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Current Environmental Situation in Myanmar
WMO GURME regional TrainingWorkshop on urban air quality modeling for ASEAN Countries
7-‐10 April 2015
Mr. Hein LattEnvironmental Conservation Department
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry, Myanmar
Outlines
• Background• Policy Guidance• Institution• Gaps
Myanmar • Capital City - Nay Pyi Taw • States - 7• Regions - 7• Races - (Kachin, Kayah, Kayin, Chin,
Myanmar, Mon, Rakhine, Shan)• Religion - 135 (Estimate)• Seasons - Summer, Rainy, Winter• Famous Festival - Thingyan Festival (in April)
The Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) is playing as key government agency under the MOECAF sinceOct 2012 for the effective implementation of environmentalconservation and management in Myanmar.
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry has been upgraded in place of Ministry of Forestry in September2011 for as the focal point for the overall environmentalmanagement in the country, coordinating agency for environmentalmatters and promoting environmentally sustainable development.
Conceptual Flow Diagram of Environmental Management System (EMS) in Myanmar
MOF
MOECAF
ECD
EC LawEC Rules
EIA ProcedureCoordination Mainstreaming
ENVIRONMENT
Line MinistriesDepartments
NGOsINGOsPeople
Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MOECAF)
Planning & Statistics
Dept.
Forest Department
Environmental Conservation
Dept.
Myanmar Timber
Enterprise
Dry Zone Green Dept
Survey Dept.
Organizational Structure of Environmental Conservation Department
Environmental Conservation Department(156 + 247)
403
Administration
(11 + 36)47
Admin Budget
Policy, Planning, Int. Relation, Research and Training Division
(13 + 11)24
Policy & Planning
Int. Relation & Res & Ext.
Pollution Control Division(11+9)20
Urban & Industries
Env. Quality
Natural Resources & EIA Division
(12+9)21
Natural Res. Cons.
EIA
State & Region(6 + 4)
(107+182)289
Efforts in term of policy and legislation
Environmental Policy (1994)Myanmar Agenda 21 (1997)
National Sustainable Development Strategy –NSDS (2009)
Environmental Conservation Law (2012)Environmental Conservation Rules (2014)
EIA procedures (6th draft in 2015)Environmental Quality Guideline (Draft )
Policy guidelines : Environmental conservation
• To lay down new policy for economic development in parallel with environmental conservation
• To review and amend laws and enact new laws on environmental conservation
• To conserve Forests and Biodiversity• To reduce Air and Water pollution • To control of Industrial Waste• To extend Renewable Energy• To mobilize participation of people and social
organizations
•Increasing investment of Development projects in terms of Oil & Gas, Hydropower , Highways, Industries and Special Economic Zones and Urbanization are largely increasing from Transformation of Natural Resources based Economy to Industrial-based Economy• Leading to cause environmental pollutions
Challenges in Environmental Management
Global Climate Change
Limited Institutional Capacity and Technology
Poor coordination
Sustainability of Finance
Gaps
Specific Rules, Regulation and Guidelines
Public Private Partnership
Financial Mechanism
Environmental Sound Technology
International Cooperation
Research &Development Innovation
Technology Transfer Project for PM 2.5 monitoring (PMTT)
• Signed MOU with Asia Center for Air Pollution Research (ACAP) at 19 May 2015
• Will install and train for PM 2.5 Monitoring Equipment at the end of April 2015 by ACAP
• We will need to report the out coming data to EANET (Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia)
Thank You
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