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WRTCs Role in Strengthening Partnership for

Water Sector in Myanmar

by Prof. Dr. Khin Ni Ni Thein, Daw Khin Thein Htwe & Daw Zin Mar Aung

Water, Research and Training Center (WRTC Myanmar)http://www.wrtcmyan.org

Water Sector in Myanmar: Strengthening Partnership for theIntegration of Social, Economics and Environment

Sedona Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar 7 February 2009


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Objectives

To initiate socio-technical process of humanand institutional capacity building

To promote a sense of community in all walksof life.

To pursue various scholarship programs forthe Myanmar people.

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Coordination, Cooperation and Possibilities

WRTC is the member of Global Water Partnership (GWP) since2003

WRTC is also a founding member of Myanmar Water Partnership(MmWP).

WRTC is the Steering Committee Member of the Water andSanitation Thematic Group (WTG). WRTC actively participated inthe WASH (Water and Sanitation Hygiene) activities with themember organizations. Last year we did WASH activities in TwantayT/S. & Wal Phalout Thout village. Also provided WASH training to

the children from Dagon Township Pilot Area. This year we will doso in the State High School close to WRTC office in Kamayut MyaKan Tha Housing block.

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Collaborate with IUCN (The World Conservation Union) for translatingFLOW (The Essentials of Environmental Flow) book from English toMyanmar Language. Today WRTC distributes FLOW books to the attendees.

Myanmar Version English Version3


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Coordination, Cooperation and Possibilities

Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) has been asked toChair the "International Collaboration Working Group(ICWG)" of the Environ-Klean Technologists Associates(EKTA) organization and WRTC is currently acting asSecretariat of the ICWG of EKTA.

WRTC is committed to water issues in Myanmar.

WRTC wishes to offer our facilities and office room toopen the Coordination Office for Water Issues and

welcome the cooperation and partnership from otherorganizations and individuals.

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Action/Task to be taken

WRTC can organize regular quarterly meetings related to water in WRTCoffice.

WRTC Current Activities

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Technology, Methodology and Information

Water WRTC always disseminates information, doesresearch and conducts capacity building and trainings onWater education and Water issues for young graduates.

Research WRTC does various research ranging from floodsto food security and GIS application, Water and Gender andIWRM (Integrated Water Resources Management). Currentresearch focuses in Nargis affected area. WRTC is a partnerorganization of M-POWER. M-POWER stands for MekongProgramme on Water, Environment and Resilience.

http://www.mpowernet.org. WRTC also hosted an M-POWERresearch fellow and occasionally student interns fromGermany who worked with Irrigation Department in Myanmar.

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Technology, Methodology and Information(Contd.)

Training In line with our objectives, we conduct the capacitybuilding trainings as a title of "Internship Program on Capacity

Building for Water and Environment NGOs" to the young

graduates. We assist and support the technological and

ecological development of the local people. E.g. exploiting theMyanmar Traditional Ceramic Techniques in Twantay T/S.

Recently we have established the micro-credit scheme for 80

women in Aoo-Bo- village in Twantay as post-Nargis

rehabilitation activity. We conducted one day training to the

women who participated in the micro-credit scheme.

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Advocacy

WRTC has been traditionally organized national and

international seminars and conferences. In 2008 we have

done two seminars so far. We gave logistic and technical

support to AIT- MES seminar series, which aims to promote

the ability of Young Myanmar Engineer and to develop the

area especially Cyclone affected area in Flood issues.

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Consultancy and Institutional Building

Apart from the previous work, we have a plan to publish atranslated article entitled "Impact of Research on Policy and

Practice" in Burmese in the up coming issue of "Aung Pin Lae

Magazine". Aung Pin Lae is a socio-environmental Magazine.

WRTC provided technical and financial support for theestablishment of this magazine as well as partial financial

support for the first three issues. WRTC is the member of the

advisory board of Aung Pin Lae magazine.

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Awards

WRTC gives an annual award to outstanding researcherand/or young researcher who needs financial support. The

maximum amount of such award is 100,000 Kyats (one Lahk

Kyats). This year "WRTC Young Researcher Award 2009"

winner is Daw Wint Wint Htun.

WRTC also plans to give Best Article of the Year Award" to

the authors who published their articles in Aung Pin Lae

environmental magazine. The first winner will be announcedon up coming Sar-So-Daw day in 2009.

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Recommendations

Coordinative afford, concerted afford in the water sector

Community Participation

Women Participation

Community Afford in NGOs and Line agencies

Cooperation with relevant ministries and universities in Myanmar

Collaboration with regional Institution like Asian Institute of

Technology (AIT) and professional association such as Myanmar

Engineering Society (MES), Myanmar Ceramic Society (MCS) and

Myanmar Geoscience Society.

WRTC offers Coordination Office to begin such efforts as soon aspossible.

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