Yangon, Myanmar — Lwin Thuzar Nyein, a doctoral researcher at UNU-FLORES, actively contributed to Myanmar Climate Action Week 2024, themed "Innovation in Financing Climate Action." Nyein, a national of Myanmar presented her research on Mangrove Forest-Based Resource Nexus for Transformative Climate Solutions.
Her participation included a panel discussion in which she emphasized the importance of mangrove restoration solutions for climate mitigation in the coastal regions of Myanmar. “To achieve effective solutions, it is essential not to rely on a single resource. Instead, integrating mangrove forest management with the specific sociogeographic conditions of each region is necessary,” she added.
Lwin expanded on solutions, discussing innovative financing climate actions for mangrove restoration in Myanmar, which included the following nature-based solutions: integrated farming systems, carbon crediting systems, mangrove-aquaculture systems, and agrobiodiversity systems.
Myanmar is currently grappling with a complex humanitarian crisis that has diverted attention and resources away from its climate change commitments. Despite the adoption of a National Climate Change Policy and the submission of its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), Myanmar faces significant challenges in implementing these measures, exacerbated by the suspension of key climate funds.
The Myanmar Climate Action Week 2024, organized by the Myanmar Climate Change Center in collaboration with UN-Habitat and the European Delegation, aimed to foster dialogue and innovative solutions amidst these pressing challenges.
