Information on Disaster Risk Reduction of the Member Countries

On 28th March 2025, Myanmar faced a devastating earthquake, called the Mandalay Earthquake, with a magnitude of 7.7. As the MDY Earthquake impacted, 3,181 people died, 5,104 people were injured, 40,019 houses were partially destroyed, and 52,014 houses were destroyed. The total amount of damage and loss is 7,979 billion Myanmar Kyats. Mandalay was the most severely affected area, accounting for 45.51% of the total damage and losses, followed by Naypyitaw at 43.95%, Sagaing at 7.09%, and the remaining areas at 3.45%. Public housing, religious buildings, and key infrastructure sustained damage, along with the agriculture and livestock sector, transportation and communication sector, education sector, and the health sector. In addition, the electricity and water supply systems were also adversely affected.

Due to the impact of Typhoon Yagi in the South China Sea, Myanmar experienced flooding on 11 and 12 September 2024. Naypyitaw Union Territory, seven States and Regions were flooded, causing damage and losses with an estimated amount of 484 billion Myanmar Kyat. Shan State was the most affected, with 28.59 percent of the total flood damage and loss, followed by Naypyitaw Union Territory with 25.67 percent. Four hundred and fifty-five people were dead, and 48 were injured, while over 770,000 were affected. The most damaged sectors are key infrastructures, housing, agriculture and livestock, transportation and communication, as well as electricity and water supply.

Cyclone Mocha hit Rakhine State on 14th May 2023, affecting a total of 12 States and Regions. The cyclone resulted in 156 casualties and impacted nearly 2.9 million people. More than 93,000 houses were destroyed, while over 179,000 houses were partially destroyed. Total damages and losses were estimated at 543 billion Myanmar Kyat, of which Rakhine State accounted for approximately 98 percent. School buildings, health facilities, governmental offices, and religious buildings were destroyed. Moreover, farmland and rice fields were inundated, and fishponds as well as shrimp ponds were also damaged.

The Disaster Management Law was enacted in 2013 and the Disaster Management Rules was prescribed in 2015. The Law was developed to be in line with Hyogo Framework for Action (2005-2015) and to comply with the ASEAN Agreement on Disaster Management and Emergency Response (AADMER). The Law focuses on risk information, preparedness, awareness and early warning, and data management for early warning systems.

The Myanmar Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction (MAPDRR) 2017 is a comprehensive and unified action plan for DRR with prioritized interventions across Myanmar till 2020. The vision of MAPDRR is to protect lives, economy, heritage and environment through an inclusive approach towards sustainable development in Myanmar. With a long-term vision and considering deep-rooted underlying drivers of disaster risk, it has been set an overall target for 2030. It aims to provide a base for mobilizing and leveraging, primarily, national and external resources and will provide a basis for result printed outcomes.

Myanmar Action Plan on Disaster Risk Reduction (MAPDRR) 2017

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement