3rd Mekong Forum on Water, Food & Energy. Presentation from Sessions 4 & 6: M-POWER Solutions for Mekong Region Governance

1. MPower-CPWF Fellow MK-7
Su SuYin

2. Participation of civil society in water governance
Participation of local women and men in water
governance
 Sharing behavior of the responsibilities to
reduce health incidences in draught and flood
seasons
 Water related health problems in the dry zone in
Myanmar
 Daily consumption of calories in agrarian
community in the rural dry zone
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3. Health
Impact
People’s Participation in
Water Governance
Water availability
and scarcity

4. 
Social-Economic Status representing in WUC
Rich
17/41
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Middle Income
12/28
Poor
1/33
Poor least participate in WUC
Time of water distribution is enough but low
in volume of water
Water is supplied 15/20 days late => lost crop
Prevalence of disease (infection/ Metabolic/
Parasite/ relatively high)

5. Department of
Metrology and
Hydrology
Inland Water Transport
Department of HydroElectric Power
Implementation
State actors, International
Watchdogs, INGOs, Local
CBOs
City Development
Committee
Water User Committee
Water
Governance
Irrigation
Department
Water Basin Committee
Water Resource
Utilization
Department
Department of Human
Settlement and Housing
Development
Department of
Development Affair
Directorate of Water
resources and
Improvement System
Fishery Department
Fig: Institutional Bodies of Water Governance in Irrawaddy River Basin

6. Actors that solve the water problem
Actors that solve the water problem
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24
13
6
12
2
WRUD solved
water problem
City
Development
Council solved
water problem
Water User
Committee
solved water
problem
Household
Head solved
water problem
Water User
Group and
WRUD solved
water problem
Family
members
solved water
problem

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There is a significant relationship among:
gender, participation, access to water and
economic wellbeing
Even though the water scarcity is severe
there, people share it equally according their
social norms
The sharing of water is not equalitarian but it
is envy free solutions according to social
norms and community values

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Participation water user in decision making
level
Public Consultation (Actors – users)
Encourage the poor to better access to water
Recommendation for Health problems due to
water scarcity