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Myanmar Engineering Society
The Myanmar Engineering Society is an association in Myanmar with membership open to all engineers. Its objectives are to enable active participation of engineers and architects in the development and...
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Myanmar Fire Service Department
Fire is the most frequent disaster in Myanmar as on average approximately 900 cases are reported every year in Myanmar. The Fire Services Department under Ministry of Social Welfare Relief and...
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United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Myanmar
UNDP has been implementing the Human Development Initiative (HDI) in Myanmar since 1994 to provide support to poor communities in areas of food security, primary health care, environment, HIV/AIDS, and...
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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA)...
Despite being a resource-rich country with a strong agricultural base, Myanmar is among the poorest nations in the world. Years of conflict and unresolved ethnic differences have contributed to the...
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Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
JICA assists and supports developing countries as the executing agency of Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA). In accordance with its vision of “Inclusive and Dynamic Development,” JICA...
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Don’t fail to prepare: Space-based Information for Disaster Risk Reduction
UN-SPIDER celebrates the International Day for Disaster Reduction"I would have saved many lives if I had had access to satellite image based maps to respond to Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar in 2008",...
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Myanmar: Training the use of Geo-informatics for Disaster Risk Management
UN-SPIDER and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), prospective Regional Support Office of UN-SPIDER, are jointly organizing a national training course on Geo-informatics...
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International Charter activated for Cyclone Mahasen in Bangladesh and Myanmar
On 15 May, 2013, UNITAR/UNOSAT, on behalf of UNOCHA, activated the International Charter Space and Major Disasters to obtain satellite-derived image-products for the impact of tropical cyclone...
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Myanmar: International Charter activated for floods
On 2 August 2013, the International Charter was activated by request of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) Operational Satellite Applications Programme (UNOSAT) on behalf...
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Myanmar - National Training Course
As a follow-up to a Technical Advisory Mission to Myanmar in March 2013, UN-SPIDER and the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) jointly organized the national training...
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Mandalay Technological University
Mandalay Institute of Technology initially pursued undergraduate courses in the fields of science and engineering. On 1st July 1998, MIT was renamed to Mandalay Technological University (MTU). Since...
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International Charter activated for floods in Myanmar
The International Charter: Space and Major Disasters was activated on Wednesday, 5 August, due to floods caused by torrential monsoon rains in 12 of the 14 states of Myanmar, particularly in Chin,...
View ArticleUN-SPIDER conducted and Institutional Strengthening Mission (ISM) to Myanmar
The UN-SPIDER team conducted an Institutional Strengthening Mission (ISM) to Myanmar from 27 June to 1 July 2016. The aim of the mission has been to identify Myanmar’s needs in disaster and risk...
View ArticleTraining course on ‘Post Disaster (Earthquake) Rapid Damage Assessment’ in...
The Centre for Space Science Technology and Education for Asia and the Pacific (CSSTEAP), UN-HABITAT, and UN-SPIDER conducted the training course entitled ‘Post Disaster (Earthquake) Rapid Damage...
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‘Post Disaster (Earthquake) Rapid Damage Assessment’ training in Myanmar
Event Organisers: Centre for Space Science Technology and Education for Asia and the PacificCo-organisers: UN-HABITAT and UNOOSA/UN-SPIDER.Venue Country: Myanmar Venue City: YangonVenue: Yangon...
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Recalling the Chuak earthquake in August 2016 that severely damaged some of the religious structures in the heritage site of Bagan, this training course aimed to build capacity for rapid damage...
View ArticleUN-SPIDER high-level workshop strengthens use of Earth observation for...
The United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response (UN-SPIDER) and the United Nations Human Settlement Programme (UN-Habitat) carried out a joint...
View ArticleUN-SPIDER carries out Institutional Strengthening Mission to Myanmar
As part of the technical advisory support it provides to countries worldwide, UN-SPIDER carried out an Institutional Strengthening Mission to Myanmar from 11 to 15 March 2019 upon the request of the...
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Myanmar - Institutional Strengthening Mission
UN-SPIDER conducted a follow-up activity of the technical advisory mission that took place in March 2012, from 27 June to 1 July 2016 in Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. The main objective was to take account of...
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Landslide in Myanmar
Thu, 02/07/2020A landslide in northern Myanmar has left at least 162 dead, according to the Myanmar Fire Service Depart. At least 43 people have been injured, and an unknown number are missing. Search...
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