Kachin
Kachin
With regard to the financial situation, the initial amount of USD 50,000 which was funded by Pyoe Pin Program-DFID for setting up of the Secretariat and capacity building activities for member organization. Furthermore 350,000 USD has been granted from Pyoe Pin to MERN for overall project implementation. The following Small Grant Projects are implemented by member organizations with the Pyoe Pin budget.
“Business Incubation Exchange Visit and Regional Conference on Forest and Farm Producer Organizations” Project
| Implement By | MERN |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 73,921 |
| Project Area | Visit to Myitkyina-Wine Maw, Kachin State & Conference in Naypyidaw |
| Project Period | 16 Nov 2017 to 15 Dec 2017 |
| Project Activities | - Monitoring & learning on FFF activities in Myanmar - Conducting exchange visit with participants from FFF Asian countries and other countries in Asia to exchange learnings on business incubation Holding a regional conference on FFPOs |
“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) |
|---|---|
| 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 |
“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 |