Facing the concentrated burden of development chapter 8 the. The project was initially categorized as a due to the long mawlamyineyedawei transmission line potentially encroaching a biodiversity area. Csr dawei project italianthai development home facebook. Miids in house development economist, bart robertson, is the report author. The briefing shows how myanmar people affected by business activities.
Volume xx, number 242 5th investment from third country to. The first dawei deep sea port project was announced in 2008, initially granted italianthai. The republic of the union of asian development bank. Labour market survey kayah state and thanintharyi region 8152016. Since the beginning, the project has fueled massive concerns by many local communities as well as myanmar and thai civil society groups, who have documented the social and environmental impacts and implications of the megaproject in several reports see voices. Based on the moi, the japan international cooperation agency jica released a report in. Development of a global model for universitybased engagement in one health felicia nutter and saul tzipori, tufts university. The heinda tin mine is located in the tenasserim hills, 25km northeast of dawei, and covers a concession area of 2110 acres ca. Understanding third world politics, class relations and development choices article pdf available january 2009 with 2,245 reads how we measure reads.
Professor zhang lianzhong of the national center for educational research provided guidance to the project team from the very early days of development and remained committed throughout the project. Thai deputy prime minister niwatthumrong boonsongpaisan yesterday flew to yangon to attend a meeting of the thaimyanmar joint coordinating committee jcc with myanmar and japan over the dawei development project. Wwf calls on the governments of thailand and myanmar, as well as the projects. Considering climate and environmental impacts on infrastructure projects in the us and developing. Download adobe acrobat or click here to download the pdf file.
Dawei railway line are being upgraded, and also dry ports in yangon and mandadalay are going to be established soon. Negative environmental impacts from the dawei project should be. This includes approval of development projects with largescale. The governments of myanmar and thailand have signed a concession agreement with a consortium of private developers for the dawei special economic zone dawei sez initial phase development. Near new dawei development project community selected issues practical training research opportunities community benefits multidisciplinary teams of students and. The record contains all relevant information about the design and development process, including phases, responsible persons, and reference to the relevant documents. Prominent politicians, noted development economists, nongovernmental organizations, and global multinationals are visiting the cities of yangon and naypyidaw in droves. Specific objectives 1 to contribute to the development of a draft legal framework for hazardous waste. Status and future plan for national logistics master plan. Two pipelines running through myanmar will transport gas from the shwe fields in. This week, communities affected by the dawei special economic zone sez testified at a public hearing at the national human rights commission of thailand nhrct about the human rights and environmental impacts of the project. We, the dawei development association dda who submitted our first letter to you on may 25, 20, are deeply concerned by recent news that japan international cooperation agency jica will be involved in road link project as a part of the project for strengthening connectivity of international. Corridor towns development project iv cambodia, lao pdr viet nam and myanmar.
G project for human resource development scholarship. This page was last edited on 15 january 2020, at 14. Prepared for the finnish refugee council frc by the myanmar institute for integrated development miid. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Concession rights were granted to itd in 2010 and implementation of the project began. The association of southeast asian nations asean was established on 8 august. Myanmar project for the development project of mandalay port grant en concluded myanmar hanthawaddy international airport construction project na under coordination myanmar development of dawei na under coordination thailand mass transit system project in.
The dawei special economic zone project the dawei sez project is a large scale development project announced by the thai and myanmar governments in 2008. Land grabbing in daw ei myanmariburma a inter national. Dawei project archives page 2 of 5 karen news karen news. Given that the proposed dawei industrial development project and. Thai transportation minister mr chandchart sittipomt explained agreements at the meetings of the joint coordination committee and six subcommittees, benefits that can be gained from the project and infrastructural development. According to the dawei development company website 2012, itd has completed more than 1,500 projects both in thailand and internationally in bangladesh. Pdf green economy modelling of ecosystem services along the. Since the beginning stage of assuming my duties, in continuous coordination with ministries concerned, and regional government of tanintharyi region, provided support and assistance to the project work in order to start to implement the dawei sez project. The project started in 2008, when samak sundaravei was prime minister of thailand. The dawei development association dda, a local grassroots coalition opposed to the project, organized a protest in.
With asean turning 50 and chinas onebeltoneroad initiative setting the centre stage, myanmar is in urgent needs to close its infrastructure gap, integrate with the world and collaborate with its neighbouring countries in order to gain from these initiatives for. The dawei project cannot avoid impacting the environment and communities in the region, but wwf believes that those impacts must be minimized by careful planning and use of mitigation measures throughout the process, from design to development to completion and beyond. Dawei together with supporting infrastructure, and india is already constructing a port in sittwe. The first memorandum of understanding mou for the development of dawei special economic zone project was originally signed on 19th may 2008 between myanmar and thailand governments and framework agreement was signed between myanma port authority and italianthai development public company limited itd on 2nd november, 2010.
There is an urgent need for enquiry and systematic research into the scope and scale of land grabbing, which is potentially at the heart of the other threats linked to the sez. Content is available under creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike. This includes approval of development projects with large scale. The dawei project is ten times larger than the map ta phut industrial complex, the current fifth largest industrial estate, located in thailand, which has attracted interest on human rights. Establishes a project goal that, when accomplished, will reduce or. The memorandum of understanding mou was signed to set the two governments cooperation to. As jcc president, myanmar is hosting the tripartite talks in yangon.
Individuals and businesses have also been beating a path to myanmars door. Special economic zones and human rights violations in myanmar cristina donateo. It can also be downloaded as a pdf document including photos, 5mb by. Gms urban development strategic framework, 20152022. Depending on the industry we are talking about, design can have many different definitions.
Dawei special economic zone for rail transportation thura u thaung lwin briefed on progress of the project. The dawei sez project will be linked to thailands laem chabang port. Project for the national logistics master plan objective of the project. Since the beginning, the project has fueled massive concerns by many local communities as well as myanmar and thai civil society groups, who. The project administration manual pam describes the essential administrative and management requirements to implement the project on time, within budget, and in accordance with the policies and procedures of the government and asian development bank adb. The dawei special economic zone sez development project is an. Most generally, design is a process for deliberately creating a product to meet a set of needs. The dawei deepsea port and special economic zone is an infrastructure project in burma. Project fact sheet cap malariamyanmar background myanmar accounts for more than half of malaria cases and about three quarters of the malaria deaths in the region, with an estimated incidence around 465,000 confirmed cases in 2011 vbdc annual report.
Myanmar and thailand first signed a memorandum of understanding to develop the area in 2008, with an aim to transform dawei into southeast asias largest industrial and trade zone. The project for reconstruction of the bridges on the national road no. In july 2012, max myanmar withdrew its investment from dawei development company and itd became the sole developer. Thailand, burma, agree to push deepwater port project. I assumed the duty of dawei sez mc starting on 27th october 2016. Flourishing industry, economic stability, lively society and.
The dawei deep seaport and special economic zone project was the focus and target around which collective action emerged, although it was not the only reason why collective action emerged. Project information sheets one vision one identity one community. The memorandum of understanding mou was signed to set the two governments cooperation to connect their countries infrastructures and economies. It is important that dawei sez will develop so as to contribute to regional development and peoples better livings as well as an international industrial hub. The primary stakeholder in the dawei project was initially the italianthai development public company limited itd, the largest infrastructure construction company and one of the largest corporations in thailand. The document is optimized for small and mediumsized organizations we believe that overly complex and lengthy documents are just overkill for you. An example of integrated development planning for largescale infrastructure projects is the study.
Cha khan villagers in nabule area of yephyu township, tenasserim division who had their homes bulldozed by the italianthai development company itd to make way for the dawei deepsea project are facing difficulties to make a living. Myanmar is enthusiastic about participating in regional integration such as the development of asian highway and transasian railway network for europe asia transport linkage. During this training, you will engage in a project planning and development process that. Development committees, industry and relevant stakeholders on management of hazardous wastes. Defines problems in the community that stand between the community and its longrange goals. Dawei special economic zone project kicks off world. Myanmar economic and engineering development and renewable energy development economic and engineering development of burma, 1953 in august 1951, the american engineering firm knappen tippets. The state peace and development council the dawei special economic zone law the state peace and development council law no. At the hearing, dawei development association dda, a local civil society network, and community representatives presented a new report, entitled. Project information sheets usasean business council. By bill otoole dvb 15 june 2016 a collaboration between chiang maibased eureka films and dvbs investigative documentary team, mega dams on the thanlwin explores a subject that has excited strong passions in burma in the past, but which in this case has gone barely noticed outside of the affected area. G participatory irrigated agriculture development project for commodity production. Mr arkhom said work on the longdelayed dawei development project will continue. The dawei special economic zone sez and deepsea port, if realized, would be one of the largest of its kind in southeast asia.
Dawei sez development is under preparation and partly starting construction of the initial phase by the concessionaires. Annex3 japans ongoing or possible cooperation projects. It appears your web browser is not configured to display pdf files. The shwe natural gas project and myanmarchina oil transport project are two of myanmars largest energy projects.