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Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand

Water  Demand  in  A3,  A4 &  A5  Regions Water  Supply  by  Surface  and  Ground Water Phetchaburi  Flows  at  Diversion  Dam Canal  Diversions  at  Phetchaburi  Dam Fig.4  Results  of  model  calibration  for  the  historic  period  2000  through  2005,  showing  the  agriculture  demand  and  supply  for  the  A3  and  A4  coastal  region  (top),  the  flows  at  Phetchaburi  (bottom-left)  and  the  groundwater  storage  in  the  A4  region A  water  management  policy  framework was  used  to  develop  a  set  of  future  scenarios  based  on  a  set  of  underling  principles.  The  first  principle  is  that  the  framework  should  distinguish  between  a  set  of  underlying  assumptions  that  are  used  to  establish  Business- As-Usual  (BAU)  scenarios  and  a  set  of  policy  interventions  that  form  the  basis  of  a  set  of  water management  policy  scenarios.  The  BAU  scenarios  define  the  baseline  and  future  assumptions  that  are  predominantly  outside  the control  of  water  managers,  such  as  the  future  climate  conditions  and  the  regional  population  growth;  and  include  the  policies  that  have  historically  been  in  place.  A  second  principle  is  that  the  policy  scenarios  should  be  plausible, policy-oriented  narratives  that  account  for  the  unique  perspectives  and  characteristics  of  the  region  and  its  culture.  For  Thailand,  this  means  that  they  should  consider  priorities  of  development,  the  importance  of  tourism  and  cultural  heritage,  and  the  significance  of  agriculture  and  environmental  protection.  The  final  principle  for  this  analysis  is  that  the  policy  scenarios  should  be  quantifiable.  That  is,  policy  interventions  that  can  only  be  characterized  in  a  qualitative  sense  relative  to  their  impacts  on  the  water  system  are  not  explicitly  considered  Proceedings  of  the  International  Conference  on  Climate  Change,  Biodiversity  and  Ecosystem  Services  for  the 245 Sustainable  Development  Goals  (SDGs):  Policy  and  Practice  27-29  June  2016,  Cha-am,  Phetchaburi,  Thailand


Proceedings of International Conference on Climate Change, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Sustainable Development Goals : Policy and Practice 27-29 June 2016 at the Sirindhorn International Environmental Park, Cha-am, Phetchaburi, Thailand
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