Ayeyarwady
Ayeyarwady
The following is a list of ongoing and completed projects implemented in Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar:
“Contribution for Increase Resilience of Mangrove-dependent Communities through the Restoration and Protection of Coastal Mangroves and Critical Mangroves and Critical Ecosystems of Myanmar through a Network Approach” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN alone |
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| Budget | 400,000 USD |
| Project Area | MERN Network members and their project regions (mostly in Ayeyarwady Region, Mon State) |
| Project Period | Sep 2009 to Oct 2011 |
| Project Activities | Strengthening an environmental NGO network • Capacity building for network member NGOs in environmental conservation and community development • To build up the operational capacity through small grant projects for environmental conservation and community development |
“Mangrove Empowerment and Livelihood Security” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN Hq and 4 member organizations |
|---|---|
| Budget | Euro 400,000 |
| Project Area | Bogalay Township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | Jan 2011 to Dec 2014 |
| Project Activities | To ensure environmental sustainability and to enrich biodiversity through the active participation of informed local community in governing mangrove ecosystem with greater sense of ownership and shared responsibility for livelihood protection and socio-economic well-being • Mangrove rehabilitation • Participatory patrolling • Livelihood development activities • Awareness raising and capacity buildings |
“Southern Shan State, Southern Rakhine State, Chin State, Ayeyarwady Region, and Bago Region” Project
| Implement By | (Jointly Implemented by MERN and 6 partner organizations) MERN Facilitate & Coordinate the program |
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| Budget | USD 600,000 |
| Project Area | Southern Shan State, Southern Rakhine State, Chin State, Ayeyarwady Region, and Bago Region |
| Project Period | Dec 2013 to Dec 2017 |
| Project Activities | Smallholders (Community Forest User Groups), communities and indigenous people’s organizations have improved their livelihoods and the decision-making over forest and farm landscapes • Strengthen smallholder, women, community and Indigenous Peoples’ producer organizations for business/livelihoods and policy engagement • Catalyze multi-sectoral stakeholder policy platforms with governments at local and national level • Link local voices and learning to the global level through genuine participatory processes, communication and information sharing |
“Small Grant Program for ASEAN Heritage Parks (Technical support by GITEC & MERN)” Project
| Implement By | MERN (Jointly Implemented by ACB and NWCD-FD, technical support by MERN in Myanmar) |
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| Budget | Euro 150,000 The whole program budget 10 Million EUR |
| Project Area | Meinmahla Wildlife Sanctuary, Indawgyi Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Natmataung National Park, Alaungdaw Kathapa National Park |
| Project Period | Jan 2014 to Dec 2019 |
| Project Activities | Strengthening of biodiversity protection and management of natural resources in line with the basic needs of the local population in Myanmar • to improve biodiversity protection in line with the interests of the local population directly dependent on selected AHPs and adjacent areas • to improve the livelihood of local communities directly dependent on selected AHPs or adjacent areas |
“Conducting 5 Sub-national consultation workshops on Climate Change and Providing 3 National Experts working on formulating National Climate Change Strategy and Action Plans” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 191,173 |
| Project Area | Bago Region, Mandalay Region, Ayeyarwady Region, Kachin State, Rakhine State |
| Project Period | Sep 2015 to June 2016 |
| Project Activities | Professional service for implementation of sub-national consultation workshops for National Climate Change Strategy Action Plan development process • Organize consultation workshops at sub-national level in 5 regions • Obtain substantive information required for formulating the Strategy and Capacity Development Plan • Work with Myanmar Climate Change Alliance Unit and other teams leading the formulation of the Strategy and Capacity Development plan • Support the international team that leads the Strategy formulation process in collecting data and information through sub-national consultation and sectoral/thematic group interviews • Support the formulation of the Strategy based on the collected data and Information and under the lead of the international team, MCCA Unit and UNEP • Support the formulation of full project document for the project entitled Building climate resilience of urban systems through ecosystem-based adaptation by providing an external expert to carry out the activities • Support the development of a full project proposal for the project entitled “Adapting Community Forestry landscapes and associated community livelihoods to a changing climate, in particular an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events', by providing three (3) national experts |
“Professional service for implementation of sub-national consultation workshops for national REDD+ strategy development process” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 203,237,040 (Equivalent US$ 149,439) |
| Project Area | 15 State and Regions including Nay Pyi Taw |
| Project Period | 1 Dec 2017 to 31 May 2018 |
| Project Activities | • Communicating with Regional and State Forest Department for the necessary arrangements for holding the consultation workshop • Presenting the REDD+ draft strategy, priorities and measures, and facilitating the consultation workshop • Collecting the suggestion and feedback from participants and preparing the workshop reports • Preparing sub-national consultation workshop report for updating the draft REDD+ strategy development |
“Building capacity for LDCs to participate effectively in intergovernmental climate change processes” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 28,000 |
| Project Area | Departments & Agencies of different ministries (Ayeyarwaddy, Rakhine, Tanintharyi) |
| Project Period | 19 Apr 2019 to 31 Aug 2019 |
| Project Activities | To strengthen Myanmar’s institutional capacity to collect, interpret, and disseminate climate change data and information relevant to implementing the Paris Agreement Guidelines • An inception workshop on April 24, 2019 • A series of clinical workshops • A closing workshop • Translation of key COP24 materials into Myanmar |
“Participatory development of a Forest Law Enforcement and Governance Work Programme for 2020-2021 for Myanmar through an inclusive process of multi-stakeholder dialogue” GCP/GLO/397/EC” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 163,899,000 (eqv. US$ 100,000) |
| Project Area | 15 States & Regions |
| Project Period | 7 Feb 2020 to 7 Aug 2020 (will be extended due to Covid-19 situation) |
| Project Activities | To develop a FAO-EU FLEGT Work Programme for Myanmar that defines priority activities, which reflect the aspirations of relevant stakeholders from the national, regional and state levels • Output 1: Technical capacity built for conducting the multi-stakeholder dialogue process • Output 2: Participatory and inclusive multi-stakeholder dialogue to develop and finalize a FAO-EU FLEGT Work Programme for Myanmar • Output 3: Relevant information and consistent with the EU FLEGT Action Plan is disseminated to stakeholders in a coordinated and transparent manner • Output 4: Monitoring, evaluation and visibility framework developed, and communication and visibility is ensured throughout the project |
“Scoping study on mangrove restoration and increasing resilience in Ayeyarwady Delta” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ Team |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 5902 |
| Project Area | Ayeyarwady Delta |
| Project Period | June 2020 to Nov 2020 |
| Project Activities | to explore opportunities and challenges ways to maintain and restore mangrove forest in the Ayeyarwady Delta |
“Sustainable cropland and forest management in priority agro-ecosystems of Myanmar – GCP/MYA/017/GFF” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
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| Budget | MMK 141,047,550 (eqv. US$ 100,000) |
| Project Area | Myaungmya District in Ayeyarwady Region, Myingyan & NyaungU Districts in Mandalay Region, And Mindat District in Chin State |
| Project Period | 1 March 2020 to 28 Feb 2021 (will be extended to 31 May 2021) |
| Project Activities | To contribute to the implementation of the project GCP/MYA/017/GFF, which has the overarching objective to build the capacity of farming and forestry stakeholders to mitigate climate change and improve land condition by adopting climate smart agriculture and sustainable forest management policies and practices. • Activation of up to 196 CFs which are already certified in each of the pilot townships and districts • Establishment of new CFs in pilot townships or/and districts covering an area of at least 60% of the total target of 24,710 acres (10,000 ha) with inclusion of output 1/activity 1or 5,000 acres without inclusion • Operationalization of CBFM entities/ CFUGs of output 1/activity 1 and 20 CFs initiated under LoA with RECOFTC |
“Integrating mangroves sustainable management, restoration and conservation into REDD+ Implementation in Myanmar (for the establishment of Community Forests (CFs) and Community Forest Enterprises (CFEs)” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 29,986 |
| Project Area | Labutta, Pyapon, Bogalay townships in Ayeyarwady Delta |
| Project Period | 24 Sep 2021 to 31 Dec 2021 |
| Project Activities | The development of Operational models of community-led management of land and forests, more specifically, Community Forests and Community Forest Enterprises established in Delta Region • List of potential CF areas with a description of their natural and social conditions (five or less) • Awareness raising plan and material for CFs with an emphasis on Mangrove management and conservation • TORs for governance of the selected CF areas and process requirements for future formal recognition of CFs • Results of MA&D analysis of at least one CF area • Generic business plan for CFs in mangroves taking one selected area as example • Generic management plan for CFs in mangroves |
“Piloting Community-based Sustainable Mangrove Management” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
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| Budget | USD 24,996 |
| Project Area | Ayeyarwady Delta, focusing in Pyapon township |
| Project Period | 1st Apr 2022 to 30 Jun 2022 |
| Project Activities | To develop a best model of community-based sustainable mangrove management that will be expected as a showcase to other community forests in mangroves areas over Myanmar coastline • Stakeholders mapping and engagement for selecting two communities living with mangroves • Socio-economic surveys for the livelihoods and MA&D of two selected communities who depends on the goods and services supported by mangrove ecosystems • Developing potential operational plans for the community-based sustainable mangrove management of two selected communities |
“Community-Based Mangrove Restoration and Promoting Mangrove Friendly Aquaculture in Ayeyarwady Delta” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN HQ team |
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| Budget | USD 69,945 |
| Project Area | 5 villages in Pyapon township, Ayeyarwady Delta |
| Project Period | 1 Oct 2022 to 31 Mar 2023 |
| Project Activities | To formulate and implement communities' agreed mangrove restoration management plan along with promoting mangrove friendly aquaculture practices in 5 communities not only to improve the livelihoods of communities but also to conserve and restore the mangrove areas as one of the nature-based solutions. |
“Establishment of demonstrating models of Community Forests (CFs) and Community Forest-based Enterprises (CFEs)” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 68,520,660 (eqv. USD 32,628) |
| Project Area | Pyapon township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | 1 Nov 2022 to 31 Jan 2023 |
| Project Activities | To develop Capacity building programs for local communities and Civil Society Organizations for the establishment of demonstrating models of community-led management of land and forests. Activity 1.1: Try-out generic CF management plan and ToRs, developed under LoA1, in three mangrove townships from Rakhine and Ayeyarwady Regions Activity 1.2: Pilot participatory mapping in the selected 5 CFs (2 in Delta & 3 in Rakhine) and conduct safeguards screening Activity 1.3: Develop CF management plan guideline for local communities to build their own capacity in writing CFMPs and facilitate safeguards review of CF management plan guideline and template by UNEP-WCMC and integrate feedback Activity 2.1: Raise awareness of the importance of mangroves, CF and CFE Activity 3.1: Build capacity on safeguard mechanisms for MERN’s staff including FPIC through online “training of trainers’’ session on safeguards guidance and checklists supported by UNEP-WCMC Activity 3.2: Provide introductory training on safeguards to CFUGs Activity 3.3: Support select CFs to apply the checklists, and review draft plans produced (i.e. management plans, business plans) with additional backstopping provided by UNEP-WCMC; compile completed checklists and submit to provide monitoring information Activity 3.4: Hold mangrove CF forum with CFUGs in three coastal regions |
“the establishment of Community Forests (CFs) and Community Forest-based Enterprises (CFEs) in Delta” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 52,997,100 (eqv. USD 25,236) |
| Project Area | Pyapon township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | 8 Sep 2023 to 7 Dec 2023 |
| Project Activities | To develop Capacity building programs for local communities and Civil Society Organizations for the establishment of demonstrating models of community-led management of land and forests. Output 1: CF management plan guidelines for mangrove CFs to build their own capacity in writing CF management plan finalized and lay out designed and printed Output 2: Two demonstrating CFE models for the sustainable management of mangroves CF in Ayeyarwady Delta initiated Output 3: Organize a mangrove forum in Yangon with CFUGs from three Coastal region |
“Community-based Trees Planting Campaign” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 41,096,000 (eqv. USD 19,569) |
| Project Area | Tike Gyi Township, Yangon Region and Amar Township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | 1 Sep 2023 to 31 Mar 2024 |
| Project Activities | The project aims to provide an opportunity for restoration activities in CFs by ensuring the protection of the planted trees, to enhance awareness of conservation knowledge, and to contribute to the mitigation of climate change impacts. - Planting trees in both targeted areas - Raising awareness of conservation knowledge |
“Empowering Communities in Ayeyarwady Delta through Community Forestry for Land and Resource Security, Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 52,414,880 (eqv USD 24,960) |
| Project Area | Pyapone Township, Ayeyarwady Delta, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar |
| Project Period | 1 Nov 2023 to 31 July 2024 |
| Project Activities | To strengthen and empower Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs) in community-based conservation, land tenure security, and forest and natural resources management. 1. To raise awareness of community-based conservation activities, land tenure, forest and natural resources management and climate change adaptation and mitigation 2. To revitalize the existing CFs by revising the CF management plan and protecting their CF by participatory patrolling 3. To empower the new CFUGs through the application of CF certification 4. To promote skills in using technology and methods for maps and forest inventory, data analysis to improve the planning and management of CF forests and natural resources 5. To enhance the knowledge of ecosystem services for the livelihood development of the CF communities |
“Strengthening community-based Mangrove Restoration and Promoting Mangrove Friendly Aquaculture” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 95,542,975 (eqv USD 45,497) |
| Project Area | Amar Township, Pyapon Township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | 1 Jan 2024 to 30 Jun 2024 |
| Project Activities | To restore the mangroves in Ayeyarwady with the participation of and empowering to the local community through promoting sustainable livelihood development and resilience capacity to changing climate |
“REDAA: Community led research incentivize actions to enhance climate resilience in Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady Delta” Project
| Implement By | MERH HQ team |
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| Budget | GBP 280,000 (eqv USD 354,267) |
| Project Area | Amar Town, Pyapon Township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | 1 Mar 2024 to 15 Feb 2027 |
| Project Activities | The project aimed to evidence the opportunity of community-led research to inform the value of and improve actions on equitable mangrove management and sustainable income generation to help people adapt to climate change. |
“Support to the development of Community Forests (CFs) and Community Forest-based Enterprises (CFEs) in Delta” Project
| Implement By | MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | MMK 109,920,030 (eqv USD 36,640) |
| Project Area | Amar town, Pyapon Township, Ayeyarwady Region |
| Project Period | 1 May 2024 to 30 Jun 2024 |
| Project Activities | To develop Capacity building programs for local communities and Civil Society Organizations for the establishment of demonstrating models of community-led management of land and forests. Output 1: Selected Community Forests (CFs) are promoted into Community Forest-based Enterprises (CFEs) Output 2: Selected CFUGs are strengthened in business capacities for running the CFE Output 3: Five CFs initiated as CFE with the material supports and inputs by the project as per their respective CFE plans |
Building capacity for LDCs to participate effectively in intergovernmental climate change processes
| Implement By | MERN HQ team |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 28,000 |
| Project Area | Ayeyarwaddy, Rakhine, Tanintharyi |
| Project Period | 19 Apr 2019 to 31 Aug 2019 |
| Project Activities | To strengthen Myanmar’s institutional capacity to collect, interpret, and disseminate climate change data and information relevant to implementing the Paris Agreement Guidelines • An inception workshop on April 24, 2019 • A series of clinical workshops • A closing workshop • Translation of key COP24 materials into Myanmar |