Myamar: Can the New Government Protect Myanmar’s Water Resources?

May 26, 2016 | Ashok Manandhar, Myanmar Times
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In the last days of former president U Thein Sein’s reign, the National Water Resources Committee was disbanded and has yet to be replaced. This means there is no long-term plan for water security in Myanmar. The agricultural sector, which employs more than half of the country’s labour force, accounts for 91 percent of the total water usage. With no systematic water allocation or accounting structure, every year only 5pc of residents in the dry zone have adequate water in the rainy season.