The Climate Change Communication & Engagement Strategy, developed under the MCCA2 Programme, serves as a comprehensive framework for disseminating information, conducting research, promoting education, raising awareness, and building capacity. This strategy empowers a wide range of stakeholders, including local communities, academics, civil society organizations, and the private sector, to contribute to local climate action. The

This booklet showcases nearly three years of project implementation where the human spirit of the target population is united to work for the resilience building of vulnerable target informal settlements in Hlaing Thar Yar, Dagon Seikkan, South Dagon, Insein, Dala, Shwe Pyi Thar, Thanlyin, and North Okkalapa Townships. The project directly benefited approximately 25,000 households,

As part of the project “Building resilience against COVID-19 through WASH and waste management support in urban informal settlements,” the Community Waste Management Field Handbook was created in cooperation with Thant Myanmar. It aims to give guidance to trained development workers and community members on how to establish solid waste management (SWM) systems in informal

This report concerns the evaluation of the Japan-funded project entitled “Urgent Improvement of Solid Waste Management in Yangon City”. The evaluation was undertaken to assess the performance of the project, the extent to which it has been relevant, efficient, effective, coherent, and sustainable, as well as to assess outlook and sustainability. The evaluation serves the

The first Myanmar Climate Action Week was held between 20 and 26 March 2023 with the goal of revitalizing climate discussion and action within the country. The event was hosted by UN-Habitat Myanmar as part of the Myanmar Climate Change Alliance program funded by the European Union. The event brought together stakeholders from various sectors

The Future of Asian & Pacific Cities Report 2023, entitled Crisis Resilient Urban Futures, is a comprehensive analysis and assessment of sustainable urban development in the Asia and Pacific region at a time of great disruption and uncertainty resulting from multiple interlinked global crises in a post-pandemic era. This report aims to provide valuable insights

As part of the project “Building resilience against COVID-19 through WASH and waste management support in urban informal settlements”, the monitoring and evaluation survey was conducted in 23 locations of informal settlements in eight townships in March 2023. The objective was to understand the impact and sustainability of the project interventions in the target areas

UN-Habitat established a presence in Myanmar in the early 1990s through 2004 during which time the agency pioneered introducing community-driven development through its flagship “People’s Process” and established the first community-led projects in the Dry Zone, Shan State and the Delta region. The country programme was re-established in 2008 in the context of Cyclone Nargis emergency