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Displaying 111 - 115 of 1151UNHCR: Central Area Floods Response Situation Report #5 (as of 14 Sep 2015)
Disaster overview: "The coordination team
suggests that there are three broad geographic areas.
The
team has conducted
field trips to
two of these ‘typical’ areas. Many houses in the areas visited are of timber construction but there are
also masonry
and semi masonry buildings.
Chin State: Mountainous
area severely affected by landslide
and
access issues.
Many
households
whose houses
were destroyed or are now in unsafe locations
are obliged to find
temporary accommodation
Myanmar third-worst for deforestation rate, says UN
Myanmar’s forests are in trouble. Two recent reports reveal the rapid loss of tree cover over the past five years has been so severe Myanmar rank...Since 2010, Myanmar has lost more than 546,000 hectares (over 1.3 million acres) of forest on average each year, according to a report by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.
The chunk of forest lost annually is about the size of fellow ASEAN country Brunei, and over the past five years adds up to the size of Equatorial Guinea.
Micro Level Study on Socio-economic Situation of Sinlan Village, Pyin Oo Lwin Township: A Geographic Perspectives
Abstract: "Socio‐economic
situation
means
an
individual's
or
a
group's
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,
Migration as a Challenge for Myanmar’s Socio-economic Development: Case Studies of Hpa-an and Mrauk-U townships in Myanmar
Abstract: "Migration
is
the
act
or
process
of
moving
from
one
place
to
another
with
the
intent
of
staying
at
the
destination
permanently
or
for
a
relatively
long
period
of
time
(1992,
Longman).
It
can
also
be
assumed
that
people
Micro Level Study on Socio-economic Situation of Sinlan Village, Pyin Oo Lwin Township: A Geographic Perspectives
Abstract: "Socio‐economic
situation
means
an
individual's
or
a
group's
position
within
a
hierarchical
social
structure.
Socio-economic
status
depends
on
a
combination
of
variables,
including
occupation,
education,
income,