WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response Read more about WaterAid: A WASH strong COVID-19 response In this presentation, WaterAid shared their response to COVID-19 in Asia and the Pacific, specifically in the eight countries they work in: Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, and Timor-Leste. Given the changing dynamics of the pandemic, WaterAid has taken a context-specific and phased approach to support government-led action plans, depending on rate of transmission and lockdowns, and prioritizing the most marginalized groups.
WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Read more about WASH Seminar Series: Part 1 – COVID-19 Response Part 1 of the Scaling Up WASH Services in a Pandemic Seminar Series
Community Enterprise-based Hydro and Biomass Projects in Myanmar Read more about Community Enterprise-based Hydro and Biomass Projects in Myanmar This presentation discussed the work of the Hydro Empowerment Network and their experience working with community-based hydropower projects in Myanmar.
Flood Risk from Dams - TA 9634 Work with IWUMD in Myanmar Read more about Flood Risk from Dams - TA 9634 Work with IWUMD in Myanmar This presentation discussed the background and work that has been carried out under the TA 9634 with Myanmar's Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department (IWUMD), a governmental organization under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MOALI). The project is supporting the hydrological and hydraulic reassessment of a number of spillways in Myanmar.
Thet Mon Htoo Keywords Urban Transport Forum for Livable Cities 2019 urban mobility urban transport sustainable mobility sustainable transport Mandalay Myanmar Read more about Thet Mon Htoo
Bankable Water Solutions for Food and Beverage Companies in Myanmar Read more about Bankable Water Solutions for Food and Beverage Companies in Myanmar This presentation discussed WWF's experience in supporting bankable water solutions and water stewardship in Myanmar.
Hazardous Material Management in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) Read more about Hazardous Material Management in Thilawa Special Economic Zone (SEZ) The Thilawa Special Economic Zone is the first operational SEZ in Myanmar and one of the largest industrial development. Thilawa SEZ recognized the need for proper hazardous material management in addition to waste management to avoid accidents such as chemical accidents and explosions. It has adopted aspects of health impact assessment as a risk management tool, as well as a management tool for healthy economic zones development.
Complicated, Multifaceted, Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar Read more about Complicated, Multifaceted, Communication in Post Conflict Myanmar Learn how meticulous communication and participation planning for a road project in Myanmar paved the way for real connectivity and inclusion.
Impact Evaluation of Environmental Outcomes Read more about Impact Evaluation of Environmental Outcomes Impact evaluation (IE) is both a possible and vital component in implementing environmental programs and in achieving the desired environmental outcomes. Indirect and general equilibrium effects, however, pose challenges in the use of IE as an environmental intervention. Coming up with creative solutions is needed to be able to evaluate empirically.
Myanmar: Working with Incentives and Identifying Common Ground to Produce a Collaborative, Inclusive Fisheries Law Read more about Myanmar: Working with Incentives and Identifying Common Ground to Produce a Collaborative, Inclusive Fisheries Law The Rakhine Fisheries Law is a new benchmark for Myanmar both in terms of delivering equitable resource sharing and, crucially, as a replicable model for consultation and public participation in policy-making. This case demonstrates that despite decades of repressive state machinery, with the right process, government departments can embrace new ways of working and thinking.