Dr Adisorn Champathong

Senior Expert on Hydrology, Royal Irrigation Department (RID)

Dr. Adisorn Champathong is a Senior Expert on Hydrology at the Royal Irrigation Department of Thailand. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in Irrigation Engineering from Kasetsart University in 1996 and a master's in Water Engineering and Management from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in 2009 in Thailand. After that, he completed a doctoral degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 2024. He has been working at the Royal Irrigation Department for 28 years. His previous experiences contributed to designing and improving irrigation systems. Currently, he works on hydrological information and forecasting, including water quality and salinity intrusion, to support water development, management, and disaster reduction related to water issues across various basins of Thailand. In addition, he is interested in applying scientific research on climate change adaptation to explore adaptation measures for coping with floods and droughts in the future.