Climate of Myanmar

{{Main|Geography of Myanmar}}

Myanmar has three agro-ecological zones and eight physiographic regions.{{Cite web|url=https://policy.asiapacificenergy.org/sites/default/files/MCCSAP-Feb-Version.pdf|title=Myanmar Climate Strategy and Action Plan (MCCSAP) 2016-2030|date=2018-12-02|website=asiapacificenergy.org}}

• Coastal zone
• Central Dry Zone
• Hilly zone

• Rakhine Coastal
• Ayeyarwadv Delta
• Yangon Deltaic
• Southern Myanmar Coastal
• Central Dry Zone
• Western Hilly
• Northern Hilly
• Eastern Hilly

{{Weather box

|location = Yangon (Kaba–Aye) 1981–2010, extremes 1881–1990

|width = auto

| single line = Yes

| metric first = Yes

| collapsed = Yes

| Jan record high C = 38.9

| Feb record high C = 38.9

| Mar record high C = 40.0

| Apr record high C = 41.1

| May record high C = 42.0

| Jun record high C = 37.8

| Jul record high C = 37.8

| Aug record high C = 34.4

| Sep record high C = 38.9

| Oct record high C = 37.8

| Nov record high C = 38.9

| Dec record high C = 35.6

| year record high C = 42.0

| Jan high C = 33.2

| Feb high C = 35.2

| Mar high C = 36.7

| Apr high C = 37.5

| May high C = 34.2

| Jun high C = 30.8

| Jul high C = 30.3

| Aug high C = 30.0

| Sep high C = 30.9

| Oct high C = 32.2

| Nov high C = 33.1

| Dec high C = 32.5

| year high C = 33.1

| Jan mean C = 24.8

| Feb mean C = 26.5

| Mar mean C = 28.6

| Apr mean C = 31.0

| May mean C = 29.2

| Jun mean C = 27.4

| Jul mean C = 26.8

| Aug mean C = 26.9

| Sep mean C = 27.5

| Oct mean C = 27.6

| Nov mean C = 27.3

| Dec mean C = 25.0

| year mean C = 27.4

| Jan low C = 16.7

| Feb low C = 18.4

| Mar low C = 21.0

| Apr low C = 23.8

| May low C = 24.3

| Jun low C = 23.6

| Jul low C = 23.2

| Aug low C = 23.2

| Sep low C = 23.2

| Oct low C = 23.1

| Nov low C = 21.3

| Dec low C = 17.8

| year low C = 21.6

| Jan record low C = 12.2

| Feb record low C = 13.3

| Mar record low C = 16.1

| Apr record low C = 20.0

| May record low C = 20.0

| Jun record low C = 20.0

| Jul record low C = 21.1

| Aug record low C = 20.0

| Sep record low C = 20.0

| Oct record low C = 20.0

| Nov record low C = 15.0

| Dec record low C = 9.2

| year record low C = 9.2

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 0.4

| Feb rain mm = 3.1

| Mar rain mm = 12.4

| Apr rain mm = 37.8

| May rain mm = 328.1

| Jun rain mm = 565.6

| Jul rain mm = 605.8

| Aug rain mm = 570.7

| Sep rain mm = 393.7

| Oct rain mm = 200.3

| Nov rain mm = 58.6

| Dec rain mm = 6.8

| year rain mm = 2783.3

| Jan rain days = 0.2

| Feb rain days = 0.2

| Mar rain days = 0.4

| Apr rain days = 1.6

| May rain days = 12.6

| Jun rain days = 25.3

| Jul rain days = 26.2

| Aug rain days = 26.1

| Sep rain days = 19.5

| Oct rain days = 12.2

| Nov rain days = 4.8

| Dec rain days = 0.2

| year rain days = 129.3

| Jan humidity = 62

| Feb humidity = 66

| Mar humidity = 69

| Apr humidity = 66

| May humidity = 73

| Jun humidity = 85

| Jul humidity = 86

| Aug humidity = 87

| Sep humidity = 85

| Oct humidity = 78

| Nov humidity = 71

| Dec humidity = 65

| year humidity = 74

| Jan sun = 300

| Feb sun = 272

| Mar sun = 290

| Apr sun = 292

| May sun = 181

| Jun sun = 80

| Jul sun = 77

| Aug sun = 92

| Sep sun = 97

| Oct sun = 203

| Nov sun = 280

| Dec sun = 288

| year sun = 2452

| source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute (average high and average low, and precipitation 1981–2010),{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181008145507/http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf | archive-date = 8 October 2018 |url=http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf |title=Myanmar Climate Report |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute |pages=26–36 | access-date = 8 October 2018}} World Meteorological Organization (rainy days 1961–1990),{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161219094453/http://www.worldweather.org/180/c00232.htm| archive-date = 19 December 2016 |url=http://www.worldweather.org/180/c00232.htm |title=World Weather Information Service – Yangon |publisher=World Meteorological Organization | access-date = 8 May 2012}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes)

{{cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_480970_kt.pdf |title=Klimatafel von Yangon (Rangun) / Myanmar (Birma) |work=Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |language=de | access-date = 26 April 2018}}

| source 2 = Danish Meteorological Institute (sun and relative humidity 1931–1960),{{cite web |last1=Cappelen |first1=John |last2=Jensen |first2=Jens | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130427173827/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf | archive-date=27 April 2013 |url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |work=Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) |title=Myanmar – Rangoon |page=189 |publisher=Danish Meteorological Institute |language=da | access-date = 23 February 2013}} Myanmar Times (May record high and December record low){{cite web |last1=Cho |first1=Myo |url=http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no197/MyanmarTimes10-197/003.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184155/http://www.myanmar.gov.mm/myanmartimes/no197/MyanmarTimes10-197/003.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |title=High of 40C, low of 13C in Yangon for 2003 |publisher=Government of Myanmar |access-date=23 October 2016}} Tokyo Climate Center (mean temperatures 1981–2010)

{{cite web| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190113230104/https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=48097| archive-date = 13 January 2019 |url=https://ds.data.jma.go.jp/gmd/tcc/tcc/products/climate/normal/parts/NrmMonth_e.php?stn=48097 |title=Normals Data: YANGON – MYANMAR Latitude: 16.77°N Longitude: 96.17°E Height: 14 (m) |publisher=Japan Meteorological Agency| access-date = 13 January 2019}}

| date = March 2011}}

{{Weather box

|width = auto

|location = Naypyidaw

|collapsed= yes

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan high C = 30

|Feb high C = 34

|Mar high C = 36

|Apr high C = 38

|May high C = 35

|Jun high C = 32

|Jul high C = 31

|Aug high C = 30

|Sep high C = 32

|Oct high C = 32

|Nov high C = 31

|Dec high C = 29

|year high C = 32.5

|Jan low C = 14

|Feb low C = 16

|Mar low C = 20

|Apr low C = 24

|May low C = 25

|Jun low C = 24

|Jul low C = 24

|Aug low C = 24

|Sep low C = 24

|Oct low C = 23

|Nov low C = 20

|Dec low C = 16

|year low C = 21.2

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 5

|Feb precipitation mm = 2

|Mar precipitation mm = 9

|Apr precipitation mm = 33

|May precipitation mm = 154

|Jun precipitation mm = 160

|Jul precipitation mm = 198

|Aug precipitation mm = 229

|Sep precipitation mm = 186

|Oct precipitation mm = 131

|Nov precipitation mm = 37

|Dec precipitation mm = 7

|Jan precipitation days = 1

|Feb precipitation days = 0

|Mar precipitation days = 1

|Apr precipitation days = 3

|May precipitation days = 14

|Jun precipitation days = 21

|Jul precipitation days = 23

|Aug precipitation days = 24

|Sep precipitation days = 19

|Oct precipitation days = 12

|Nov precipitation days = 4

|Dec precipitation days = 1

|unit rain days = 0.2 mm

|source 1 = Weather2Travel.com. Retrieved 26 March 2013

}}

{{Weather box

| width = auto

| location = Mandalay (1981–2010, extremes 1889–present)

| metric first = yes

| single line = yes

| collapsed = yes

|Jan record high C = 37.2

|Feb record high C = 39.2

|Mar record high C = 42.8

|Apr record high C = 48.0

|May record high C = 45.0

|Jun record high C = 42.0

|Jul record high C = 41.6

|Aug record high C = 39.8

|Sep record high C = 43.4

|Oct record high C = 39.2

|Nov record high C = 38.5

|Dec record high C = 34.0

|year record high C = 48.0

| Jan high C = 29.6

| Feb high C = 32.7

| Mar high C = 36.6

| Apr high C = 38.9

| May high C = 36.9

| Jun high C = 35.2

| Jul high C = 35.1

| Aug high C = 34.3

| Sep high C = 34.0

| Oct high C = 33.4

| Nov high C = 31.1

| Dec high C = 29.1

|year high C = 33.9

| Jan mean C = 21.9

| Feb mean C = 24.4

| Mar mean C = 28.8

| Apr mean C = 31.9

| May mean C = 31.3

| Jun mean C = 30.8

| Jul mean C = 30.8

| Aug mean C = 30.2

| Sep mean C = 29.7

| Oct mean C = 28.8

| Nov mean C = 25.7

| Dec mean C = 22.2

|year mean C = 28.0

| Jan low C = 13.7

| Feb low C = 16.0

| Mar low C = 20.4

| Apr low C = 24.7

| May low C = 25.9

| Jun low C = 26.1

| Jul low C = 26.2

| Aug low C = 25.8

| Sep low C = 25.4

| Oct low C = 24.0

| Nov low C = 19.9

| Dec low C = 15.4

|year low C = 22.0

|Jan record low C = 8.0

|Feb record low C = 10.0

|Mar record low C = 12.8

|Apr record low C = 13.0

|May record low C = 17.4

|Jun record low C = 20.0

|Jul record low C = 20.0

|Aug record low C = 19.5

|Sep record low C = 20.5

|Oct record low C = 18.5

|Nov record low C = 11.1

|Dec record low C = 7.6

|year record low C = 7.6

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 0.9

| Feb rain mm = 3.8

| Mar rain mm = 5.8

| Apr rain mm = 40.4

| May rain mm = 130.0

| Jun rain mm = 99.5

| Jul rain mm = 74.7

| Aug rain mm = 132.9

| Sep rain mm = 157.1

| Oct rain mm = 130.7

| Nov rain mm = 36.4

| Dec rain mm = 4.9

| year rain mm = 817.1

| Jan rain days = 0.4

| Feb rain days = 0.4

| Mar rain days = 0.4

| Apr rain days = 3.3

| May rain days = 8.3

| Jun rain days = 7.2

| Jul rain days = 5.9

| Aug rain days = 8.7

| Sep rain days = 8.1

| Oct rain days = 6.8

| Nov rain days = 2.8

| Dec rain days = 0.7

| year rain days = 53.0

| Jan humidity = 68

| Feb humidity = 58

| Mar humidity = 49

| Apr humidity = 50

| May humidity = 66

| Jun humidity = 73

| Jul humidity = 71

| Aug humidity = 76

| Sep humidity = 76

| Oct humidity = 77

| Nov humidity = 74

| Dec humidity = 72

| year humidity = 68

| Jan sun = 309

| Feb sun = 280

| Mar sun = 301

| Apr sun = 291

| May sun = 267

| Jun sun = 208

| Jul sun = 182

| Aug sun = 168

| Sep sun = 215

| Oct sun = 223

| Nov sun = 269

| Dec sun = 278

| year sun = 2991

| source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute (average high and average low, and rainfall 1981–2010),{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181008145507/http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf |archive-date = 8 October 2018 |url=http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf |title=Myanmar Climate Report |publisher=Norwegian Meteorological Institute |pages=26–36 |access-date = 8 October 2018}} World Meteoroglogical Organization (rainy days 1961–1990),{{cite web |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120506125832/http://worldweather.wmo.int/180/c00588.htm| archive-date = 6 May 2012 |url=http://worldweather.wmo.int/180/c00588.htm |title=World Weather Information Service – Mandalay |publisher=World Meteorological Organization |access-date = 23 February 2013}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (mean temperatures 1991–2010)

{{cite web |url=https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_480420_kt.pdf |title=Klimatafel von Mandale (Mandalay) / Myanmar (Birma) |work=Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world |publisher=Deutscher Wetterdienst |language=de |access-date = 6 November 2018}}

| source 2 = Danish Meteorological Institute (sun and relative humidity, 1931–1960),{{cite web |last1=Cappelen |first1=John |last2=Jensen |first2=Jens |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130427173827/http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |archive-date=27 April 2013 |url=http://www.dmi.dk/dmi/tr01-17.pdf |work=Climate Data for Selected Stations (1931–1960) |title=Myanmar – Mandalay |page=188 |publisher=Danish Meteorological Institute |language=da |access-date = 23 February 2013}} Meteo Climat (record highs and lows),

{{cite web |url=http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/index.php?page=stati&id=1512 |title=Station Mandalay |publisher=Meteo Climat |language=fr |access-date = 11 June 2016}}

| date = January 2016}}

{{Weather box

|width = auto

|location = Myitkyina (1981-2010, extremes 1951–present)

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|collapsed = Yes

|Jan record high C = 35.0

|Feb record high C = 35.0

|Mar record high C = 38.0

|Apr record high C = 41.1

|May record high C = 42.0

|Jun record high C = 40.2

|Jul record high C = 38.3

|Aug record high C = 38.5

|Sep record high C = 37.5

|Oct record high C = 36.2

|Nov record high C = 38.5

|Dec record high C = 35.5

|year record high C = 42.0

|Jan high C = 25.3

|Feb high C = 27.5

|Mar high C = 30.4

|Apr high C = 32.6

|May high C = 33.3

|Jun high C = 31.6

|Jul high C = 30.5

|Aug high C = 32.0

|Sep high C = 31.7

|Oct high C = 30.9

|Nov high C = 28.4

|Dec high C = 25.8

|year high C = 30.0

| Jan mean C = 18.0

| Feb mean C = 20.3

| Mar mean C = 23.9

| Apr mean C = 26.6

| May mean C = 27.6

| Jun mean C = 27.9

| Jul mean C = 27.7

| Aug mean C = 28.3

| Sep mean C = 28.1

| Oct mean C = 26.2

| Nov mean C = 22.5

| Dec mean C = 18.8

| year mean C = 24.9

|Jan low C = 10.4

|Feb low C = 12.9

|Mar low C = 16.3

|Apr low C = 19.7

|May low C = 22.3

|Jun low C = 24.3

|Jul low C = 24.5

|Aug low C = 24.6

|Sep low C = 23.9

|Oct low C = 21.5

|Nov low C = 16.2

|Dec low C = 11.9

|year low C = 19.0

|Jan record low C = 3.0

|Feb record low C = 7.5

|Mar record low C = 10.0

|Apr record low C = 10.0

|May record low C = 16.1

|Jun record low C = 18.1

|Jul record low C = 18.0

|Aug record low C = 20.0

|Sep record low C = 19.8

|Oct record low C = 15.0

|Nov record low C = 8.0

|Dec record low C = 3.0

|year record low C = 3.0

|rain colour = green

|Jan rain mm = 9.9

|Feb rain mm = 21.0

|Mar rain mm = 24.0

|Apr rain mm = 54.0

|May rain mm = 218.5

|Jun rain mm = 549.2

|Jul rain mm = 543.0

|Aug rain mm = 398.3

|Sep rain mm = 294.7

|Oct rain mm = 170.6

|Nov rain mm = 25.1

|Dec rain mm = 11.7

|year rain mm = 2320.0

|unit rain days = 0.3 mm

| Jan rain days = 2

| Feb rain days = 7

| Mar rain days = 5

| Apr rain days = 8

| May rain days = 15

| Jun rain days = 25

| Jul rain days = 27

| Aug rain days = 28

| Sep rain days = 19

| Oct rain days = 11

| Nov rain days = 3

| Dec rain days = 2

| year rain days = 152

| Jan humidity = 77

| Feb humidity = 68

| Mar humidity = 64

| Apr humidity = 64

| May humidity = 72

| Jun humidity = 83

| Jul humidity = 89

| Aug humidity = 87

| Sep humidity = 85

| Oct humidity = 83

| Nov humidity = 79

| Dec humidity = 78

| year humidity = 77

| source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute,{{cite web | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20181008145507/http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf | archive-date = 8 October 2018 | url = http://met-xpprod.customer.enonic.io/publikasjoner/met-report/met-report-2017/_/attachment/download/a3bf1468-4e93-486a-aa3f-4bea3871cffa:b8f39ba9ecfbde7d7c6da8ca769f4a1a96d61d39/MyanmarClimateReportFINAL24Oct2017.pdf | title = Myanmar Climate Report | publisher = Norwegian Meteorological Institute | pages =26–36 | access-date = 8 October 2018}} Deutscher Wetterdienst (mean temperatures 1991–2010, rainy days 1896–1940, humidity 1963–1988)

{{cite web

| url = https://www.dwd.de/DWD/klima/beratung/ak/ak_480080_kt.pdf

| title = Klimatafel von Myitkyina / Myanmar (Birma)

| work = Baseline climate means (1961-1990) from stations all over the world

| publisher = Deutscher Wetterdienst

| language = de

| access-date = 6 November 2018}}

|source 2 = Meteo Climat (record highs and lows)

{{cite web

| url = http://meteo-climat-bzh.dyndns.org/station-1511-Myitkyina.php

| title = Station Myitkyina

| publisher = Meteo Climat

|language = fr

| access-date = 10 October 2018}}

}}

Rising temperatures and increased drought in Myanmar have caused diminished village water sources across the country, destroyed agricultural yields of peas, sugar cane, tomatoes and rice, and are expected to continue having negative effects on agricultural production and food security by further destruction of cultivation and erosion on soils in the long term. There is a large dependence on rain fed agriculture, as over 70% percent of it people's livelihood dependent on natural capital, and 40% of GDP reliant on agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and forestry.{{Cite journal|last1=Mandle|first1=Lisa|last2=Wolny|first2=Stacie|last3=Bhagabati|first3=Nirmal|last4=Helsingen|first4=Hanna|last5=Hamel|first5=Perrine|last6=Bartlett|first6=Ryan|last7=Dixon|first7=Adam|last8=Horton|first8=Radley|last9=Lesk|first9=Corey|date=2017-09-21|title=Assessing ecosystem service provision under climate change to support conservation and development planning in Myanmar|journal=PLOS ONE|language=en|volume=12|issue=9|pages=e0184951|doi=10.1371/journal.pone.0184951|issn=1932-6203|pmc=5608473|pmid=28934282|doi-access=free}} In the dry zone, longer more extreme droughts and losses of natural ecosystem services which play a role in retaining sediment force those in more rural areas to travel miles for water where lakes have not dried posing considerable livelihood challenges.{{Cite web|url=https://stories.undp.org/greening-the-dry-zone|title=Greening the Dry Zone by United Nations Development Programme on Exposure|website=Exposure|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10}}

In August 2015, extreme flooding caused by monsoon rains killed 27 people and affected over 150,000 in the Sagaing region and in July 2018 over 120,000 people over seven regions were displaced from their homes also due to heavy monsoon rains, with the death toll hitting at least 10.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/myanmar-flood-death-toll-to-rise-1.70973|title=Myanmar flood death toll 'to rise'|website=The National|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/myanmar-people-struggle-amid-floods.html|title=Myanmar people struggle amid floods|website=The Myanmar Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-10}}

File:Koppen-Geiger Map MMR future.svg in Myanmar, 2071-2100.]]

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Some researchers and organizations have predicted that climate impacts could pose a hazard.Overland, Indra et al. (2017) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320622312 Impact of Climate Change on ASEAN International Affairs: Risk and Opportunity Multiplier], Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI) and Myanmar Institute of International and Strategic Studies (MISIS).Stokke, Kristian; Vakulchuk, Roman and Indra Overland (2018) [https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323018961 Myanmar: A Political Economy Analysis]. Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI). Report commissioned by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. To combat any potential hardships, the government of Myanmar has displayed interest in expanding its use of renewable energy and lowering its level of carbon emissions. Groups involved in helping Myanmar with the transition and move forward include the UN-Habitat, the UN Environment Programme, and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation under Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) Programme, funded by the European Union.{{Cite news|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/yangon/25824-national-climate-change-policy-finalised.html|title=National climate change policy finalised|work=The Myanmar Times|access-date=2018-10-18|language=en|archive-date=2018-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224221/https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/yangon/25824-national-climate-change-policy-finalised.html|url-status=dead}} In April 2015, it was announced that the World Bank and Myanmar would enter a full partnership framework aimed to better access to electricity and other basic services for about six million people and expected to benefit three million pregnant woman and children through improved health services.{{Cite news|url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2015/04/23/millions-benefit-myanmar-new-partnership-framework-world-bank-group|title=Millions to Benefit from Myanmar's New Partnership Framework With the World Bank Group|work=World Bank|access-date=2018-12-02|language=en}} Myanmar has also acquired funding and proper planning, which is intended to better prepare the country for the impacts of climate change by enacting programs which teach its people new farming methods, rebuild its infrastructure with materials resilient to natural disasters, and transition various sectors towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.{{Cite web|url=http://myanmarccalliance.org/mcca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/National-Myanmar-Climate-Change-Policy-DRAFT-1_for-website.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322094917/http://myanmarccalliance.org/mcca/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/National-Myanmar-Climate-Change-Policy-DRAFT-1_for-website.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-03-22|title=Myanmar Climate Change Policy Draft 1 – March 2017|website=Myanmar Climate Change Alliance|access-date=2018-12-11}}

To this end the country has also entered the United Nation's Paris Agreement in 2016,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/19939-myanmar-signs-climate-deal.html|title=Myanmar signs climate deal|website=The Myanmar Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://coconuts.co/yangon/news/myanmar-eyes-ratifying-paris-climate-agreement/|title=Myanmar eyes ratifying Paris climate agreement {{!}} Coconuts Yangon|last=CoconutsYangon|date=2017-07-12|website=Coconuts|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-11}} created the Myanmar National Climate Change Policy in 2017, submitted its new climate action plan to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,{{Cite web|url=https://unfccc.int/news/myanmar-submits-its-climate-action-plan-ahead-of-2015-paris-agreement|title=Myanmar Submits its Climate Action Plan Ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement {{!}} UNFCCC|website=unfccc.int|access-date=2018-12-11}} and developed the Myanmar Climate Change Strategy & Action Plan.{{Cite web|url=http://myanmarccalliance.org/en/mccsap/|title=Myanmar National Climate Change Policy, Strategy & Action Plan (NCCP and MCCSAP 2017-2030) {{!}} Myanmar Climate Change Alliance|website=myanmarccalliance.org|access-date=2018-12-11}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/national-news/17987-myanmar-to-fight-climate-change-by-protecting-forests.html|title=Myanmar to fight climate change by protecting forests|website=The Myanmar Times|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}} At the same time, Myanmar's state technical capacity to conduct international climate change negotiations and implement environmental agreements remains limited and the country requires external assistance in improving its technical capacities.

Under the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA2),https://myanmar-can.com/ UN-Habitat is actively supporting local communities in different geo-climatic regions to strengthen their resilience to climate change. Building on lessons from the first phase of the programme, MCCA2 promotes multi-sector resilience through Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments (CCVAs) and Local Climate Action Plans (LCAPs), ensuring that adaptation strategies are locally driven and responsive to specific environmental and socio-economic conditions.

In coastal regions, the programme has invested in mangrove restoration and nature-based solutions to mitigate flooding and erosion risks. In highland areas, it supports flood mitigation, reforestation and agroforestry initiatives, reducing vulnerability to landslides and water scarcity. In the Dry Zone, MCCA2 has worked with communities to improve water security through enhanced storage infrastructure and sustainable watershed management, while promoting climate-resilient agriculture.

By integrating community-led action with policy support, MCCA2 strengthens local capacity to plan and implement adaptation measures, fostering long-term resilience in Myanmar’s most vulnerable regions.

The government of Myanmar, the United Nations Development Programme, and the Adaptation Fund, are carrying out programs to provide farmers the resources, knowledge and tools needed to support good harvests, despite changing weather patterns.{{Cite web|url=https://medium.com/@UNDPasiapac/running-dry-a-window-into-the-dry-zone-of-myanmar-a14e4e8731cb|title=Running dry: A window into the Dry Zone of Myanmar|last=Pacific|first=UNDP in Asia and the|date=2018-02-26|website=UNDP in Asia and the Pacific|access-date=2018-12-12}} Anticipated to reduce food insecurity and losses from extreme climate events in 42,000 households, the "Addressing Climate Change Risks on Water Resources and Food Security in the Dry Zone of Myanmar" project provides specially developed climate resistant pulses and other crops, as well as special heat resistant breeds of pigs, goats, and poultry to farmers and laborers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adaptation-undp.org/projects/af-myanmar|title=Addressing Climate Change Risks on Water Resources and Food Security in the Dry Zone of Myanmar {{!}} UNDP's Climate Change Adaptation Portal|website=www.adaptation-undp.org|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mm.undp.org/content/myanmar/en/home/stories/Heat_Tolerant.html|title=Heat Tolerant Animals Provide Lifeline for Vulnerable Communities in Dry Zone|website=UNDP in Myanmar|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.mm.undp.org/content/myanmar/en/home/presscenter/pressreleases/2017/12/20/measuring-progress-adapting-to-climate-change-in-the-dry-zone-of-myanmar.html|title=Measuring Progress: Adapting to Climate Change in the Dry Zone of Myanmar|website=UNDP in Myanmar|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}} In the past, poverty stricken communities cut down trees for fuels and timber, so now communities are being actively involved in establishing and managing forests in order to improve soil conditions, reduce surface runoff, and slow erosion. Nearly 30,000 households in the region have benefited from enhanced water capture and storage capacity in the forms of expanded community ponds, construction on diversion canals, and rehabilitation and protection of over 4,000 hectares of micro-watersheds. To help Myanmar meet its 2030 Water Sanitation and Hygiene Goals, Lien Aid also continues to partner with local governments and community leaders to improve safe water access in villages throughout Myanmar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mmtimes.com/news/lien-aid-plans-more-clean-water-projects-remote-rural-myanmar.html|title=Lien AID plans more clean water projects in remote rural Myanmar|website=The Myanmar Times|date=23 March 2018|language=en|access-date=2018-12-12}}

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