UPDATE May 2024 Proactive activities of the Academic Center supporting water management Chiang Mai University: Progress 78 %

11 activities to drive work on water resources Supporting water management Preparing for natural disasters and study biodiversity Consistent with the KR on Adaptation and Resilience.

Project implementation progress: 78%


Activity 1 : Central operations of the Water Management Support Academic Center of Chiang Mai University – visiting 5 districts of Lampang Province. Survey the target area to inspect the preliminary condition of the weir for Local administrative organizations in the province

– Organized a meeting of the Irrigation Unit, ONWR Region 1, Lampang Local Administrative Organization, Lampang Provincial Administrative Organization, to provide knowledge on data collection to assess the condition of the weirs. and propose guidelines for solving basic problems.

– Suggest academic information and guidelines for solving problems of weir efficiency. and development of information systems for assessing weir conditions and managing drought and flood risk areas in Lampang Province. To compile a database on water management in 13 districts of Lampang Province.


Activity 2 : Analysis of rain data to prepare IDF Curve and DDF Curve for each district in the area of ​​3 upper northern provinces.      Results of analysis of rain data to prepare IDF Curve and DDF Curve in the area of ​​3 upper northern provinces: Phayao Province, Phrae Province, and Nan Province


Activity 3 : Maintenance of the center’s small telemetry water level measuring station. To support flood warnings in the upper northern region Went to the area to repair the prototype station in Mae Chan District, Chiang Rai Province, changing the circuit system and upgrading it to make it easier to maintain and maintain. Move data to SCMC’s server.


Activity 4 : Main maintenance of flood warning levels. and improve the numbers on the warning digits In the urban area of ​​Chiang Mai Province (Set 2)     Flood level warning principles in the urban area of ​​Chiang Mai Province The numbers on the warning signs have been repaired and improved for their use in reading flood levels.


Activity 5 : Improving the structure of the artificial neural network model to develop the CM Water Forecast application.  Artificial neural network model. For forecasts 9 hours in advance Through an application system for convenient access to situations


Activity 6 : Main maintenance of flood warning levels. and improve the numbers on the 120-digit warning posts in the city area of ​​Chiang Mai Province.        The 120-digit flood level warning posts in the downtown area of ​​Chiang Mai Province have been repaired and improved the numbers on the warning posts for their usefulness in reading water level values. Flooded


Activity 7 : Development of public relations media to introduce the water law database (Water Law).

– Collect information and study legal databases of government agencies regarding water.

– Contact and coordinate to request interviews with relevant agencies regarding water laws.

– Plan to visit the area and interview public water service agencies about water laws.


Activity 8 : Monitoring the growth of cyanobacteria and water quality in the glass basin. Chiang Mai University   Water quality data to analyze and monitor the presence of Cyanobacteria in the glass tub to see changes in the increase or decrease in the appearance of cyanobacteria in the glass tub for 11 months.


Activity 9 : Community participation activities and awareness building for the development of the area along the Mae Kha Canal – is a center for linking educational institutions and communities to understand the development of the Mae Kha Canal area in the direction same

– Disseminate and transfer knowledge on water management in the Mae Kha River area through community participation processes.

– Present a sample case Project to conserve, develop, solve problems and restore Mae Kha Canal for participants in the Citizen School Project At the training event for school administrators and local leaders in Chom Thong District


Activity 10 : Creating a water map and database of cost water of Mae Kha Canal, Chiang Mai Province   – Results of survey and analysis of the relationship between water quantity and water quality of cost water sources.

– Water map information and hydrological water database of the Mae Kha Canal


Activity 11 : Studying diversity Biology of large invertebrates and the distribution of fireflies to be used as an indicator of abundance – results indicating the abundance of the Mae Kha Canal ecosystem

– Results of surveying the presence of fireflies at each study point.

– Results of the study of the biodiversity of large invertebrates in the Mae Kha Canal.

Pictures of operational activities during the month of May