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East and Southeast Asia Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points. National GEF Priority Setting. San Win, Myanmar. Background information for Myanmar. Located in SE Asia, 676,557 Km 2 in area Population 55 Millions (2006) 70% Rural population (2% GR) 42% lives in upland areas
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East and Southeast Asia Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points National GEF Priority Setting San Win, Myanmar
Background information for Myanmar • Located in SE Asia, 676,557 Km2 in area • Population 55 Millions (2006) • 70% Rural population (2% GR) • 42% lives in upland areas • Agricultural-based Economy • Land (soil) Conservation should be given in priority
Soil degradation problems by area • Soil erosion in hilly region • Salinity problems in costal area • Alkalinity problems in dry area • Acidity problem in laterite soil • Seasonal floods in low land
Soil erosion in hilly area • Manily caused be shifting cultivation • 155,607 Km2 shifting cultivation affected area (22.8% in 1989) • 2 million families estimated to be involved in the practice • Fallow cycle ranges between 3-10 years (0 in some areas) • Low crop productivity and increase in human population accelerate further expansion of this practice
Alternative options in the place of the practice • Agroforestry practice (areas close to urban areas) • Fallow-land management System (in remote areas) • Any other options (job opportunities)
National Action Plan-2005 to address the issue • NAP: to reverse the trend of land degradation and desertification in short, medium and long-term • To be integrated the NAP into the National SD plans, long-term programmes and strategies
For successful NAP implementation • Political commitment & support • People’s participation • Multidisciplinary approach • Sufficient resources • Regional and int’l cooperation • Capacity building & • Monitoring and evaluation
Programmes under imple -mentation in addition to the NAP • Watershed management plan • Management of development activities in the high-land of border areas (to reduce shifting cultivation practice) • Planning highland reclamation for period 2003-07 (to reduce shifting cultivation practice) • Implementation of community-based natural resource management
GEF focal areas for project funding • Biological diversity • Climate Change • International Waters • Ozone-Layer Depletion • Land Degradation and • POPs (Focal Point Handbook)
GEF funding • Being an agricultural-based country Myanmar is, land conservation is given in top priority • Land rehabilitation and conservation measures are in-line with the national priority, and GEF funding to those activities will ensure for achieving the Sustainable Development in the country