NATIONAL REPORT ON
THE PLATFORM ACTIVITY
MYANMAR
Participants
Professor Khin Than Yu, Pro Rector (Retd.), YTU
Dr. Zaw Lwin Tun, Deputy Director General (IWUMD)
Mr. Aung Myo Khaing, Director (DWIR)
Ms. Phyu Lai Lai Htun, Director (DDM)
Ms. Thidar Myint, Assistant Director (DMH)Background Information
Myanmar is one of the disaster prone countries•

Riverine Flood•

Flash Flood•

Drought•

Landslide•

Storm surge•

Earthquake•

Tsunami In 2010, Government changed political system
 Many international organizations support Myanmar
 Economic development, disaster risk reduction, ---,etc
 Big changes occurred in the water related sectors
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Establishment of National Platform National platform on water and disasters has to be established for initiation andimplementation of actions to reduce water-related disaster risks and achievesustainable development.
 This platform is supported by the three functions of IFI under the collaboration of theinternational community.
 JICA SATREPS project, “Development of a Comprehensive Disaster Resilience
System and Collaboration Platform in Myanmar” was initiated with 4 main lined
agencies, IWUMD, DWIR, DMH, DDM together with YTU and University of Tokyo.
 To enhance the effectiveness of water-related disaster risk reduction activities inMyanmar, high-level consultation meeting was jointly organized by University ofTokyo, ICHARM, and 4 main lined agencies, IWUMD, DWIR, DMH, DDM together withYTU in May 2017, since then, National Platform was established for water resilienceand disaster risk reduction in Myanmar.
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NATIONAL REPORT ON
THE PLATFORM ACTIVITYIWUMD, DWIR, DHPI and DMH have been cooperating with Tokyo University (TU) and Yangon
Technological University (YTU) under the SATREPS ProjectFive Auto Weather Stations (AWSs) and Three Auto Water Level Stations (AWLs) were established inBago River Basin for Hydro-meteorological data monitoring and Flood Forecasting for Bago River Flood
Disaster Risk Reduction activities with DDM(1)Zaung Tu Weir (AWS) (IWUMD)(2)

Zaung Tu Dam (AWS) (DHPI)(3)

Salu Dam (AWS) (IWUMD)(4)

Shwe Laung Dam (AWS) (IWUMD)(5)

Tarwa Sluice Gate (AWS) (IWUMD)(6)

Tarwa Sluice Gate (AWL) (IWUMD)(7)

Zaung Tu Dam (AWL) (DHPI)(8)

Dagon Bridge (AWL) (DWIR)
4NATIONAL REPORT ONTHE PLATFORM ACTIVITYIWUMD, DWIR, DDM and DMH have been cooperating with Tokyo University (TU) and Yangon Technological
University (YTU) under the SATREPS ProjectFive Auto Weather Stations (AWSs) and Three Auto Water Level Stations (AWLs) were established in Bago River
Basin for Hydro-meteorological data monitoring and Flood Forecasting for Bago River Flood Disaster Risk
Reduction activities with DDM(1)Zaung Tu Weir (AWS) (IWUMD)(2)

Zaung Tu Dam (AWS) (DHPI)(3)

Salu Dam (AWS) (IWUMD)(4)

Shwe Laung Dam (AWS) (IWUMD)(5)

Tarwa Sluice Gate(AWS) (IWUMD)(6)

Tarwa Sluice Gate (AWL) (IWUMD)(7)

Zaung Tu Dam (AWL) (DHPI)(8)

Dagon Bridge (AWL) (DWIR)

ZaungTu DamZaungTu Sluice
Tarwa

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Dagon Bridge

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Source: SATREPS

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Source: SATREPS

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Source: SATREPS

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NATIONAL REPORT ON
THE PLATFORM ACTIVITY
Observed Hydrometeorological data arecollected and transmittedwith Telemetry System
Near Real-time hydro-met
data are utilized forInundation Analyses
Near Real-time Inundation
Analysis System for Bago
River Monitoring and Flood
Foresting System wasdeveloped (SATREPSProject)
The system was launched
as an outcome of theJICA’s SATREPS Project on
the website of“myanmar.diasjp.net”
Source: SATREPS

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NATIONAL REPORT ON
THE PLATFORM ACTIVITY•IWUMD’s collaboration with ICHARM in observation ofRainfall Data.
• Three Auto Rain-gauge Stations were established in theSittaung River BasinPaung Laung Dam (Upstream of Sittaung River Basin)• Yenwe Dam (Mid-stream)• Nagarpauk Sluice (Downstream)••Real-time rainfall data are transmitted from those stations
which is linked to the DIAS platform.
Paung Laung dam

Yenwe dam

Nagapauk Sluice

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TELEMETRY WATER LEVEL MONITORING STATIONSDMH also set up Telemetry Water Level
Monitoring System, (27) Hydrological Stations
along Ayeyarwady, Chindwin, Sittaung, andother small rivers cooperation with RIMES,
Myitkyina

JICA, OYO, IRM and India Government. (76)Hydrological Stations by AIRBM Project.

Sagaing

Pakokku

HKamtiMonywaMawlaik

Ngathaingchaung
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NATIONAL REPORT ON
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Practitioners Meeting on Platform on Water Resilience and Disasters in Myanmar was held inNaypyitaw, Myanmar in September 2018 for
Data Management Policy (Data sharing guidelines)
Procedure of DIAS (Web based System for Hydrological and Meteorological Data) Archiving
was introduced
Three components:(1)Web-based Data Uploading system(2)Web-based Data Quality Control system(3)Web-based Metadata Registration system“Use of DIAS Training” was conducted with a support of SATREPS Project as IFI Activities at YTU
on 4-5 February 201912PROPOSAL FOR
EXPANSION OF PLATFORM ACTIVITIES•“Efficiency Enhancement of Regional Irrigation and Water Management Phase 2Project” has been proposed as an ASEAN Cooperation Project to implement the latest
Low-cost telemetry (TM) system in Red River Basin in Vietnam and Sittaung River Basin inMyanmar in cooperation with ADCA (Agricultural Development Consultants Association)with JAIF (Japan ASEAN Integration Fund)•A total of 21 Station Sites in the Sittaung River Basin are proposed to install Auto
Weather Stations and Auto Water Level Stations not only for Irrigation and Water
Management purposes but also can be utilized for Flood Disaster Risk Reduction Measures•Hydro-meteorological Data from the 21 Stations in the Sittaung River Basin could belinked to the web-based DIAS in Japan as an expansion of SATREPS’s 8 stations in BagoBasin and ICHARM’s 3 stations in Sittaung Basin13

PROPOSAL OF
CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT• Capacity Building Programs are necessary for Core Departments of Flood

Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DDM, DMH, IWUMD, DWIR and YTU)
• It is required to create the Capacity Building Proposal for developing

Database and Data Sharing System like as DIAS in National Level andInstitutional Level• It is also required to create Joint Research and collaboration programs

between strategic partners• Continuous learning and trainings to young generations• To install more stations to monitor the data in the country• More integration between lined agencies for the effective management• To promote MAPDRR activities all over the country
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ROADMAP/STRATEGIC WAY FOR
GLOBAL AGENDA
Platform activities linkage with SDGs

SDG 13: Climate Action:
Take urgent action to combat climate change and its Impact

SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities:
Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

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ROADMAP/STRATEGIC WAY FORGLOBAL AGENDA
Platform activities related to Sendai Framework
 Platform supports to be more understanding of disaster risks in the country Disaster risk governance will be strengthened to manage disaster risk by platform activities
 Disaster risk reduction for resilience can be promoted by platform activities Platform activities enhance disaster preparedness for effective response and to build backbetter in recovery, rehabilitation and reconstruction

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CONCLUSIONS
1. Data sharing policy has not finalized yet for the platform
2. Installation of Telemetry System into the existing meteorological and hydrological stations
have not completed yet due to limited budgets
3. Although above mentioned shortcomings, capacity of the staffs in the main line agencies
have being upgraded to a certain level by implementation of the platform activities
4. Currently, platform activities are implemented as a pilot project for Bago river basin only, so
that, it has to be replicated and spread out to other river basins in the country
5. The analysis outputs from the platform activities has to be delivered to the decision makers aswell as end users

17Thank You Very MuchFor Your Kind Attentions

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Zaw Lwin Tun
kozawlwin@gmail.com
14/11/201919