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National Housing Policy White Paper
2017
White Papers are policy documents that outline the government’s proposals for future governmental activities with regard to legal and regulatory frameworks governing a certain functional sector. A White Paper provides a basis for further consultation and discussion with interested or affected groups of stakeholders, thus serving as an important tool of democratic policy making. The purpose of a White Paper is to launch a debate with the public, stakeholders, and the members of the National…
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Policy and Strategy
National Housing Policy & Strategy
2017
This strategy provides a blueprint for government action in support of Myanmar’s housing and urban communities in the years immediately ahead. It consists of a comprehensive set of strategic objectives and actions in support of the principle, Appropriate affordable housing for all in sustainable inclusive communities.
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Technical Report
Assessing Climate Risk in Myanmar (Technical Report)
2017
This report presents climate risk information including observed climate and future projections of temperature, rainfall, sea level rise and various extreme events, and outlines how this information can be used in decision-making. It also describes how climate change will affect biodiversity and ecosystem services, coastal zones, health, agriculture, infrastructure, water resources and urban areas.
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Technical Report
Assessing Climate Risk in Myanmar (Summary for Policymakers and Planners)
2017
This brief aims to help decision-makers across sectors in Myanmar incorporate climate change risks into planning and investment decisions by summarising key messages from a detailed technical analysis of climate change in Myanmar that is released alongside this report.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Climate Risk Information Needs for Decision Making in Myanmar
2017
This research looks at capacities, gaps, and requirements in end-to-end forecast generation and application, for providing a road map, to guide national and local government decision-makers, non-government institutions, and UN organizations, and other development institutions, in pursuing development initiatives, integrating informed disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation initiatives.
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Social Safeguards Basic & Advanced (Training Module)
2016
This training module will introduce concepts in relation to environmental and social safeguards which will protect both the environment and the people from adverse effects of development projects, particularly from citywide infrastructure projects. Moreover, it will introduce the social safeguard planning, tools and practical guides in a broader perspective to create a foundation to localize and adopt social safeguard tools and mechanisms in the process of planning, designing and implementing…
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Toolkits, Manuals and Guides
Guidelines for Urban Planning (Prepared for the Republic of the Union of Myanmar)
2016
UN-Habitat supports city, regional and national authorities to improve and adopt policies, plans and designs for more compact, socially inclusive, better integrated and connected cities that foster sustainable urban development and are resilient to climate change. As Myanmar is pushing for a sustainable approach to urbanization, it increasingly needs planning capacity. This document is intended to support such development of technical planning expertise.
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Urban Profile
Climate Profile Myanmar (Climate Variabilities, Extremes and Trends in Central Day, Coastal and Hilly Zones)
2016
This study is undertaken to provide evidence to support community exercise and perceptions on climate variabilities, extremes and observable trends in select priority areas in different climate zones for evolving better understanding of past, current and potential future climate opportunities and risks.
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Technical Report
Scenarios for Building Local Resilience Pakokku Township Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (2016 – 2050) (Summary for Policy Makers)
2016
The study analyses current vulnerabilities, and by projecting changes in climate, anticipates further vulnerabilities in the future up to 2050. On this basis, it proposes scenarios that describe potential impact of climate change, and issues recommendations for adaptation to avoid the worst case future scenario. It also describes the expected outcomes and results, and prioritized activities that communities identified during the assessment.
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Statement and Speech
Statement by UN-Habitat on the Nairobi floods on 26 April 2024
Posté le avril 26th, 2024
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Document
Environmental and Social Management Plan for the rehabilitation of Batch 2 buildings Me_119, Re_264, Re_364, Re_425, Re_643/644, Re_692, Re_2011 and Re_2307
Posté le avril 26th, 2024
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