Page 1 Myanmar Climate Change Strategy (2018-2030) Myanmar Climate Change Strategy (2018-2030) Acknowledgements Making Climate Change a Priority in Myanmar: Key actors gather to foster implementation of national climate change policy Nay Pyi Taw, Republic of the Union of Myanmar (31 October 2018) – Today is the final day of the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) programme which has supported the Government of Myanmar to integrate climate change considerations into its reform and development … This has significant negative impact on agricultural production which potentially leads to food insecurity. English Assessment on Myanmar about Agriculture, Climate Change and Environment, Drought, Flood and more; published on 10 Jun 2020 by Columbia University, Govt. 1. Generally, Myanmar enjoys a tropical monsoon climate. The Government has made the environment one of its seven … The Programme works as a platform to mainstream climate change into the Myanmar policy development … It is relevant to mention the climate change event of Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. This study aimed to assess the potential vulnerability of this system to climate change. While global warming is poised to hit developing nations the hardest, these countries will also be the least prepared to cope with its consequences. Climate change is a global challenge and its impacts are reducing the capacity of natural resources. MICCFF in Yangon, Myanmar will be held in 2017. The UN is working closely with the country’s government to help them to adapt and thrive. World’s Governments Must Wind Down Fossil Fuel Production by… The Myanmar Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan is now well advanced and should be approved in 2016. BANGKOK, Dec 3 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - … More than 1600 people have been consulted so far, 20 line ministries, 3 major cities, 23 townships in 5 states and regions, NGOs and the Private Sector. Myanmar is exceptionally rich in biodiversity but has a small protected area system. The climate of Myanmar is roughly divided into three seasons: summer, rainy season and cold season. Myanmar Climate Change Strategy (2018 – 2030) – (ENG & MYA) The MCCS 2018-2030 has been formulated and adopted to provide a roadmap for Myanmar to strategically address climate-related risks, and also seize opportunities, over the next 13 years and beyond. By Rina Chandran. We make climate change a priority in Myanmar. For farmers in Myanmar, the COVID-19 pandemic is adding to growing unpredictability, in a sector already struggling to cope with the effects of climate change. Consultancy on: Climate Change Landscape Analysis in Myanmar Background:. Climate change refers to any significant long-term change in normal climate conditions, such as temperature, precipitation, extreme weather events, wind pattern, snow cover and sea level rise. 4 talking about this. Provides on-the-ground examples of how climate risk information is being used by the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) to support local planning in the Ayeyarwady Delta and the Central Dry Zone. Summer is from March to mid-May; the rain falls from mid-May to the end of October; and the cold season starts in November and ends at the end of February. Shashank Mishra of the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance believes access to water could spark conflict in the future. Nine bioclimatic zones and 41 strata were recogni zed in Myanmar, Home to 60 percent of the world’s population, Asia is the planet’s most disaster-prone region. Impact on Forests – Climate change is likely to affect both the distribution and composition of forests in Myanmar. Myanmar - Myanmar - Climate: Although Myanmar is located in the monsoon region of Asia, its climate is greatly modified by its geographic position and its relief. The contribution in this paper lies primarily in trying to deepen the concept of ‘green grabbing’ as formulated by Fairhead, Leach, and Scoones (2012) 1 by exploring the indirect and often invisible interconnections between climate change politics and global land rush. In 2013, the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance was established as a joint collaboration between the Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, United Nations Environment Programme, and United Nations-Habitat, to strengthen capacity in developing the National Climate Change Strategy and Sector Action Plans in Myanmar. 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