Myanmar is highly vulnerable to climate change,but when compared to many other countries in the region, it is much less prepared to respond to the challenges posed by climate change. The issue is not high in the policy and political agenda in Myanmar due to lack of awareness, understanding and other competing priorities. The newly formed Ministry of Environmental Conservation and Forestry (MoECAF) is currently focusing on environmental conservation and therefore the current institutional and policy environment to address climate change will require strengthening. The lack of precision on the long term consequences of global warming for Myanmar is compounded by a low level of institutional and societal awareness of general and potential future climate change impacts.<?xml:namespace>
The MCCA is designed to address institutional and human capacity strengthening which is a pre-condition for implementing climate change efforts to systematically and effectively address climate change vulnerability and risks.
The Overall Purpose of the MCCA is to mainstream climate change into the Myanmar policy development and reform agenda.
Climate change mainstreaming will result in the following:
1. Increase The Government of Myanmar's ability to respond to climate change through strengthening of the climate change related institutional and policy environment through sharing of technical knowledge and best practise, training and institutional support.
2. Increase the resilience of climate vulnerable populations through promotion of evidence-based planning and policy making through pilot integration of climate change into sub-national and local level development planning initiatives.
