Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic

Myanmar has relied heavily on natural resource exploitation to sustain economic growth, and serious environmental issues are emerging, underlining the importance of transparent and robust Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. There are growing concerns around the impacts of the large-scal...

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Main Author: World Bank
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Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/388671560181443963/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Environmental-Impact-Assessment-System-Diagnostic
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spelling okr-10986-318932021-05-25T09:24:53Z Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic World Bank ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS BUDGET ALLOCATION ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT TRANSPARENCY Myanmar has relied heavily on natural resource exploitation to sustain economic growth, and serious environmental issues are emerging, underlining the importance of transparent and robust Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. There are growing concerns around the impacts of the large-scale development, including deforestation, depletion of inland and coastal fisheries, land degradation, flooding and landslides, biodiversity loss, and the deterioration of water and air quality. A functioning EIA system is critical in identifying and managing the potential impacts of large-scale development and striking the balance between economic development, environmental conservation, and social inclusion. 2019-06-14T20:18:46Z 2019-06-14T20:18:46Z 2019-06 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/388671560181443963/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Environmental-Impact-Assessment-System-Diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31893 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Environmental Analysis Economic & Sector Work East Asia and Pacific Myanmar
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topic ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
BUDGET ALLOCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
TRANSPARENCY
spellingShingle ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
BUDGET ALLOCATION
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION
STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT
TRANSPARENCY
World Bank
Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic
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Myanmar
description Myanmar has relied heavily on natural resource exploitation to sustain economic growth, and serious environmental issues are emerging, underlining the importance of transparent and robust Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) system. There are growing concerns around the impacts of the large-scale development, including deforestation, depletion of inland and coastal fisheries, land degradation, flooding and landslides, biodiversity loss, and the deterioration of water and air quality. A functioning EIA system is critical in identifying and managing the potential impacts of large-scale development and striking the balance between economic development, environmental conservation, and social inclusion.
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author World Bank
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title Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic
title_short Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic
title_full Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic
title_fullStr Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic
title_full_unstemmed Myanmar Country Environmental Analysis : Environmental Impact Assessment System Diagnostic
title_sort myanmar country environmental analysis : environmental impact assessment system diagnostic
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/388671560181443963/Myanmar-Country-Environmental-Analysis-Sustainability-Peace-and-Prosperity-Forests-Fisheries-and-Environmental-Management-Environmental-Impact-Assessment-System-Diagnostic
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