Hazard Risk and Vulnerability Assessment Report: Multi Hazars Risk Assessment in Nargis-affected Areas

This assessment report focuses on the Ayeyarwady delta region including Yangon and Bago divisions of Myanmar. The study identifies prevalent natural hazards in the delta region, maps/assesses hazard-specific and multi-hazard risks, analyzes key vulnerabilities and also outlines the future scenarios including impacts on key sector associated with the national development process and having an intimate bearing on community lives and livelihoods. The assessment also analyzes the likely impact of processes associated with climate variability and change on key parameters related to change in temperature and precipitation and its likely bearing on the way the hazard/disaster scenario in the region and the country unfold in coming decades.