Thailand faces a "Super El Niño" climate event requiring coordinated flood and drought mitigation across five regions. The government is allocating 40 billion baht through the Royal Irrigation Department for water management during the 2026 monsoon season, with geospatial risk mapping across agencies. Farmers in the northeast (particularly outside irrigation zones) report rice crop failures and are requesting 2,000 baht-per-rai compensation; the Farmers Association has submitted drought relief proposals to the government rice policy committee.
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