03
2015
This past July, partner representatives from the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) visited the pilot sites in Southern Shan State where MIID is implementing the Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas (HIMILICA) Initiative in Myanmar. As the funding and technical partner for the project, ICIMOD’s visit offered important new perspectives and advice for the project, thus increasing the project’s ability to secure strong outputs for beneficiary communities. The visit also helped further the broader discussion and understanding of effective strategies for improving upland livelihoods.
The blog posts from their visit include:
Hope for Kyaung Taung’s water woes
The village of Kyaung Taung in the Inle Lake area in Myanmar sits atop a hill overlooking Heho city. And this hamlet with 80 households has a problem: it is plagued by severe water shortage. The woes of Kyaung Taung do not end here. The village wears a bald look, having lost all its forests. However, these are not new stories… Read more on the HIMILICA news page.
Microplanning in Myanmar
The ‘Rural Livelihoods and Climate Change Adaptation in the Himalayas (Himalica) Initiative’ facilitated a three-day micro-planning workshop in Kyaung Taung village near Myanmar’s Inle Lake. Kyaung Taung faces acute water shortages for half of the year and has low soil productivity. These issues are exacerbated by climate change, population growth, and poor land rights. Thus, three ICIMOD staff and officials from the Himalica project implementing partner Myanmar Institute for Integrated Development brought together representatives from the village to identify short-term and long-term priorities for the village. The goal was to create a micro-plan that would ensure environmental sustainability and improve livelihoods of the community. .. Read more on the HIMILICA news page.