My Action Plan
My partner organization
is a Local NGO called Spectrum – Sustainable Development Knowledge Network. The
organization goal isestablishing mechanisms to enhance the framework
for ‘National Development’ in Myanmar, via constructive engagement on natural
resource management, development issues and environmental matters. This organization is actively participating in watershed management in the country.
The initiative covers 6 main working themes of strategy and approach
This organization has a good reputation in advocacy work with the government and other respective stakeholders. they also have in watershed management advocacy work, media engagement and public awareness.
I choose this organization because I am involving with them since November, 2009. I really enjoy working them because their working areas and their target is that the one that the field I am really interested in and the change I really want to see in the future for our country. At present, we can not make big change yet but we are in the process of advocacy work. I hope to apply my expeence and lessons from the state to this organization.
My research question in the state is "Watershed management and water resource management". I really want learn about the policy and best practices of water watershed management in the country in order to apply it to my home country.
The initiative covers 6 main working themes of strategy and approach
- Economic justice (Transparency)
- Rights issues
- environmental, social Impacts issues
- communication strategies and materials
- Civil Society engagement with Government in Myanmar
- research, learning, best practices, case studies, standards & codes
This organization has a good reputation in advocacy work with the government and other respective stakeholders. they also have in watershed management advocacy work, media engagement and public awareness.
I choose this organization because I am involving with them since November, 2009. I really enjoy working them because their working areas and their target is that the one that the field I am really interested in and the change I really want to see in the future for our country. At present, we can not make big change yet but we are in the process of advocacy work. I hope to apply my expeence and lessons from the state to this organization.
My research question in the state is "Watershed management and water resource management". I really want learn about the policy and best practices of water watershed management in the country in order to apply it to my home country.
The Background of My Action Plan
My action plan in my home countries is watershed management and water resource management. The background of this project is that the Myanmar government and the cooperation companies from China, Thailand and India are implementing and planning large project dams in the country. 16 projects are currently under construction with completion between 2010 and 2015. It will generate 3,478MW. This will meet and exceed demand needs. 27 additional projects are planned to generate and additional 1,555MW. This is roughly 20 times current country demand of 1,555MW while Yangon with 667MW, Mandalay 142MW, rest of country 747MW. The projects underway are large but comparable with regional projects. The projects planned are very large much larger than regional projects. As a result, we are facing both social problems and environmental problems such as conflicts, human rights abuses, indigenous issues, land confiscation, dislocation etc… and environmental degradation. They do not conduct proper EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) and SIA (Social Impact Assessment) in some projects. Meanwhile, they never disclose and release the actual findings to the public with some projects. All the benefits will go to China, Thailand and India.
The organization that we can cooperate are Spectrum partner organizations and network and Media – Journalists from Spectrum Environmental Journalism Training Alumni.
The organization that we can cooperate are Spectrum partner organizations and network and Media – Journalists from Spectrum Environmental Journalism Training Alumni.