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1 Thailand Research Fund To be a Catalyst for Changes

2 Thailand Research Fund (TRF) Established in 1992 Research Endowment Fund Act Support wisdom creation for national development Core Values T Globally hink R esearch Management Excellence orce Ffor Changes

3 TRF Supports Knowledge Creation R & D Project Knowledge Exchanges Conference Workshop Researcher Link Joint Research Center Capacity Building Exchange Programs Travel Grants PhD Scholarship Professional-Mid Career Development

4 Organization Structure Policy Board Monitoring and Evaluation Board Director Deputy Directors Internal Audit Research and Development Basic Research Strategic Research & Special Missions Administrative

5 TRF Funding Implementation No intramural research activities Coverage all areas of the country All disciplines Sciences, Humanities and Social Science All dimensions Basic, Applied, Translation, and Community 50% of the budget goes to basic research 40% of R&D proposals granted

6 Granting agencies in Thailand Government research funding agencies National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) Thailand Research Fund (TRF) Office of Higher Education Commission (OHEC) National Science Technology and Innovation Policy Office (STI) National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) Agricultural Research Development Agency (ARDA) 7 Health Systems Research Institute (HSRI) Research dissemination & Innovation development 1 National Innovation Agency (NIA) Providing technical advice and financial support to private enterprises

7 Thailand Research and Innovation Partnership Fund

8 Thailand Research and Innovation Partnership Fund MRC Collaborative Research: Cancer RCUK UK-Southeast Asia Medium & Small Scale Research Partnerships Royal Academy of Engineering (1) IAPP (2) LIF TRF British Council (1) RL (2) IL (3) PhD (4) Professional Development and Engagement British Academy Advanced Fellowship Royal Society Advanced Fellowship 2016 UK MB TRF MB Total MB

9 R&D Public Wellbeing Division Strategic Research Issues Water, Climate Change, Land and Environmental Management Coastal and Natural Resource Management Disaster Management Public Health and Urban Environment

10 Highlight : Water resource management Goals: Scientific outputs to support water research management and security, water allocation, equality under changing environment and new treats Policy Recommendation for provincial development Strategies for water research development Database System for precipitation forecast SRI Roadmap of water climate change land and environmental management

11 Highlight : Climate Change Research 3 Research Centers: Center for Atmospheric Physics, Center for Regional Climate Model, Center for Seasonal Weather Forecast Knowledge and tools on climate changes impact assessment on agricultural and other sectors Climate change adaptation and climate risks for community and vulnerable sectors Climate change policy recommendation, Development of Measure-Report-Verity system on key sectors in Thailand

12 On-Going Climate Change Research Variability in precipitation Atmospheric physics and chemistry Cloud physics and chemistry Surface-air exchange and interactions Soil moisture, evapotranspiration Variability and teleconnections Short-term prediction & database Mainstreaming CC into Development Strategies Adaptive capacity of community Risk management mechanism - crop insurance Holistic approach for climate change adaptation Climate Policy Post-2020 Climate Change Regime Legal & Institutional Framework Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system Climate Change & Green Economy

13 On-Going SRI3 Research Thailand water outlook 2035 Water resource management criteria concerning economic and social development of Thailand Optimal risk diversification for catastrophic flood insurance Adaptation to drought of rice farmers in irrigated areas Wastewater, water pollution research

14 Research Interests Water Water Governance Water Management Tools ( Legal, Financial & Technical Approaches) Thailand Food-Water-Energy Nexus Asean Food-Water-Energy Nexus Food-Water-Energy Nexus SDGs & Food-Water-Energy Nexus

15 Thank you

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