Open AccessPolicy Framework for Myanmar Rice Production and In-Depth Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Author(s) -
Bo Sander,
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Lai Lai,
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Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of earth and environmental science research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2634-8845
DOI - 10.47363/jeesr/2021(3)159
Subject(s) - climate change , context (archaeology) , food security , greenhouse gas , environmental science , production (economics) , climate resilience , scope (computer science) , flood myth , water resource management , flooding (psychology) , geography , agroforestry , business , agriculture , economics , ecology , macroeconomics , archaeology , computer science , programming language , biology , psychology , psychotherapist
This study assesses the interactive nature of rice and climate change in the context of Myanmar, one of the largest rice-producing countries. In the first section, special emphasis is given to the current situation of Myanmar’s rice production as affected by climate change alongside with possible adaptation strategies. Since only a small share (23.6 %) of the rice area is irrigated, low precipitation climate extremes directly translate into either drought problems due to limited access of water in case of drought or flood problems due to limited drainage. Moreover, more than half of the national rice production derives from the Ayaryewady delta, so that Myanmar’s food security is very susceptible to impacts triggered tropical cyclones such as “Nargis” in 2008. The scope of adaptation to climate change is elaborated at different levels ranging technical options for increasing resilience of the rice crop to policies that alleviate risks for farmers.