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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
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