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Significant regional variations: South-west monsoon rains Coastal, Rakhine & Tanintharyi: 4000-6000 mm Central : 500-1000 mm/ yr Ayeyarwady: 2000-3000 mm Shan : 1000-2000 mm In <strong>Myanmar</strong>, the observations indicated that the climate change is taking place in the southwest monsoon features, in the field of temperature, precipitation, extreme climate and severity of disasters. 30 Aug – 1 Sept 2010 Practitioner’s and policy-makers exchange on climate change adaptation in agriculture 6
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 Duration(days) Duration of Monsoon since Onset in Northern till Withdrawl from Southern <strong>Myanmar</strong> Areas(1955-2008) 170 Nothern to Southen Mean Linear (Nothern to Southen) 160 1977 y = -0.5905x + 145.55 150 140 130 130 120 110 (1977)113 100 (1979)102 (2004)100 90 The years before 1977 were wet years and after 1977 were dry years. Both the two fields –heat indices and annual rainfall showed a good agreement in phase change in 1977. Most El Nino years occurred in 1980s Practitioner’s and 1990s. and policy-makers exchange 30 Aug – 1 Sept 2010 years on climate change adaptation in agriculture 7
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Page 9 and 10: Rainfall (10 Yrs Avg.mm) Case Study
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Page 23 and 24: Current Research Projects in Yezin
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