Myanmars Initial National Communication under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Year of publication
2012
Specific thematic area
Climate adaptation and/or mitigation
Sector of governance
Climate change
Type of human mobility
Human Mobility, Migration
Characteristics of human mobility
Not available
Type of environmental driver
Generic references to climate climate change
Local governance marker
Not Available
Sudden-onset/slow-onset
Both
Sub-region
South-eastern Asia
Region
South-eastern Asia
Macro-region
Asia
Relevant GCM objective
- GCM Objective 2 - Minimize adverse drivers
Child marker
Not Available
Gender marker
Not Available
Human rights marker
Not Available
Major causes include population migration, increased breeding sources, new settlement and unusual rainfalls, and they represent the effects of climate change.
Ps. 73, 109
It is an emerging challenge for countries like Myanmar to devise strategies that can take care of the increased mobility of the people and the goods required for meeting the developmental aspirations yet without environmental implications.
Ps. 73, 109