Source: Stockholm Environment Institute - For International Biodiversity Day 2022, SEI Asia researchers reflect on the challenges in conserving biodiversity in the wetlands of Myanmar's Chindwin River Basin. Myanmar's Upper Chindwin Basin has some of the Indo-Burma region's most critical b...
Policy recommendations for environmental conservation in the Chindwin River Basin
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) published brief Policy recommendations for environmental conservation in the Chindwin River Basin. The Chindwin Basin is facing habitat loss and species population decline driven by economic development activities combined with the impacts of climate change. Giv...
Heavy rains in Taungdwingyi, Magway Region
26 October 2021 - Source: Eleven Media - Heavy rains in Taungdwingyi, Magway Region, have caused record flooding since the night of October 24, according to locals.Heavy rains on the evening of October 24 flooded the low-lying areas of Taungdwingyi town and on the main road until the morning of...
Heavy rains and strong winds toppled a pagoda in Pwint Phyu Township, knocking down a number of large trees
19 October 2021 - Source: Eleven Media - On the night of October 16, heavy rains and strong winds in Magway Region knocked down the pagoda pillar in Pwint Phyu Township and knocked down several large trees along the road leading to the pagoda.Heavy rain fell in most townships in Magway Region f...
Heavy rains flooded Saku People's Hospital and lower areas of Sin Phyu Island
19 October 2021 - Source: Eleven Media - Due to heavy rains in Magway Region, on October 17 at Saku General Hospital. On October 18, the floodwaters inundated houses in the lower parts of Sin Phyu Island.Heavy rains fell in most townships in Magway Region from October 14 to October 17, when a s...
Chindwin Futures: Natural resources, livelihoods, institutions and climate change in Myanmar’s Chindwin River Basin
Stockholm Environment Institute recently launched the Chindwin Futures book. SEI has been working for several years in the past to the work in Chindwin River Basin in general and leading to write this book with big support of Myanmar Environment Institute (MEI). What's ...
River Water Level Dashboard
Source: Myanmar Information Management Unit - The dashboard is created by Myanmar Geoinformatics Society, shows updates on rising water levels in Myanmar's main river systems. Link to dashboard: https://themimu.info/river-water-alerts
Myanmar Flood Monitoring Dashboard
Source: Myanmar Information Management Unit - The UN Satellite Centre (UNOSAT) dashboard uses Sentinel-1 radar satellite data to provide projections of likely flood-affected areas using Artificial Intelligence model. Users can select the time period of interest to view Inundated areas...
133 of 235 dams in Myanmar have less storage water
06 Jan 2021 - Source: Eleven Myanmar - Of 235 dams across Myanmar, 133 have less storage water, but only one has stopped generating electricity, said Myint Soe, deputy director of the Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department. "This year, less water flowed to those dams. There are ...
Few vessels running in Chindwin River cover maritime insurance
02 Jan 2021 - Source: Global New Light of Myanmar - A few ferries and cargo vessels running in Chindwin River in Sagaing Region are buying the maritime insurance from Myanma Insurance, said U Tin Tun, the deputy officer in charge of Myanma Insurance (Sagaing Region) office. The private entrepre...
More Myanmar dams are running dry ahead of summer months
25 DEC 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times - More dams in Myanmar that are supposed to irrigate farms and generate electricity are running low of water and likely to be of little use during the coming summer months. The latest to report low water level is the Myo Gyi dam in Ywarngan township in Shan S...
Farmers urge authorities to fill Thapanseik dam with river water
15 Dec 2020 - Source: Myanmar Times - Farmers in Sagaing's Shwebo township urged authorities to fill one of the largest dams in Southeast Asia with river water to ensure steady supply of water for the summer paddy planting season. They said filling the dam with river water is necessary as ...
National Environmental Policy of Myanmar
Myanmar is blessed with diverse ecosystems, rich biodiversity and bountiful natural resources. The health of these ecosystems is essential for the country's development and the people's wellbeing, given that all economic and social sectors depend on its natural capital. Yet many of our country's nat...
Sarchaung Bridge in Tamu District collapsed due to heavy rain
1 Nov 2020 - Source: Myanmar Digital News - Torrential rain hit Myothit, Tamu District, Sagaing Region and it caused the Sarchaung Bridge near Thanan village to collapse this morning. The bridge which is on the Tamu-Sati Road is 35 ft in length. Due to the heavy rain, the bridge approach slab w...
Topography-driven satellite imagery analysis for landslide mapping : Chin State (Western Myanmar)
The study area corresponds to 1000 km2 in the Chin State (Western Myanmar) describing a semi-automatic procedure for the classification of satellite imagery into landslide or no landslide categories, aimed at preparing event landslide inventory maps together with the two-steps procedu...