Abstract

• As a result of its exposure to meteorological conditions, Myanmar is vulnerable to severe natural weather events and extremely affected by the impacts of climate change. The serious impacts of climate change have damaged the all-round development sectors of Myanmar and continue to delay country’s future improvement if these impacts are not effectively tackled. As an effort to manage climate change problems, Myanmar establishes a number of policy and strategy on environmental development and climate change mitigation and adaptation process. Myanmar’s endeavor on climate change mitigation, joining with the comprehensive global efforts, focuses on its accessible approach towards UN-facilitated climate change mitigation and adaptation politics. In theory, the actions and procedures of climate change mitigation and adaptation are manageable to be implemented in Myanmar. But in practice, Myanmar needs to overcome the obstacles in obtaining future finance and in mobilizing the proficient expertise indispensable for the effective implementation of climate change mitigation and adaptation. A lack of considerable investment in climate-smart responses could deter Myanmar to cope with the severe disadvantages of climate change. A deliberative and operational roadmap is requisite in the long journey of Myanmar climate change mitigation and adaptation actions.