INTEGRATING THE MYANMAR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN INTO SUBNATIONAL

INTEGRATING THE MYANMAR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN INTO SUB-NATIONAL PLANNING AND POLICY DEVELOPMENT H. E. U Hla Moe Aung Chief Minister Regional Government of Ayeyarwady (5. 12. 2019)

Fast Facts about Ayeyarwady Region v. Aera 35140 km 2 (13570 Sq mi) v 10 th Largest Area in Myanmar v 11% of Tatal GDP ( US$ 7. 8 billion) v 3 rd Largest Economy in Myanmar v 12% of Total Population v. Population 6. 31 Million v 2 nd most populous region

Economy AGRICULTRE v Rice bowl of Myanmar Rice production 3. 6 MMT About 28% of total production v Fertile land for seasonal, perennial and industrial crops. v Sufficient vacant and virgin land ready to be expanded

Economy Aquaculture v Marine and Freshwater Fisheries v 187285 Acres of Freshwater Ponds v 63735 Acres of Freshwater/Marine Prawn Pond

Economy Manufacturing v Pathein Industrial City v 2700 acre v Garment, Agro-business, Food processing, Farming machineries, Light industry, River Port and Logistic. v Maubin Industrial Park v 250 acre v Garment, Agro-business, Light industry, Commerical complex. v Garment factories and Rice mill.

Economy Tourism v Cultural Tourism, Adventure Tourism, Ecotourism, Community Based Tourism. v Beaches v Chaungtha Beach v Ngwesaung Beach v Gawyangyi Beach v Potential to be main pillar of Region’s economy.

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) v MSDP is the expression of our national development vision. v Resonance in the global sustainable development agenda. v The MSDP delivers this strategy, providing an overall framework for coordination and cooperation across all ministries, and all States and Regions to forge a common path towards the emergence of a prosperous, peaceful and democratic Myanmar.

Myanmar Sustainable Development Plan (MSDP) v 3 Pillars v 5 Goals v 28 Strategies v 251 Action Plans have also been designed to encompass existing plans and strategies

Integrating MSDP into Sub-national planning and policy development Pillar 1 - Peace & Stability Goal 1 - Peace, National Reconciliation, Security & Good Governance v Regional Stability and Rule of Law. (1. 3. 8) v Budget transparency (Citizen Budget) (1. 4. 2) v One Stop Service and E-Government. (1. 4. 3) v Collaboration and Coordination among government, Stakeholder and Local community. (1. 5. 4)

Integrating MSDP into Sub-national planning and policy development Pillar 2 - Prosperity & Partnership Goal 3 - Job Creation & Private Sector Led Growth v Provide education and training in the agriculture sector to Increase productivity and farmer’s income. (3. 1. 1) v Enhance irrigation and drainage services, and support more efficient and sustainable water management systems. (3. 1. 2) v Invite domestic agriculture, and foreign Agro-base investors industry, sector. (3. 1. 3) v Improve rural transport connectivity. (3. 6. 10) to develop infrastructure

Integrating MSDP into Sub-national planning and policy development Pillar 3 - People & Planet Goal 5 - Natural Resources & the Environment for Posterity of the Nation v Conserve and protect terrestrial and inland water areas, coastal and marine areas. (5. 1. 7) v Energy production from Rice Husk. (5. 4. 3) v Rural electrification. (5. 4. 8) v Provide efficient public municipal services including solid waste collection and management systems. (5. 6. 6)

Propose to Project Bank v Coastal Highway Road (Ayeyarwady-Rakhine State) v Deep Water Port v Yangon-Pathein Deep Water Port Railway Road v Express Highway Road (Yangon-Pathein Deep Water Port) v SEZ & Heavy Industrial Zone v Pathein Industrial City

What do we need v Assist capacity building and technical assistance in developing regional development plans in line with MSDP. v Invest in our regional development projects. v Work with us development partners for our regional development activities.

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