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UNION OF MYANMAR

Improving the resilience capacities of vulnerable
populations confronted with climate risks

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Sécurité alimentaire et moyens d'existence

Food security and livelihoods

FUNDING

CIAA

CIAA

BENEFICIARIES

2 683
people

FROM 01/04/2016 TO 15/07/2017

16,5
months

BUDGET

250 000
euros

The inhabitants of the township of Matupi, particularly poor and vulnerable to natural elements, have so far implemented various survival strategies to make it through recurrent lean periods (loans leading to over-indebtedness, seasonal migration to surrounding areas, migrations abroad for young adults to send part of their income to their families in Chin State). However, none of these strategies positively impacted the food security situation of resident populations: investments in the agricultural sector remain almost nonexistent, and the food diet is still merely based on the consumption of cereals (rice).

Consultation communautaire lors de la phase de démarrage, canton de Matupi

Community consultation during the inception phase, township of Matupi

These communities remain extremely vulnerable and have been severely affected by the damage caused by cyclone Komen in August 2015.

The aim of the proposed action is therefore to reduce the vulnerability of farmers confronted with climate risks in the township of Matupi, through the sustainable protection of their means of production and the diversification of their food diet.

Two objectives are targeted: