Myanmar, Climate Actions, Conflict and Peacebuilding (MyCClimate)
PROJECT LEAD
Dr Helene Maria Kyed
DURATION
February 2023 – December 2026
PLACE(S)
Myanmar, including Chin, Mon, Naga, and Karen regions
FUNDER
Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS); Nyan Corridor; The Highland Institute (THI)
PROJECT STATUS
Current Project
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Overview
The MyCClimate project examines how communities in Myanmar experience and respond to climate change within the broader context of armed conflict, political instability, and ethnic diversity. The project conducts community-based research in contested areas, including Chin, Mon, Naga, and Karen regions. Using ethnographic and qualitative methods, it investigates how climate change affects land use, resource control, and local governance, and how climate actions can contribute to peacebuilding or deepen existing tensions. The project centres the voices and experiences of local communities and seeks to inform climate interventions that are context-sensitive and conflict-aware.
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Objectives
- Strengthen social science understanding of climate, development, and agrarian change in Nagaland through grounded empirical research.
- Generate evidence on how local livelihoods, land use, and environmental changes are interconnected in order to inform context-sensitive policies and practices.
- Build a collaborative research environment that enhances local researchers’ capacity, supports publication, and promotes knowledge-sharing with communities, policymakers, and wider audiences.
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Research Themes
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Methodology / Research Approach
The project uses community-based, ethnographic, and qualitative research in contested areas of Myanmar.
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Activities
- Community-based research in contested areas, including Chin, Mon, Naga, and Karen regions.
- Ethnographic and qualitative research.
- Collaborative research and capacity-building activities.
- Publications and knowledge-sharing activities.
- Workshops and public engagement.
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Outcomes
The project documentation identifies a special issue of Highlander as an important project output. The special issue aims to advance understanding of climate, development, and agrarian change in Nagaland through empirical research.
The documented outcomes also include contributions to academic debate and policy and practice, as well as strengthening research capacity through collaborative work, publications, knowledge-sharing activities, workshops, and public engagement.
Research Team
Dr Helene Maria Kyed — Principal Investigator
Lue Htar — Senior Researcher, February 2023 – December 2026
Tarini Manchanda — Senior Researcher, February 2023 – December 2023
Joseph Venuh — Driver and Field Assistant, March 2023 – December 2025
Sholu Movi — Associate Researcher, March 2024 – May 2026
Partner Institutions
Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS); Nyan Corridor; The Highland Institute (THI).
Participants / Communities
Local communities in contested areas, including Chin, Mon, Naga, and Karen regions.
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Knowledge Records from this Project
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Publications
- Special issue of Highlander — full citation and publication details to be added.
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Films & Media
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Related Places
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Related Wiki Records
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Sources and References
- The Highland Institute, THI Project List: Myanmar, Climate Actions, Conflict and Peacebuilding (MyCClimate).
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