Developing a Natural Resources Conservation and Management Strategy (NRCMS) for tackling climate change and development challenges in Myanmar

The proposal seeks USD 427,375 over 24 months to address coordination gaps among Myanmar's natural resource institutions. It aims to create a national NRCMS and a specific action plan for the Sagaing region, focusing on scaling up Ecosystem-based Approaches (EbA) and Natural Climate Solutions (NCS). The project, implemented by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the Environmental Conservation Department (ECD), includes capacity building through international exchange visits to China and Indonesia and the establishment of a multi-stakeholder task team to align natural resource management with Myanmar's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC).

• Myanmar's natural resource management institutions currently lack a common vision and suffer from limited capacity for cross-sectoral planning, which prevents them from optimizing climate change actions.
• The project identifies four primary barriers to implementing climate activities in the natural resources sector: poor integration of climate objectives into planning, institutional silos, weak multi-stakeholder processes, and insufficient resources for scaling Ecosystem-based Approaches (EbA).
• The proposed Natural Resources Conservation and Management Strategy (NRCMS) is intended to serve as a single reference point for 12 national natural resource institutions to guide priority climate actions.
• Sagaing was selected as the sub-national site for developing detailed action plans due to its diverse natural resources, accessibility, security, ethnic diversity, and strong regional government support.
• The project will utilize 'Natural Climate Solutions' (NCS), which TNC defines as ecosystem-based actions that quantify mitigation opportunities and reconcile economic growth with conservation and community livelihoods.
• Capacity building for national agencies will include three exchange visits: international trips to China and Indonesia, and a domestic trip to Sagaing.
• The total requested funding for the 24-month implementation period is USD 427,375.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). Developing a Natural Resources Conservation and Management Strategy (NRCMS) for tackling climate change and development challenges in Myanmar. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/myanmar-nature-conservancy-summary-khm-rs-005.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Developing a Natural Resources Conservation and Management Strategy (NRCMS) for tackling climate change and development challenges in Myanmar. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/myanmar-nature-conservancy-summary-khm-rs-005.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020developing, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Developing a Natural Resources Conservation and Management Strategy (NRCMS) for tackling climate change and development challenges in Myanmar}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = nov, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/myanmar-nature-conservancy-summary-khm-rs-005.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }