MYANMAR: Myanmar Climate Change Policy

Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2019
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Overarching Policy
Economic Sector: 
Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Other
Issued by: 
Government of Myanmar
Overall Summary: 
The Myanmar Climate Change Policy and the related Myanmar Climate Change Strategy and Master Plan (2018-2030) as a guiding policy and strategic framework are to ensure that we take concrete, coordinated and sustained action over the long-term to transform Myanmar into a low-carbon and resilient country, which is able to develop in a sustainable manner.
Access
Energy access priorities: 
Policy Recommendations. (c) Low-carbon and resilient growth: [...] v. Ensure equitable access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all as a pathway to inclusive and sustainable development and eradicating poverty; [...]
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
Policy Recommendations. (c) Low-carbon and resilient growth: [...] iv. Promote and prioritise sustainable and renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, in order to meet Myanmar’s growing energy needs and ensure energy security in a low-carbon manner; [...]
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
Policy Recommendations. (c) Low-carbon and resilient growth: [...] iv. Promote and prioritise sustainable and renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, in order to meet Myanmar’s growing energy needs and ensure energy security in a low-carbon manner; [...]
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
Policy Recommendations. (c) Low-carbon and resilient growth: i. Ensure that actions undertaken under Myanmar’s Green Economy Framework and energy policies integrate climate change adaptation and mitigation considerations, are complementary to and/or support actions under this Policy, and encourage public-private partnerships to support a green economy; ii. Ensure that the energy, transport and industry sectors, including infrastructure, are well-integrated among each other, reliable, sustainable and resilient to current and future climate change impacts, recognising that they are vital to Myanmar’s economic growth; iii. Decouple Myanmar’s continued growth from increasing greenhouse gas emissions and contribute to the global climate change mitigation effort through sustainable, low-carbon energy, transport, industrial, and waste management systems, while ensuring that Myanmar’s social and economic development needs are met; iv. Promote and prioritise sustainable and renewable energy sources and energy efficiency, in order to meet Myanmar’s growing energy needs and ensure energy security in a low-carbon manner; v. Ensure equitable access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all as a pathway to inclusive and sustainable development and eradicating poverty; vi. Promote sustainable natural resource extraction through transparent and responsible investments which are consistent with climate change adaptation and mitigation priorities, while generating local employment and economic benefits and protecting the environment and public health;vii. Ensure that urban and inter-city transportation networks and infrastructure are sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient for all modes of transport, in particular for mass transit; viii. Increase the productivity and resource-efficiency of the industrial sector, an important sector for Myanmar’s economy, through low-carbon growth and by developing competitive and innovative green industries, recognising the relative importance of this sector for Myanmar’s economy, including its potential for job creation; [...]