Vulnerability Analysis on Community Health Impacts: Relocation & Water Resource Deprivation in Irrawaddy Valley

MPower-CPWF Fellow MK-7Su Su Yin

Research Question

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

Theoretical Framework

People’s Participation in Water Governance

Health

Impact

Water availability and scarcity

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Findings

Social-Economic Status representing in WUC

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)

Rich Middle Income

Poor

17/41 12/28 1/33

Institutional Bodies of Water Governance in Irrawaddy River Basin

Fishery Department

Department of Development Affair

Inland Water Transport

Department of Metrology and

Hydrology

Department of Human Settlement and Housing

Development

Department of Hydro-Electric Power

Implementation

Directorate of Water resources and

Improvement System

Water Governance

State actors, International Watchdogs, INGOs, Local

CBOs

Water Resource Utilization

Department

Irrigation Department

City Development Committee

Water User Committee

Water Basin Committee

Fig: Institutional Bodies of Water Governance in Irrawaddy River Basin

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Actors that solve the water problem

Conclusion

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

Recommendation

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