Farmlands collapsing into the river in Myanmar

            Credit: InOldNews | Mi Ni Ni Aung & Theingi Win Tin
Location & Date: SitTaung River Side, Nat Yay Kan Village, Thanatpin Township, Bago Region, Southern Myanmar | July, 2024 

Description: Located in Bago Region, Southern Myanmar, Nat Yay Kan is a
riverside village next to Sit Taung River. The village is devoted to rice farming
and agriculture. It has been facing the collapse of its farmlands and homes
for three years due to the erosion by river currents. Kywete village and Alanpya
village had collapsed into the river ten years ago. Now, Nat Yay Kan village
is starting to face the same fate.

The Bago Region and Mon State flank the SitTaung estuary and the Gulf of Mottama. The dynamic flow of the Sit Taung River has caused massive erosions along the coastal areas.

In research by “HELVETAS Myanmar,” if the SitTaung riverine route changes to the north, the river erosion will happen for at least next 30 years (along the riverbank areas of Nat Yay Kan Village).

Due to climate change, the river flow is stronger during the rainy season, which causes the change of riverine route in the coastal plains. This may affect the communities and biodiversity in the region. In addition, it is estimated that the erosion can also be attributed to land use changes such as deforestation and the building of hydroelectric dams.

This CC-BY-licensed footage of climate change was published with support from Internews' Earth Journalism Network and The Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).

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Taken on: August 16, 2024

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