National policies, plans and risk and governance profile(s)

Policies and plans

The Bagan Disaster Risk Management Plan (Bagan DRMP) is an initiative of the Government of Myanmar (GOM) to:

  • - understand the risks facing the Bagan Cultural Heritage Site, especially in terms of the site's attributes, visitors, and residents
  • -
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The Rapid Response Research (RRR) project seeks to gather information on households’ perceptions of climate change and its links to resilience. Under the wider Building Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Extremes and Disasters (BRACED) programme, a

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The ESCAP Disaster Risk Reduction Team developed this toolkit as an input to the Regional Learning Platform on Policy Coherence for Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience in August 2018 in Bangkok, Thailand. While the intention is to produce a toolkit

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This research aims to identify strategies for long-term recovery related to housing, livelihood, and community activities in villages divided by the dyke in Hinthada Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar, using household surveys.
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This knowledge note highlights ten key considerations for enhancing understanding of disaster risk among public investment planners.

This publication is designed to aid engagement of public investment planners in the disaster risk assessment process. If

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This report summarizes the outcomes of the fourth Nansen Initiative Regional Consultation, which was hosted by the Government of the Philippines in Manila from 15 – 17 October 2014 to discuss “Human Mobility in the Context of Disasters and Climate Change

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Sea level rise causes saltwater intrusion and flooding of agricultural land and ultimately threatens the livelihoods of farm households in the delta region of Myanmar. Empirical research on the effects of climate change on the delta's agriculture and an

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This report presents a synthesis of project-level final evaluations, carried out after three years of implementation of the BRACED programme. Using evidence provided by implementing partners, this report examines the following central synthesis evaluation

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