8 I A SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN MYANMAR countries. 3. The Law includes the provi-sions for formation of disaster management bodies and their duties and responsibilities for all phases of disaster, establish-ment of disaster management fund at national and Region/ State level. Myanmar Disaster Management Law was enacted in July 2013. In 2016, the National Natural Disaster Management Committee was formed by the Cabinet. • Myanmar has been a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) since 1997. The country's lack of preparation and planning for disaster management resulted in the deaths of approximately 140,000 people as a result of Cyclone Nargis, and another 2.4 million people were affected. There are 135 distinct ethnic groups. There are at least five important dimensions that shall be factored for development of strategic framework of capacity development for disaster management in Myanmar. Myanmar • A sovereign state in Southeast Asia • 55 million population • 676,578 square kilometres (261,228 square miles) in size • Myanmar is ethnically diverse. Disaster management in the curriculum Mr Sudhir Kuma, a senior program manager at the centre, said at the 4th Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in Geneva, Switzerland, last month that six training sessions had already been conducted, in Mandalay, Dawei, Mawlamyine, Hpa-an, Taunggyi and Pyay, using the new curriculum, while more are being planned.
Disaster prevention and management in Myanmar Prof Hla Hla Win. 1. Natural Disasters i Its main functions include … This is presented in the following diagram. Chapter 1 : Disaster Management in Myanmar. Capacity development for disaster management is multi-dimensional.
1.1 Introduction. In 2013, the government enacted the Natural Disaster Management Law, with supporting disaster management rules issued in 2015.
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Since then, disaster management has been a high priority for Myanmar. The breakdown of 17 years of ceasefire in Kachin in June 2011 displaced close to 100,000 people; meanwhile two waves of inter-community violence in Rakhine State have rendered 140,000 people homeless. Disaster Information VI-20200606-70939-USA - Vehicle Accident - USA - North-America June 6, 2020 EX-20200605-70938-USA - Explosion - USA - North-America June 5, 2020
Myanmar has made progress on disaster risk management (DRM) and has established institutions and programs to strengthen disaster resilience.