit Yodmani,

On behalf of Baan Thungkongmoo Community, Mae Hongsorn people and myself, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you Sir and ADPC for giving us the opportunity to be trained on the Community Based Disaster Risk Management. Mae Hongsorn Disaster Prevention and Mitigation have used the simulation situation for the evacuation drill and various methodologies acquired from the CBDRM course.

I found the course very useful and with the knowledge gained have helped not only my community but other communities aswell.

Once again, thank you very much, Sir.Khomsan Suwan-ampha
Chief of Mae Hongsorn Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Office

Tel. 05361 4213, 09969 6759