Partnerships For Safer Myanmar Initiative

a) DRR institutional framework and support:Disaster management courses (DMC) at the division or state level for educating senior officials from all states and divisions on DRR and improving preparedness levels in the country will be organised by UN-Habitat.  This will be part of sensitization and policy advocacy activites.b) Costal Mitigation: To increase resilience and reduce vulnerability in local communities and institutions through establishment of comprehensive township disaster management plans (TDMP) building on the first TDMP done for the township of Bogale, Ayeyarwaddy Delta.c) Seismic Mitigation:Comprehensive technical earthquake assessments are proposed for Sagaiug, Bago and Taungoo cities.  Following assessment, recommendations will be generated which will be targeted to different audiences through advocacy and awareness raising on earthquake preparedness.