Round Table Discussion in Myanmar

Leaders of Myanmar's ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, major opposition National League for Democracy and ethnic communities' party Arakan League for Democracy; senior officers of four government departments in agriculture, meteorology, environmental conservation, and forests; climate expert Tun Lwin, popular activist U Ohn, and representatives of civil society groups Oxfam, Food Security Working Group, EcoDev, and Spectrum gathered in a rare forum led by international environmentalist group Greenpeace Southeast Asia to find climate solutions together.

Unique identifier: GP04KP8

Type: Image

Shoot date: 04/05/2013

Locations: Asia, Myanmar, Southeast Asia, Yangon

Credit line: © Andrew Back / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Climate Change Solutions Forum in Myanmar

In a rare forum recently held in Yangon, scientists, senior government officials, political parties and civil society met and agreed on the urgent need to collaborate for climate change solutions: an issue paramount to Myanmar’s development. The forum was jointly sponsored by non-profit environmentalist groups Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Myanmar Climate Change Watch and Spectrum.

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