การพัฒนาศักยภาพขององค์กรปกครองส่วนท้องถิ่นและชุมชนในการบริหารความเสี่ยงจากน้ำเพื่อการเกษตรบนพื้นฐานมุมมองด้านธรรมาภิบาลและความสัมพันธ์ทางสังคมเชิงพื้นที่ในพื้นที่นอกเขตชลประทาน อำเภอสันป่าตอง จังหวัดเชียงใหม่

Potential Development of Local Administrative Organisations and Communities in Agricultural Water Risk Management based on a Governance and Sociospatial Relations Approach: A Case Study of Non-Irrigated Area in San Pa Tong District, Chiang Mai

Abstract

Abstract

This qualitative research aims to establish and develop appropriate social mechanisms to enhance the potential of local administrative organisations and communities in risk water management based on a governance and sociospatial relations approach, focusing on the non-irrigated area in San Pa Tong District, Chiang Mai. The sample groups were representatives of six local administrative organisations and farmers who have their farms in the non-irrigated area. Data collection methods comprised surveying, in-depth interview, and focus group discussion.

The result reveals that “agricultural risk water management plan” and “Tambon (Subdistrict) Watershed Committee” are the suitable social mechanisms as they are very much important to facilitate the collaboration of actors across scales and levels, and also a strategic policy goal to encourage more sustainable agricultural water management, set against the pragmatic reality of escalating future demand for water from multiple users at different levels and scales. Thus, these findings suggested that “Tambon (Subdistrict) Watershed Committee” should be authorized as a formal local working group to work flexibly in order to solve agricultural water risks and problems. Apart from this, farmers and local administrative organisations should create effective systems of agriculture risk water management on the basis of people's participation. Finally, a risk water management plan should be put into the local development plans to protect against any kind of agricultural water management effects.  

Keywords: potential development, agricultural risk water management, non-irrigated area, governance, sociospatial relations