In the Philippines, irrigation infrastructure is being expanded and the country’s Congress has also pushed agencies towards a unified national preparedness framework covering farmers, fisheries, food security and water before drought worsens.Thailand’s Cabinet has ordered agencies to prepare specifically for a severe event, focusing on water for households, agriculture and industry, agricultural planning and emergency reserves.But experts and farmers like Surachai have questioned whether preparedness on the ground is sufficient. As the manager of a community enterprise group, he said he is highly aware that the farming community around him in Thailand’s agricultural heartland is not braced.“Sometimes I have to…