Enhancing Water Security in the Urbanizing Ayeyarwady Delta Region

At the Seminar on Resilient Urban Delta Development, organized by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Netherlands, National Water Resources Committee and Yangon Regional Government,

Dr. Zaw Lwin Tun 

Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Irrigation (MoALI)

Irrigation and Water Utilization Management Department (IWUMD) presented the "Enhancing Water Security in the Urbanizing Ayeyarwady Delta Region" with the outlines of –

• Mandates of IWUMD
• Strategies for Obtaining Sufficient Water for Cultivation by IWUMD
• Development Strategy and Plans for Ayeyarwady Delta
• Plans and Projects in Ayeyarwady Delta
• Water Security Risks and Challenges
• Knowledge Gaps
• To Close the Knowledge Gaps