SEI Environmental Strategy for Myanmar

The SEI Environmental Strategy for Myanmar (2019-2028) establishes a framework for research, policy engagement, and capacity building across four primary themes: water resources and agriculture, gender and environment, sustainable energy, and climate change and disaster risk. The strategy aims to help Myanmar meet its commitments to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and the Paris Agreement. Key objectives include enhancing the capacity of river basin organizations, promoting a just transition to low-carbon energy systems, and addressing gender inequalities in natural resource management. SEI intends to implement this through partnerships with state agencies, such as the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems, and non-state actors, using tools like the Long-Range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) system.

• SEI aims to improve water and food security in Myanmar by supporting the Chindwin River Basin Organization (RBO) with institutional policies and establishing groundwater monitoring and recharge systems, particularly in the dry zone.
• The strategy identifies a need to reframe gender equality in Myanmar as a political issue rather than just a women's issue, noting that women are disproportionately harmed by the exploitation of natural resources like coal, oil, natural gas, gold, and gems.
• To facilitate a just transition to low-carbon energy, SEI will address the current centralization of energy governance and research decentralized solutions, including off-grid and mini-grid systems and clean cooking innovations.
• SEI will utilize the Long-Range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) system, along with political economy/ecology analysis and socio-technical approaches, to address governance challenges in energy planning.
• The strategy focuses on reducing disaster risk and climate vulnerability, specifically targeting the needs of poor communities and women, and assisting the government in meeting its Intended Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement.
• SEI's operational approach involves long-term partnerships with state entities like the Sagaing Regional Government and the Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River Systems, as well as non-state agencies such as the Myanmar Environment Institute.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). SEI Environmental Strategy for Myanmar. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sei-asia-myanmar-strategy-8mar-short-vers-1.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. SEI Environmental Strategy for Myanmar. 2019. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sei-asia-myanmar-strategy-8mar-short-vers-1.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019sei, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{SEI Environmental Strategy for Myanmar}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sei-asia-myanmar-strategy-8mar-short-vers-1.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }