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Politics of Autonomy and Sustainability in Myanmar pp 57–72Cite as

Post-Nargis Lives: After the Storm—Comes the New Hope?

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On 2nd May and 3rd May 2008, the biggest natural disaster in the country’s history was recorded in Myanmar. A tropical storm, Cyclone Nargis, with wind speeds of up to 200 km/h and accompanied by a 3.6 m storm surge, swept through the densely populated Ayeyarwady Delta region, before hitting the former capital city of Yangon and other southern parts of the country. The storm was not only the biggest natural disaster ever for Myanmar, but also the most destructive cyclone in the Eastern India Ocean region since 1991.

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  1. Sustainable Management of Peatland Forest in South-East Asia (SEApeat), Yangon, Myanmar

    Seint Sann Zaw

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  1. Chaing Mai University, RCSD, Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Walaiporn Tantikanangkul

  2. Shwe Ohm Pin Housing (2), Building 5/5, room 32, Yangon, Myanmar

    Ashley Pritchard

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Zaw, S.S. (2016). Post-Nargis Lives: After the Storm—Comes the New Hope?. In: Tantikanangkul, W., Pritchard, A. (eds) Politics of Autonomy and Sustainability in Myanmar. Communication, Culture and Change in Asia, vol 1. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-0363-9_4

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