Water and Sustainable Development: From Vision to Action

Mr. Htun Lwin OoSecretary of National Water Resources Committee and Director GeneralDirectorate of Water Resources andImprovement of River Systems, Chief Member of JCCCN Myanmar

General Conditions of Myanmar

National Water Resources Committee

Implementation in Water Sector

Capacity Building

Way Forwards

Main Supports

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Contents

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General Conditions of Myanmar1

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- Situated in Southeast Asia,

- Bet: Lat. 09˚32’ N and 28 ˚ 31’ ,

Lon. 92˚10’ E to 101˚ 11’E

- Mainland Area - 677,000 sq-km

- International Boundaries;

Bangladesh, India, China, Laos,

Thailand.

- 90% of total rainfall occur during

May to October and

Natural Condition

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Climate :Tropical Monsoon climate

Three Seasons : Hot SeasonRainy SeasonCold Season

Precipitation : Coastal areas(4000mm to 5600mm)Central dry zone(600mm and 1400mm)

Topography : Mountainous Region, Central Dry Zone, Ayeyarwady Delta and Coastal Zone

Main Rivers : (4) Main Rivers

Natural Condition (Continue)

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Population : Nearly 52 millions

Major ethnic : Kachin, Kayah,

group Kayin, Chin, Mon, Bamar, Rakhine, Shan

Races : 135national races

Industry : An Agriculture

based country

Social Condition

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Water Resources in Myanmar

Potential water resources volume 1082 km³ for surface water 495 km³ for groundwater

Total Storage capacity of dam/reservoir

21283 million cubic meter

Average annual rainfall 2435 mm

Evaporation 1365mm

Annual average flow into the rivers

900mm

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Land and Water Uses in Myanmar

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Challenges Concerning with Water Resources

Water related issues such as floods and scarcity

Impact of climate change

Unevenly distributed rainfall over the country and

over the seasons

Water demand

Infrastructures

Capacity of people

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National Water Resources Committee2

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Establishment on 25 July 2013

Water related Authorities and experts

Coordination and management for Myanmar water

resources

Expert Group to support NWRC in technical point of

views

Members of water experts from various background

Myanmar National Water Policy , Myanmar Water

Framework Directive and Myanmar Drinking Water

Quality Standard

National Water Resources Committee

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The Vision

“ In 2020, Myanmar will become water efficient nation with welldeveloped and sustainable water resources based on fullyfunctional integrated water resources management system”

The Mission

“ To provide various level of government, which include all organs ofState, Regions and Union Territories, with the most need overarchingnational water policy to perform and cooperate with each other inmutual trust and good faith by implementing such policy and furtherdevelopment of respective rules, regulations, procedure andlegislation on their own ”

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Union Ministers Deputy Ministers and

MayorsState and Divisional Ministers Director Generals and

others1. Ministry of president office(1)

2. Ministry of Agriculture and

Irrigation

3. Ministry of Livestock,

Fisheries and Rural

Development

4. Ministry of Environmental

Conservation and Forestry

5. Ministry of Electric Power

6. Ministry of National Planning

and Economic Development

1. Ministry of Border Affairs

2. Ministry of Transport

3. Ministry of Industry

4. Ministry of Health

5. Ministry of Construction

6. Mayor (Yangon)

7. Mayor (Mandalay)

1. Kachin State

2. Kayah State

3. Kayin State

4. Chin State

5. Mon State

6. Rakhine State

7. Shan State

8. Yangon Region

9. Mandalay Region

10. Magway Region

11. Sagaing Region

12. Bago Region

13. Ayeyarwady Region

14. Thanintharyi Region

1. General Administration

Department

2. Water Resources Utilization

Department

3. Irrigation Department

4. Environmental Conservation

Department

5. Department of Hydropower

Implementation

6. Department of Rural

Development

7. Department of Fisheries

8. Department of Meteorology

and Hydrology

9. Myanmar Maritime

University

10. Advisor to President Office

11. Chairperson and Secretary of

Expert Group

Vice President

(Chairperson)

Union Minister (Ministry of Transport)

(vice chairperson)

Secretary of NWRC

Expert Group

NWRC Secretariat

Organization Chart

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Water and Energy

Water and Food

Water and Climate Change

Water Quality and Pollution

Control

Water for People and Environment

TWG 1

TWG 2

TWG 3

TWG 4

TWG 5

Thematic Working Groups of Expert

Group

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1st meeting of NWRC on 4-11-2013.

• Value Water

• Use Water Sustainably

• Develop Suitable Institution to Manage

Water

• Collect and Disseminate Information

• Maintain a Social and Cultural Perspectives

• Ensure Equitable Access to Water

• Use Appropriate Technology

• Try to Solve Causes not Symptoms

• Take an Ecosystem Approach

• Work as Multidisciplinary Teams

Guiding Principles

NWRC Meetings

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2nd meeting of NWRC on 10-3-2014.

IWRM Planning Cycle

NWRC Meetings

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Water Framework Directive

Water Law

Public Consultation meetings

1. 14-8-2014 ( Yangon)

2. 9-9-2014 ( Mandalay)

3. 27-9-2014 ( Pathein)

4. 7-10-2014 (Dewai)

5. 10-10-2014 (Myitkyina)

Ongoing Function

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National Water Forum 2014 was held on 21st October 2014 in Nay PyiTaw, Myanmar and participated by water related Ministries,Departments/Agencies, NGOs and INGOs.

National Water Forum 2014

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Implementation in Water Sector3

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WASH

encourages and support NGOs including women organisations

led WASH trainings in formal schools and monastic schools

celebrated Global Hand washing day together with UNICEF, Water Mothers and other organisations

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Water Quality

Drinking water quality standards

Waste water and effluent standards

Water quality monitoring system

Groundwater potential study

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Disasters in Myanmar

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Measures for Disaster Management

Early warning System

Communication

infrastructures

Training

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to practice through Learning by doing projects

(quick wins) in initializing IWRM.

Demands for Water Sector Improvement

To built infrastructures with long term planning

to educate water user to save water and use it

effectively and efficiently

to educate the staff from lowest level to highest

level

To practice effective Integrated Water Resources

Management and water governance

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IWRM strategic study for successful implementation of IWRM and water governance

We are working for

Coordination and cooperation among water related Ministries and organizations

Statistical analysis and model study for long term planning of water resources

Management and systematic utilization of all water resources

Reduction of non-revenue water to recover the cost of water supply

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Objectives of Implementation

more public participation

improvement in water sector

promoting IWRM

Implementers

Authorities from Water Related Ministries and

Agencies

Expert Group of NWRC

Regional Government

Local Communities

Stakeholders

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Challenges

Data sharing system

cooperation between inter-Ministries

and inter-agencies

Budget Limitation

Capacity and facilities of water related

agencies

Water level differences between wet and

dry seasons

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Triggers

Legal framework

National Water Policy, National Water

Framework Directive, Water Law

Internal and international cooperations

Capacity Building

Driver

Political

Economical

Social

Demographic

Climate change 28

Tools for Implementation

Planning tools

Communication tools

Mathematical models

Stakeholders/consultation meetings

Coordination

Conflict resolution

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Capacity Building4

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Well-prepared sectorial knowledge

Importance of capacity Building

Capacity building at all levels

learning by doing.

IWRM in real world cases

Capacity building programme connected with projects

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Disciplinary knowledge in scientific field Integrative requirements for the new water managers Bridges to IWRM professionals to other disciplines

Knowledge or Capacity Building

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Human Right for Water

“The Union, the Regions and States,

and local bodies (governance

institutions) must ensure access to

minimum quality of portable water

for essential health and hygiene to

all its citizens, available within easy

reach of each household.”

National Water Policy states that :

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Capacity Building in Myanmar

The present-day staff, future staff

Gate-keeper to high level civil servants

The most important challenge

Short, Medium and multi-year programme for young

and senior professionals

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Capacity Building in Myanmar (Continue)

Learning by Doing Projects

Data acquisition, data management and analysis

Sustainable green growth

Sound technical basis for administrative and political

decision making

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“Learning by Doing” quick win projects

Meiktila Lake Area Development as catalyst forIntegrated Regional Master Planning

Bagan Multi-Purpose Pilot River Beautification

Pan Hlaing Control Sluice cum Navigation Lock

Feasibility Study on Mandalay-Bagan NavigabilityImprovement

Bago-Sittaung Canal Integrated Water SystemAnalysis

Capacity Building

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Strengthening existing capacity of key Ministerial

departments

Selection of candidates

Creating of job and career opportunities

Enhance awareness of local water users

Develop capacity at Universities and/or Ministerial

training centre

Roll out capacity development through Training-of-

trainers

Capacity building on water governance through a

dedicated programme

According to IWRM study in Myanmar , the first stepstowards improving capacity building will be

Recommendation from IWRM Strategic Study

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Planned Capacity Development Process

M.Sc and Ph.D. scholarships to junior and mid level

staff members

Training of Trainers (TOTs)

Staff development trainings

Trainings for Government staff, individuals and NGOs

Workshops/ Seminars

Stakeholder Forum38

Way Forwards5

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Way Forwards

Formation of Hydro-informatics Center

Enacting the National Water Law

Building capacity for young generation

Implementation of the pilot projects that agreed

between NWRC and the Netherlands

Implementation of Ayeyarwady Integrated River

Basin Management Project with World Bank

Strengthening of cooperation with IWRM practicing

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Main Supports6

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Main Supports

Decision support system

Navigation improvement

Water related disaster mitigation

Water sector development

Economic development

Tradition of forming the river basin organizations

Better awareness on various water issues

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Thank You