Click Here: World Humanitarian Day 2022: It Takes A Village An estimated 400,000 persons live in Yangon’s informal settlements. High density, lack of access to water sanitation, poor hygiene practices, and inadequate housing increase the risk of mass COVID-19 transmission within Yangon’s informal settlements. Since the beginning of COVID-19, UN-Habitat has been actively engaged in ...

Click Here: GROW MORE TREES Mangroves are important for the livelihoods of the community as well as for protection from strong winds and flooding. Mangroves can help the ecosystem and humans by protecting coastal areas, acting as a carbon sink, filtering water, providing recreation and culture, and producing fish. Raising awareness of the importance of ...

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World Habitat Day – 5 October 2020 (UN-Habitat Myanmar) ...

Click Here: Warmer Days – Myanmar In The Age Of Climate Change Myanmar is one of the countries most affected by extreme weather events. Recent events such as Cyclone Nargis in 2008, the extreme heatwaves of 2010, and flooding in 2015 have had disastrous impacts on Myanmar’s people, environment, and economy. Climate change threaten to ...

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Click Here: URBAN LABS – MYANMAR Throughout 2016, UN-Habitat together with the Netherlands Creative Industries, launched five Urban Planing and Design projects in Tacloban, Philippines; Gaza, Palestine; Acra, Ghana, Mecixo City and Yangon, Myanmar. This was documented by Media HQ in seven compelling films that showcase the innovative approach of bringing a network of international ...