3rd Asia-Pacific Water Summit

Financing Implementation of the Water Related SDGs in

Dr. Wah Wah Maung Director General Central Statistical Organization Ministry of Planning and Finance Myanmar Water Based Economy

• quantify the economic value of water resources • return on investments in environmental Water restoration and water-related infrastructure, and the ecosystem benefits and services

Based • advancing the “Blue Economy”

• ensuring that businesses, communities and agriculture are able to leverage the abundant Economy water resources to support strong economies and a high quality of life for residents Sustained Use of Water

Population Growth Industrial Growth Urbanization Transport: Water Agriculture Process Ways, Marine

Inefficient Use of Water Resources, Water Management System, Climate Change

Pressure to Water Management System Financing Resilient Water Infrastructure and Services

Financing of a sustainable water sector can focus SDGs 2030 Agenda Financing Can achieve a number of targets

• Growth with equity • Strategic Framework, Policies and Action Plan Water

• Financing Sources: State Budget, Grant, Loans, International Assistance, PPP Sector Increasing Water Security: Key Dimension I

• Household water security covers – both drinking water (SDG target 6.1) and – sanitation (SDG target 6.2), – both have clear targets (100% coverage by 2030) Increasing Water Security: Key Dimension II • Economic Water Security – Asia and the Pacific faces a serious water threat – Water demand in agriculture, industry, and the domestic sectors will increase by 30%–40% in 2050. Increasing Water Security: Key Dimension • Urban Water Security – water systems in the city as source of supply (drinking water) and threat (flooding) toward a more comprehensive water-sensitive cities approach. – High infrastructure requirements to improve the wastewater and flooding components of the urban water security dimension Increasing Water Security: Key Dimension • Environmental Water Security – Index of environmental water security (KD4) quantifies the pressures on the health of flowing surface waters across the region (i) the river health index (RHI), the inverse of a metric of threat to water security, that incorporates the potential impacts of many variables that tend to have detrimental impacts on river health; (ii) flow alteration, which describes the extent to which rivers are changed due to dams, weirs, and direct extractions; (iii) environmental governance, which expresses the efforts of governments to protect the environment in their country. Increasing Water Security: Key Dimension • Resilience to Water-Related Disasters – On average, 205 million people were affected by such disasters each year during that period. Weather-related disasters are becoming increasingly frequent, due to a sustained rise in the number of floods and storms. – Flooding alone accounts for 47% of all weather-related disasters in 1995–2015, affecting 2.3 billion people, the majority (95%) in Asia. While Water availability and use in Myanmar • The prime source of water is the precipitation of rain. • Three available water sources: (a) Surface Water (b) Ground Water or Underground Water (a) Rain or Snow Common Water Usage Patterns

✓Domestic use –Bathing, Washing, Flushing, Cooking, Drinking ✓Garden watering use ✓Fire fighting ✓Industrial use ✓Commercial use ✓Agricultural use ✓Unaccountable or losses Countries with the lowest level of wastewater treatment in the Asia-Pacific Region

*Estimate. Note: The percentage of wastewater treated is very much dependant on the conditions in the countries’ largest/larger cities, where the percentage is generally higher, and rarely a reliable indicator of conditions in the smaller urban centres of towns and rural areas, for which data are often lacking. Source: Adapted from ADB (2013, Appendix 4, p.100). Wastewater production and treatment • Domestic wastewater into the municipal open drains and pipe system in municipality areas or/and common effluent treatment plant. Which goals does the Government of Myanmar aim to achieve and how does the Government practice wastewater policies at a national level with the goals?

National Policy Developmen t and Institutions in Myanmar

• Improving River System • Managing waste water • Awareness campaign for the effective and efficient use of water • Improving infrastructure including rural infrastructure • The Institutions: Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), City Development Committee (YCDC), Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) and Nay Pyi Taw City Development Committee (NCDC) Myanmar’s Household Water Security Percentage Distribution Of Households With Good Sources Of Water Good Sources of Water (%)

Piped Water , Artesian Well , Covered Well S.N. Description 2001 2006 2012

I. UNION 51.26 61.66 65.18 II. REGION / STATE 1Kachin State 45.77 56.64 65.70 2Kayah State 28.23 43.80 46.41 3Kayin State 23.31 42.29 40.07 4Chin State 92.89 45.00 59.10 5Sagaing Region 56.99 60.73 74.93 6Tanintharyi Region 67.97 54.02 59.95 7Bago Region (East) 81.30 67.90 65.47 8Bago Region (West) 55.70 55.29 9Magway Region 60.20 70.02 66.58 10Mandalay Region 59.22 68.24 87.26 11 23.55 36.80 63.02 12Rakhine State 22.98 43.68 40.20 13Yangon Region 83.28 84.63 76.26 14Shan State (South) 44.61 73.67 15Shan State (North) 23.18 45.88 50.88 16Shan State (East) 64.27 70.28 17Ayeyarwady Region 20.28 48.99 53.72 18Nay Pyi Taw 77.96 Myanmar Water Based Economy Types of Water Resource by States and Regions 2016-2017 (Acres)

Canals,Reservoirs, River,Stream Fishery Pond Total States and Regions Tanks and Embankment and Under Water

Union 642361 4835439 404893 5882693 1 . Naypyitaw 21958 31462 2988 56408

2 . Kachin State 29609 437914 91964 559487 3 . Kayah State 4114 16917 3522 24553 4 . Kayin State 4536 57984 3462 65982

5 . Chin State 97 209968 408 210473 6 . Sagaing Region 155681 448330 41674 645685

7 . 153 419803 332 420288 8 . Bago Region 116426 564184 69274 749884

9 . Magway Region 56472 573803 9592 639867 10 . Mandalay Region 89751 255809 17685 363245 11 . Mon State 7446 250641 3301 261388

12 . 15639 382065 1604 399308 13 . Yangon Region 50612 228121 41229 319962

14 . Shan State 9103 175830 25995 210928 15 . 80764 782608 91863 955235

Source : Department of Agricultural Land Management and Statistics.

Irrigable and Flood Protection Areas (Thousand Acres)

Irrigable Area Flood Protection Period Weir Tank Total Embankments Drainage Work Total No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

2012 - 2013 169 1375 247 1874 416 3249 228 2804 214 860 442 3664

2013 - 2014 171 1388 256 1914 427 3302 223 2804 236 902 459 3706

2014 - 2015 192 1433 261 1862 453 3295 231 2804 239 894 470 3698

2015 - 2016 212 1351 269 1649 481 3000 225 2804 235 892 460 3696

2016 - 2017 143 1390 256 1591 399 2981 229 2815 237 878 466 3694

Source: Department of Irrigation and Management of Water Utilization.

19 Irrigable and Flood Protection Areas by States and Regions(2016-2017 ) (Acres) Irrigable Area Flood Protection States and Regions Weir Tank Total Embankments Drainage Work Total No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area No. Area (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

Union 143 1389679 256 1590967 399 2980646 229 2815145 237 878424 466 3693569 1. Kachin State 5 21776 - - 5 21776 ------2. Kayah State 10 13656 5 31227 15 44883 - - 1 - 1 - 3. Kayin State 6 388 4 2328 10 2716 2 2372 14 13236 16 15608 4. Chin State - - 1 243 1 243 ------5. Sagaing Region 12 476069 29 170995 41 647064 6 42146 1 6965 7 49111 6.Tanintharyi Region 24 3111 - - 24 3111 14 11400 - - 14 11400 7. Bago Region 16 239103 35 498778 51 737881 39 515907 41 307949 80 823856 8. Magway Region 7 217519 51 109060 58 326579 ------9. Mandalay Region 13 109932 88 590954 101 700886 7 22605 20 53583 27 76188 10. Mon State 12 66663 5 20885 17 87548 18 20536 55 108771 73 129307 11.Rakhing State - - 10 6335 10 6335 32 79584 2 - 34 79584 12. Yangon Region 9 157386 9 81269 18 238655 44 295873 85 350050 129 645923 13. Shan State 24 44925 13 18138 37 63063 1 - - - 1 - 14. Ayeyarwady Region 5 39151 6 60755 11 99906 66 1824722 18 37870 84 1862592

Source: Department of Irrigation and Management of Water Utilization.

Area of Selected Crops Under Irrigation (Thousand Acres)

Total Ground - Sesa- Pulses Sugar- Other Other Period Irrigated Paddy Wheat Maize nut mum cane Food Cotton Jute non-food Area Crops Crops (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

2012 - 2013 6419.25 4618.81 91.77 126.98 72.53 156.73 255.56 30.89 1001.55 18.14 0.57 45.72

2013 - 2014 6695.86 4805.28 94.44 144.59 79.79 209.92 281.36 27.71 1004.57 7.81 * 40.39

2014 - 2015 6626.09 4632.88 92.78 140.91 77.98 281.61 287.51 29.31 1017.83 23.36 * 41.92

2015 - 2016 6651.84 4640.51 90.10 140.74 86.45 285.66 330.55 28.27 1007.80 4.82 * 36.88

2016 - 2017 6705.10 4636.13 78.37 146.00 88.58 335.49 336.50 27.63 1016.54 3.87 * 35.99

Note: * Less than 0.5 Source : Department of Agricultural Land Management and Statistics. Area of Selected Crops under Weir (Thousand Acres)

Period Total Paddy Wheat Maize Grou Sesa Pulses Sugar Other Cotton Jute Other -nutnd -umm -cane food non- food Crops Crops (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11) (12) (13)

2012-2013 3946 2567 12 29 29 23 1049 1 182 - 1 53

2013-2014 3929 2560 13 31 28 22 1052 1 168 - * 54

2014-2015 3937 2564 13 30 29 23 1065 1 158 - * 54

2015-2016 3934 2557 9 31 28 19 1087 1 147 - * 55

2016-2017 3940 2563 9 31 27 18 1098 1 139 - * 54

Note: * Less than 0.6 Source : Department of Agricultural Land Management and Statistics.

22 INLAND AND OVERSEAS SHIPPING STATISTICS

Particular 2005-2006 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017 INLAND WATERWAYS 1.Valid certified private water craft (Number) a.Riverine 3636 4588 4901 2160 2281 2217 2344 2800 b.Coastal 140 253 298 348 386 409 486 529 2.Inland Water Transport (Public) (Number) a.Powered Craft 319 239 236 225 225 211 178 163 b.Dumb Craft 197 190 193 187 188 172 162 153 SHIPPING 1.Overseas Shipping (000 ton) (Yangon) a.Loaded 1173 3256 4268 4883 5329 3409 3111 2466 b.Unloaded 3253 8600 8866 10244 12519 16014 18915 11583 2.Number of Vessels a.Myanma Five Star Line 26 23 22 22 22 19 19 16 b.Chartered - 8 7 5 - - - 9 3.Coastal Shipping (000 ton) (Yangon) a.Loaded 111 278 336 423 405 363 368 543 b.Unloaded 207 270 310 386 400 615 679 1236 4.Number of Lighthouses 27 26 26 26 26 26 26 26 a.With Lighthouse keeper 10 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 b.Without Lighthouse keeper 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 19 Sources: 1. Customs Department. 2. Department of Marine Administration. 3. Inland Water Transport. 4. Myanma Five Star Line. 5. Myanma Port Authority. PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES TRANSPORTED BY INLAND WATERWAYS

in thousand

Particular Unit 2005-2006 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

TOTAL Ton 4262 4786 3347 2117 1898 1787 1375 951

Ton-miles 455175 753689 519879 332004 283118 282353 187806 110193

Rice Ton 2 - - 4 31 44 11 16

Ton-miles 224 - - 1785 3894 5383 1482 2267

Cement Ton 1 6 1 5 0.3 1 - -

Ton-miles 155 2267 414 2143 179 597 - -

Petroleum Coke Ton 4 ------

Ton-miles 1637 ------

Fertilizer Ton ------

Ton-miles ------

Miscellaneous Ton 4210 4763 3330 2076 1855.7 1741.3 1364 935

Ton-miles 425579 740632 510453 307824 271899 276034 186324 107926

Timber Ton 45 17 16 32 11 0.7 - -

Ton-miles 27580 10790 9012 20252 7146 339 - - Source: Inland Water Transport. SEABORNE SHIPPING TONNAGE OF CARGO HANDLED AT THE PORT OF YANGON

in ton

Particular 2005-2006 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

INTERNATIONAL

(a)Loaded 1172890 3255635 4267657 4882715 5328703 3409298 3111346 2465937

(b)Unloaded 3252813 8599975 8866010 10244127 12519267 16014329 18914808 11582910

COASTAL

(a)Loaded 111104 278056 335751 423016 404895 362784 367672 543220

(b)Unloaded 207461 269590 309608 386352 400096 615340 679388 1235902

Source: Customs Department. MERCHANT SHIPPING : FOREIGN TRADE

Total With Cargo In Ballast Year Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage of Registered of Registered of Registered Times (000) Times (000) Times (000) ENTRY 2005-2006 674 3253 674 3253 - - 2010-2011 1691 8600 1469 8600 222 - 2011-2012 1746 8866 1389 8866 357 - 2012-2013 2118 10244 1582 10244 536 - 2013-2014 2339 12519 1834 12519 505 - 2014-2015 2352 16014 2022 16014 330 - 2015-2016 2408 18915 2286 18915 122 - 2016-2017 1350 11583 1285 11583 65 - CLEARANCE 2005-2006 265 1173 265 1173 - - 2010-2011 1682 3256 1192 3256 490 - 2011-2012 1748 4268 779 4268 969 - 2012-2013 2033 4883 797 4883 1236 - 2013-2014 2187 5329 868 5329 1319 - 2014-2015 2224 3409 662 3409 1562 - 2015-2016 2413 3111 844 3111 1569 - 2016-2017 1390 2466 575 2466 815 - Source: Customs Department. MERCHANT SHIPPING : COASTAL TRADE

Total With Cargo In Ballast Year Number Tonnage Number Tonnage Number Tonnage of Registered of Registered of Registered Times (000) Times (000) Times (000) ENTRY 2005-2006 583 207 583 207 - - 2010-2011 884 270 710 270 174 - 2011-2012 1053 310 816 310 237 - 2012-2013 1251 386 904 386 347 - 2013-2014 1069 400 800 400 269 - 2014-2015 1072 615 827 615 245 - 2015-2016 1289 679 910 679 379 - 2016-2017 1365 543 972 543 393 - CLEARANCE 2005-2006 398 111 398 111 - - 2010-2011 922 278 769 278 153 - 2011-2012 1093 336 907 336 186 - 2012-2013 1324 423 1085 423 239 - 2013-2014 1108 405 889 405 219 - 2014-2015 1102 363 777 363 325 - 2015-2016 1195 368 812 368 383 - 2016-2017 1394 1236 786 1236 608 -

Source:Source: Customs Department. NUMBER AND CAPACITY OF VESSELS ARRIVING AT AND DEPARTING FROM MYANMAR PORTS

Number Gross Tonnage(000) Net Tonnage(000) Port Year Vessels Schooners Total Vessels Schooners Total Vessels Schooners Total

ARRIVALS

TOTAL 2011-2012 3400 3870 7270 13497 983 14480 6572 480 7052

2012-2013 4245 4144 8389 18342 1310 19652 8376 518 8894

2013-2014 4832 5388 10220 25600 1133 26733 12028 537 12565

2014-2015 4636 5029 9665 25741 1269 27010 12051 588 12651

2015-2016 5141 6520 11661 29879 1728 31607 13271 726 13997

2016-2017 4911 7322 12233 30909 1298 32207 14068 491 14559

DEPARTURE TOTAL 2011-2012 3363 3901 7264 13344 990 14334 6524 487 7011 2012-2013 4172 4189 8361 18107 1155 19262 8297 548 8845

2013-2014 4839 5424 10263 25654 1219 26873 11714 536 12250

2014-2015 4624 5020 9644 25752 1261 27013 11871 585 12456

2015-2016 5177 7319 12496 30011 1684 31695 13302 769 14071

2016-2017 4824 7325 12149 31062 7216 38278 13991 437 14428 2016-2017 1270 4866 6136 1671 6910 8531 618 296 914

Source: Myanma Port Authority. VESSELS ARRIVING AT AND DEPARTING FROM THE PORT OF YANGON BY GROSS TONNAGE

Vessels by Gross Tonnage

Year Under 1001- 2001- 3001- 4001- 5001- 6001- 7001- 8001- 9001- Above Total 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 10001 ARRIVALS 2005-2006 186 254 49 128 236 71 11 93 43 75 110 1256 2010-2011 195 176 177 117 277 145 129 147 85 175 149 1772 2011-2012 158 166 139 88 219 234 100 192 60 139 219 1714 2012-2013 272 170 128 78 210 198 83 221 52 234 357 2003 2013-2014 343 179 133 89 227 242 88 155 67 289 523 2335 2014-2015 278 153 73 90 142 194 56 167 183 384 534 2254 2015-2016 229 153 59 117 131 82 93 159 330 401 818 2572 2016-2017 149 144 60 147 68 91 34 91 171 262 1192 2409 DEPARTURES 2005-2006 188 250 50 125 238 71 12 93 42 75 106 1250 2010-2011 189 177 176 118 277 143 129 148 86 174 152 1769 2011-2012 156 167 139 88 219 235 100 192 60 139 216 1711 2012-2013 342 172 139 76 196 202 76 204 50 214 323 1994 2013-2014 343 179 133 89 227 242 88 155 67 289 523 2335 2014-2015 279 153 73 90 141 194 56 167 183 383 533 2253 2015-2016 230 153 59 117 131 82 93 159 330 401 818 2573 2016-2017 149 144 60 147 68 91 34 91 171 262 1192 2409 Source: Myanma Port Authority. SEABORNE CARGO BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY

in ton

Commodity 2005-2006 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

GRAND TOTAL 10238715 18438641 21722343 24167636 24049913 26075970 31057188 31924983

OUTSHIPMENT Petrol Oil and Lubricants 69491 49267 40475 68095 60547 44203 20982(r) 18628 Rice and Rice Products 221335 594685 849726 702683 549675 604874 305643 834769 Minerals 42426 42633 55242 25222 8402 1448 5244 198866 Timber 1730382 1646058 1855418 1441025 1698044 869562 585422 735707 General Cargo 2661326 3798602 4460149 4390905 4809360 4930340 5291013(r) 6475481

TOTAL 4724960 6131245 7261010 6627930 7126028 6450427 6208304 8084451

INSHIPMENT

Petrol Oil and Lubricants 1618868 2028570 2607280 2224361 2351798 3467039 4369661 5017410 General Cargo 3894887 10278826 11854053 15315345 14572087 16158504 20479223 18823122

TOTAL 5513755 12307396 14461333 17539706 16923885 19625543 24848884 23840532

Source: Myanma Port Authority. PASSENGER STATISTICS OF THE PORT OF YANGON

Particular 2005-2006 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017

SEA-GOING PASSENGER a.Inward 28434 6814 8014 8893 13186 20050 13864(r) 5964 b.Outward 24632 6869 7483 9421 13567 20063 13852(r) 6288 c.Total 53066 13683 15497 18314 26753 40113 27716(r) 12252

INLAND PASSENGER (000) a.Inward 2697 7170 7816 6864 5881 5638 5195 4891 b.Outward 2842 7340 7945 6979 6345 5372 5606 5278 c.Total 5539 14510 15761 13843 12226 11010 10801 10169

Source: Myanma Port Authority. Myanmar Water Related Disaster Myanmar Disaster Loss and Damage (2016) Death Sr. Region and State Population Animal Male Female Total 1 Kachin 1 2 Kayah 2 2 3 Kayin 4 Chin 5 Sagaing 2 2 4 6 Tanintharyi 2 2 3 28 7 Bago 8 Magwe 4 4 703 9 Mandalay 4 4 8 8 10 Mon 2 11 Rakhine 12 Yangon 1 1 13 Shan 1 1 14 Ayeyarwaddy 1 3 2 15 Nay Pyi Taw Council 1 0 3 28987 Total 29 29731 Myanmar Disaster Loss and Damage (2016)

Damage and Loss

Sr. Region and State

Box Box

clinic Road

Office

House

Bridge

School

Others

Culvert

Pagoda

Building/ Monasteries 1 Kachin 1307 3 1 24 1 10 1 2 Kayah 15 1 3 Kayin 4 Chin 8 1 5 10 2 5 Sagaing 186 18 2 15 36 25 6 Tanintharyi 4629 3 2 17 7 3 7 Bago 1 8 Magwe 925 19 29 1 64 25 6 9 Mandalay 198 1 1 4 12 25 10 Mon 260 3 12 1 4 50 51 11 Rakhine 12 Yangon 13 Shan 15 2 1 13 5 5 14 Ayeyarwaddy 154 10 2 84 11 8 Nay Pyi Taw 15 1899 355 17 21 63 21 5 Council Total 9596 415 2 64 21 3 293 1 188 132 Myanmar Disaster Loss and Damage (2016) Damage and Loss Damage and Fish Prawn Sr. Region and State Agricultural Loss value Ponds Ponds Land (Acre) (Kyat Million) (Acre) (Acre) 1 Kachin 3933.5 240.65 2 Kayah 2418 1 70.41 3 Kayin 4 Chin 345.61 5 Sagaing 501.45 16 676.67 6 Tanintharyi 23553.89 1162.08 7 Bago 7 8 Magwe 32671 1224 930.99 9 Mandalay 23525 5280.65 10 Mon 8541 2008.3 11 Rakhine 12 Yangon 755 347.8 13 Shan 58458 8659 15290.15 14 Ayeyarwaddy 6427 224.94 15 Nay Pyi Taw Council 247470 11988 92691.53 Total 407498.84 21418 1225 119276.78 Myanmar’s Water Related SDGs Indicators

Indicator Year Value Source of Publication Percentage of population WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring 6.1.1 using improved drinking 2015 80.6% Programme (JMP) water sources* Percentage of population 2015-16 Demographic and 6.1.1 using improved drinking 2015-16 80.2% Health Survey water sources* Percentage of population Myanmar 2014 Population and 6.1.1 using improved drinking 2014 69.5% Housing Census water sources* Proportion of population WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring 6.2.1 using improved sanitation 2015 79.5% Programme (JMP) facilities* Proportion of population 2015-16 Demographic and 6.2.1 using improved sanitation 2015-16 48.1% Health Survey facilities* Proportion of population Myanmar 2014 Population and 6.2.1 using improved sanitation 2014 74.3% Housing Census facilities* Myanmar’s Water Related SDGs Indicators

Indicator Year Value Source of Publication

Level of water stress: FAO - AQUASTAT freshwater withdrawal as 6.4.2 1998-2002 2.85% http://www.fao.org/nr/water/a a proportion of available quastat/main/index.stm freshwater resources UNEP - IWRM Degree of IWRM surveyhttp://iwrmdataportal.un 6.5.1 2011 1.8 Implementation (0-100) epdhi.org/Data.html?Country= Myanmar Amount of water- and sanitation-related official 14.58 million OECD statistics – CRS development assistance 6.a.1 2014 constant 2014 databasehttps://stats.oecd.org/I that is part of a USD ndex.aspx?DataSetCode=CRS1 government-coordinated spending plan Water and Sanitation Related Assistances to Myanmar

Source: https://mohinga.info/en/dashboard/sector/140 Water and Sanitation Related Assistances to Myanmar

Source: https://mohinga.info/en/dashboard/sector/140 Water and Sanitation Related Assistances to Myanmar Water and Sanitation Related Assistances to Myanmar Water and Sanitation Related Assistances to Myanmar Statistics is being collected on wastewater related SDGs in Myanmar, what are the bottlenecks and opportunities? • Statistics being collected from the Institutions: Environmental Conservation Department (ECD) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MONREC), Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC), Mandalay City Development Committee (MCDC) and Nay Pyi Taw City Development Committee (NCDC) • Bottlenecks: Resource Allocation, Budget Constraints, Low Technology of Recycling, Raising Awareness to be participated by all the stakeholders, Holistic national water resources policy doesn’t exist • Opportunities: SDGs, Policy Recommendations to the Higher Authority, International Development Assistance, Political Commitment and Policy Support, To incorporate with the National Plan • Example: “ Myanmar Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) strategic study” is part of the bilateral IWRM cooperation between Myanmar and the Netherlands. Issues and Way Forwards • Insufficient environmental related statistics (data generation) • Lag behind in advanced measuring instrument and techniques( for quality control and environmental issues) • Existing knowledge and expertise needs to be upgraded( authorities as well as public) • Awareness on 4 Rs: Reduce, Recycle, Reuse, Refuse • Skills, experience and training needs • Little action on water quality monitoring • Inadequate budget, staffs and purification techiques • Integration of National Water Policy into IWRM Strategy • Law enforcement to prevent environmental problem • Implementation of IWRM on the ground • Rural water strategy • PPP: Local service providers Thank you for your kind attention! [email protected]