What a load of platitudinous b-s-t! I can only speak as regards the area north of Korat in the Isaan, but in 2010 we had mega floods that were caused by the release of water from the dams to our west. There was then a gap of 11 years until last year when the same thing happened again and my local area was under a metre of water for three weeks. This year we have had limited rain, but are once again under water, although it is not so bad as last year.
In 2020 local farmers lost their crops due to a drought, last year it was the flooding and this year it will be the same. One wonders how much longer farmers can exist given the pathetic compensation they receive.
'Water management' in this country is a contradiction in terms, when at the least sign of more rain than usual the dam gates are opened and water is allowed to simply spill into the surrounding countryside - no spillways - until is hits a road like the Mitraparp, which has so few drains under the road that it acts like a dam, the water build up and - ergo the floods! The late King understood water management and proposed many improvements, but it seems that few have been put into effect.