9 Minutes To ReadYaw Bawm Mangshang shares a hopeful story of environmental recovery in Shan State.
Tags: economy, environment, opium, policy, research, Shan State
March 1, 2026
9 Minutes To ReadHtet Hlaing Win contends that effective environmental campaigns in Myanmar are not possible until a dramatic change in political arrangement occurs.
Tags: Aung San Suu Kyi, borderlands, China, climate change, democracy, environment, ethnic armed groups (EAOs), fossil fuels, military coup, military junta, Min Aung Hlaing, National League of Democracy (NLD), National Unity Government (NUG), Ne Win, State Administration Council (SAC), sustainability, Three Brotherhood Alliance, U Nu, urban planning, Yangon City Development Committee (YCDC)
January 2, 2025
4 Minutes To ReadMay Ying (pseudonym) explores unique challenges in building climate advocacy in conflict-torn Myanmar.
Tags: Azerbaijan, China, climate change, community, conflict, COP28, democracy, environment, environmental activists, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), forests, Kachin State, Myitsone, Thein Sein, youth activism
February 27, 2024
6 Minutes To ReadA new special issue in Geopolitics (edited by Jasnea Sarma, Hilary Faxon and K.B. Roberts) highlights pre- and post-coup extractive economies and political geographies in Myanmar and beyond.
Tags: borders, colonialism, environment, geopolitics, People's Defence Force (PDF)
March 31, 2022
7 Minutes To ReadPan Nu Zaw discusses the elusiveness of youth climate change activism and proposes steps to start a movement.
Tags: climate change, COVID-19, environment, youth, youth activism
September 8, 2020
7 Minutes To ReadTha Peng Cung examines the reasons for severe deforestation in Chin State.
Tags: Chin State, colonial burma, environment, forests
August 24, 2020
7 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that water supply related problems urgently need to be addressed in Yangon.
Tags: development, environment, groundwater, industrialization, sustainable development, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
August 18, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadMyo Min explores the long-term effects of Myanmar’s 2008 Cyclone Nargis.
Tags: citizenship, civil society, cyclone nargis, employment, environment, labour rights, migrants, natural disaster, Yangon
March 30, 2020
7 Minutes To ReadSalai Van Bawi Mang summarizes the challenges for adequate waste management in Chin State.
Tags: Chin State, environment, governance, Hakha, public health, sustainability, waste management
March 19, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Myanmar should develop hydropower sustainably to meet the country’s power demands.
Tags: development, environment, peacebuilding, resources, sustainability
January 16, 2020
8 Minutes To ReadThomas David Dowling concludes his three-part series on the Extinction Rebellion in Myanmar.
Tags: climate change, environment, Extinction Rebellion
January 3, 2020
9 Minutes To ReadIn Part Two of a three-part series, Thomas David Dowling explores the limits of applying Extinction Rebellion tactics in Myanmar.
Tags: climate change, environment, Extinction Rebellion, security
January 2, 2020
5 Minutes To ReadThomas David Dowling discusses environmental movements and current climate change issues in Myanmar, Part One of a three-part series on Extinction Rebellion in Myanmar.
Tags: activism, climate change, environment, Extinction Rebellion, protest
January 1, 2020
10 Minutes To ReadHtet Aung Shine discusses how a PPP framework should balance economic interest with environmental and social safeguarding.
Tags: energy, environment, finance, investment, law, policy, water supply
November 6, 2019
13 Minutes To ReadVan Cung Lian presents new perspectives on water issues and the future of water supply in Hakha.
Tags: Chin State, environment, governance, groundwater, Hakha, water supply
October 28, 2019
4 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that it is time for Yangon City to build climate resilience.
Tags: climate change, environment, Hlaing Tharyar, investment, Yangon
September 12, 2019
6 Minutes To ReadYay Chann argues that Yangon City’s declining green spaces is bad for its citizens, climate change resilience and tourism.
Tags: environment, public spaces, tourism, urban planning, urbanisation, Yangon
June 24, 2019
11 Minutes To ReadMael Raynaud reviews a new resource for scholarship on Myanmar.
Tags: agriculture, Book Review, environment, ethnic languages, farmers, gender, governance, hate speech, political economy, technology
March 7, 2019
8 Minutes To ReadMaximillian Morch writes about how local community organizations in refugee camps mitigate natural disasters but face cuts.
Tags: environment, Mae La, natural disaster, refugees, Thai-Burma border
September 12, 2018
7 Minutes To ReadElliot Brennan writes about the modest improvements to key public health measures and policy in Myanmar.
Tags: environment, mental health, policy, public health, Year in Review
May 21, 2018
4 Minutes To ReadTinzar Htun reviews a new edition of Adam Simpson’s book on energy politics.
Tags: Book Review, energy, environment, security, Thailand
September 26, 2017
6 Minutes To ReadReshmi Banerjee gives an overview of climate change-related risks for Myanmar.
Tags: climate change, environment, natural disaster
September 4, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadJulian Kirchherr and Matthew J Walton urge a shift of focus to other dams in Myanmar.
Tags: environment, Myitsone, National League for Democracy (NLD), Salween
August 1, 2017
9 Minutes To Read
Tags: Book Review, borderlands, environment, ethnicity
March 15, 2017
11 Minutes To ReadMartin Michalon explains the effects of tourism on the Inlay Lake Region.
Tags: development, environment, governance, Inle Lake, tourism, travel
March 9, 2017
7 Minutes To ReadKyungmee Kim evaluates existing narratives of regulation and development of Myanmar’s waterways.
Tags: conservation, energy, environment, Myitsone
February 20, 2017
4 Minutes To ReadTea Circle features Part 2 of our 4-part series summarizing the recent workshop, “Towards Democracy and Reconciliation: Challenges Facing Myanmar’s Incoming Government.”
Tags: democracy, energy, environment, land reform, sustainable development
February 28, 2016