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SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Myanmar is at a critical point in its development, with foreign investments in infrastructure potentially jeopardising the country’s pristine ecosystems and the communities and threatened species they sustain.
KEY MOMENTS
WWF-Myanmar’s sustainable infrastructure programme has been able to provide thought leadership, institutionalise thinking around sustainable infrastructure and build capacity for real change by collaborating on a common vision for sustainable infrastructure in Myanmar with the country’s leadership.
We have built strategic relationships in various non-environment ministries like the Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Finance and Planning. The enthusiasm and demand for infrastructure planning support from the Ministry of Construction has been demonstrated through their ownership and involvement in the development of the Diploma Course on Transport Ecology. These measures will eventually drive systemic change and that can protect Myanmar’s globally-significant forest landscapes.
Economic recovery post COVID-19 offers a unique opportunity to focus on the root causes of the current crisis, as well as a strong role for WWF to advocate for measures that speed up the transition to mainstreaming nature-based solutions in infrastructure planning. There is scope to change the rules of the game and promote an increased focus on investing in nature for resilience.
October 2019
November 2019
December 2019
KEY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TRAINED
MOU SIGNED
FIVE YEARS OF EVIDENCEBASED ADVOCACY RESULT IN
in Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA), including individuals from the Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Transport and Communications, and later the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation
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with the Ministry of Construction outlining collaboration on developing expertise on transport ecology within the ministry, and transforming road projects into inspiring examples of sustainable infrastructure
WWF’s detailed recommendations to reduce the Dawei Road’s impact on biodiversity and wildlife being endorsed by the Ministry of Construction in Myanmar and the project developer, NEDA
