Greening the dry zone of Myanmar

UNDP Myanmar video looks at a project that the organization is working on in collaboration with the country's government in the driest region in Myanmar, where effects of a changing global climate is causing hardship to rural farmers. The project aims to create water security, which in turn will benefit those who currently depend on less and less reliable rainfall. Watch the full film here.

Source: UCA News | 26 June 2017

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