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16 March 2018
Natural hazards such as floods and drought increasingly occur due to extreme weather events that are exacerbated by climate change. To cope with the adverse effects of climate change, familiarization of agricultural insurance as an adaptation measure is needed especially by developing world farmers…
25 January 2018
There is no room for malaria in Myanmar. Health expert Valerio Reggi shares Myanmar's moves to eliminate the disease.
ADB is helping to strengthen Myanmar's regulatory capacity; ensure effective assessments of medicines; and reduce the risk of substandard and falsified medicines, particularly anti…
10 October 2017
Poverty and social analysis (PSA) was key to the design and implementation of the Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project. PSA enabled the project to contribute to the improved water supply system as well as wastewater and drainage management in Myanmar. This presentation details the role of…
20 September 2017
Climate change may cause severe floods in Myanmar, that in turn, may cause extensive damage to urban services and facilities. ADB is helping the country prepare for the effects of climate change through the Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project. The project demonstrates how a state of the art…
22 February 2017
Myanmar’s water sector faced several challenges. It experienced excessive deforestation and destruction of the ecosystem, particularly in Barmah Forest. Its irrigation facilities have also deteriorated over time, and its canals and network system were incomplete and inefficient. This presentation…
16 February 2017
Regional disparities and low human development constrain Myanmar's efforts to meet the social development goals. The country's social protection system, in particular, covers only 3.2% of the country's population and its information system is based on manual operations. Myanmar needs to pursue…
24 November 2016
ADB's Eri Honda and ADB consultant Ian Hamilton shares stories on how the restoration of Thingazar Creek is paving the way for the transformation of Mandalay into a prosperous, green urban center. The Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project is the first urban development project since ADB's re-…
24 November 2016
ADB's Eri Honda and ADB consultant Ian Hamilton shares stories on how the restoration of Thingazar Creek is paving the way for the transformation of Mandalay into a prosperous, green urban center. The Mandalay Urban Services Improvement Project is the first urban development project since ADB's re-…
5 September 2016
Electricity subsidies are often paid out if government budgets exceed all spending on education, healthcare, and rural support. In order to subsidize low residential customer prices, governments impose higher prices on industrial customers, which discourages new investment and encourage…
9 December 2015
Political and economic reforms have promoted recent development of the telecommunication infrastructure in Myanmar. ADB viewed the Nationwide Telecommunications project as an opportunity to mainstream gender equity in private sector operations, and developed a Gender Action Plan (GAP) with Ooredoo…