Publication: Striking a Balance: Managing El Niño and La Niña in Myanmar’s Agriculture
Date
2019-04
ISSN
Published
2019-04
Author(s)
Sutton, William R.
Srivastava, Jitendra P.
Rosegrant, Mark
Thurlow, James
Vasileiou, Ioannis
Abstract
This report’s aim is to raise awareness
on El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) events among
Myanmar’s policy makers and stakeholders. Particularly, the
aim is to guide them on preparedness and resiliency building
measures. It does this by providing information on ENSO’s
social, poverty, economic, and agricultural impacts in
Myanmar and outlining ways forward. The report finds that
ENSO’s impacts vary from region to region but tend to
exacerbate current climatic trends. Myanmar’s government
attempted to prepare for, and respond to, the 2016 El Niño,
but capacity andorganizational constraints limited its
effectiveness. Preparing for ENSO is important because of
Myanmar’s low resilience to climate shocks, the importance
of agriculture for the national economy, the rural and poor
populations’ climate vulnerability, and the lack of research
on ENSO in Myanmar.
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Citation
“Sutton, William R.; Srivastava, Jitendra P.; Rosegrant, Mark; Thurlow, James; Vasileiou, Ioannis. 2019. Striking a Balance: Managing El Niño and La Niña in Myanmar’s Agriculture. © World Bank, Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31523 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”