Rakhine
Rakhine
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.
“Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Assets Restoration in Rakhine” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN Hq and 6 member organizations |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 3 million |
| Project Area | Kyeintali & Gwa Township, Southern Rakhine |
| Project Period | July 2011 to Dec 2014 |
| Project Activities | To ensure food security and livelihood development of local community through inputting start-up assistances, generating income and diversifying job opportunities as well as environmental sustainability and enriched biodiversity by 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 beings • Mangrove planting and conservation • Community forestry establishment • Biodiversity hotspot conservation • Sustainable agriculture & livelihood activities • Community water supply by constructing a small dam • Community fishery • Community livelihood development through livestock breeding, income generation, and revolving fund establishing • Awareness raising and capacity building and policy advocacy |
“Strengthening of DRR capacity and community-based management of the mangrove forest ecosystem for adaptation to climate change in high-risk areas of Rakhine State, Myanmar” Project
| Implement By | Implemented by MERN alone |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 210,000 |
| Project Area | Sittwe, Rathedaung, Pauktaw, Myebon and Ponnagyun Townships in Northern Rakhine |
| Project Period | Sep 2013 to Aug 2015 |
| Project Activities | To develop community-based climate change adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and protect natural resources in Rakhine through the conservation of the ecosystem • Mangrove plantation establishment • Efficient stove making & distribution • Awareness raising & Capacity building |
“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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
“Establishment of Regional level Community Forest Products Producer Association in Rakhine, Supporting MERN Membership Process for Forest and Farm Producer Groups and Developing an Effective Communication and Engagement Strategy” Project
| Implement By | MERN |
|---|---|
| Budget | USD 73,930 |
| Project Area | Southern Rakhine & MERN HQ in Yangon |
| Project Period | 16 Feb 2015 to 28 Feb 2016 |
| Project Activities | Establishing a state level producer association from existing community forestry user groups to engage in a national level cross-sectoral platform, while simultaneously strengthening MERN’s membership and communication strategy - Strengthened human resources capacity of MERN and MERN membership process for forest and farm producer groups is operational - Communication strategy for existing and new members, including for the engagement and development of forest and farm producers groups, is established - Existing Community Forest User Groups (CFUGs) in Kyeintali and Gwa in Southern Rakhine region are strengthened for business development planning - Regional level Community Forest Products Producer Association (CFPPA) is well functioning in Rakhine region |
“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 |
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 |