Since Cyclone Nargis hit the country in 2008, Myanmar has stepped up its efforts to implement a disaster management system aimed at reducing disaster risk. At the same time, a far-reaching political and social transformation took place, shifting from military to civilian administration between April 2011 and January 2021. During this period, new concepts for disaster risk management were developed internationally, focusing on...

Resilience has become important in disaster preparedness and response. Unfortunately, little is known about resilience at the household level. This study presents the results of a survey into individual and household level preparedness to disaster events in Yangon, Myanmar, which is prone to natural disasters such as tropical cyclones, flooding, and earthquakes. The study aimed to understand societal resilience and to provide...

Political and economic transitions have had substantial impacts on forest conservation. Where transitions are underway or anticipated, historical precedent and methods for systematically assessing future trends should be used to anticipate likely threats to forest conservation and design appropriate and prescient policy measures to counteract them. Myanmar is transitioning from an authoritarian, centralized state with a highly...