Ministry of Transport and Communications

37 Pages·2016·5.39 MB·English

by  Aung Myo Khaing

Ministry of Transport and Communications
Directorate of Water Resources and Improvement of River
Systems (DWIR)
Assessment of the Integrated Water Resources Management in
Myanmar
Presented by
U Aung Myo Khaing
Deputy Director (DWIR)
Sule Shangri La
17th August, 2016
Yangon
Contents
1. Water Situation in Myanmar
2. Why IWRM is important for Myanmar
3. DWIR Activities for IWRM
4. AIRBM Project (World Bank)
5. National Water Resources Committee (NWRC)
6. Challenges
7. Recommendations
8. Conclusions
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Global Water and Myanmar
Freshwater Availability (%) Freshwater (%)
Freshwater Seawater
Frozen Groundwater+surfacewater
3%
13%
97%
87%
Myanmar Water Situation
Myanmar
6% 3%
Agricultural Sector
Population = 52,000,000
Groundwater available = 494.71 km3
Domestic Water Use
Surface water available = 1081.88 km3
91%
Water budget for one person = 9513.72 m3 /year
Industrial Use
Required water for one person = 73 m3/year
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Why IWRM is important for Myanmar
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Why IWRM is important for Myanmar
 Deforestation
 Mining Activities in Catchment area
 Sedimentation
 Climate Change
 Water Quality Degradation
 Floods and droughts
 Population increase
 Water scarcity in Dry season
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Deforestation
FC2000 FC2001 FC2002 FC2003 FC2004 FC2005
■Closed Forest
FC2006 FC2007 FC2008 FC2009 FC2010
■Open Forest
Source : Forest Department
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Mining Activities
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Sedimentation in River
Sediment Condition (2014)
Mandalay = 250 Million ton/year
Yandapo = 417 million ton/year
Monywa = 508 million ton/year
Pazundaung = 577 million ton/year
Bago river = 750 million ton/year Source : DWIR
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Sedimentation on land
Source : Internet
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Bank Erosion Condition
Source : DWIR
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