The Green Growth Potential Assessment (GGPA) is a diagnostic tool developed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) that consists of a combination of data analysis and stakeholder consultation in order to identify and prioritise a country’s opportunities for green growth. Based on these priorities, specific recommendations are developed, building on scientific evidence and successful examples from other countries as well as considering existing policy documents and technical analysis.
This report presents the findings of the GGPA for Myanmar. It reviews in detail the challenges and opportunities across a number of sectors, followed by recommendations for each of the green growth priorities.
While the country demonstrates huge potential for and active interest in green growth, the amount and scope of necessary reforms will require coordination across donors, civil society, and government. Through data analysis and stakeholder consultation, the report discusses the following green growth priorities:
Myanmar’s natural assets – including its forests, soils and coastal waters and the biodiversity they embody – makes up its natural capital, providing critical benefits to the Myanmar people.