1. Plan
of
Sustainable
Green
Communi3es
By
Aung
Kyi
(Ph.
D)
&
Ye
Tun
Tun
(Ph.
D)

2. Ø Location - located between the
Bago Yoma and Shan
Yoma mountain ranges
Ø Area - 7,054.37 km2
(2,723.71 sq mi)
Ø Population - 924,608
Ø Climate - tropical savannah
v Singapore only has about 27 sq miles
with almost concrete areas
Map of Nay Pyi Taw

3. Objec8ves
• to
promote
environmental
sustainability
with
increasing
food
security
for
our
communi8es
Environment
From
endangered
to
Greener,
Healthier
Empowerment
From
green
ac3vity
to
community
empowerment
Food
Security
Local
security
to
world
security
Equity
From
poverty
to
financial
&
social
security
Energy
From
hazardous
to
clean
fuels

4. Features
of
Green
Communi3es
• sustainable
produc3on
of
food
(organic,
biodynamic
farming
and
sustainable
prac3ces
for
livestock
and
fisheries)
• the
conserva3on
and
sustainable
use
of
biodiversity;
•
sustainable
water
supply
systems,
water
and
sanita3on,
and
waste
management;
•
low-­‐carbon
energy
(especially
renewable
energy
and
resource
of
energy
efficient
technologies);
• sustainable
transport
system
(e.g.
public
transport);
•
sustainable
tourism;
• green
jobs,
sustainable
lifestyles
and
livelihoods
that
provide
social
jus3ce
and
equality
and
establish
concrete
measures
in
order
to
progress
and
prosperity;
• Trees
and
green
space;
• Green
Building;
• Recycling
and
waste
reduc3on
• Green
Educa3on
• Innova3on

5. Components
of
Green
Communi8es
• Mul8stakeholders
(Gov.,
NGOs,
Farmers,
Public)
• Forma3on
of
social
groups
e.g.
1.
Farmers
groups
(crop,
livestock,
fisheries)
2.
Consumer’
groups
(commodity
specific)
3.
Producers’
groups
4.
Distributors’
groups
5.
Conflict
resolving
groups
All
decision
making
process
will
be
based
on
community’
needs

6. Micro
financing
(cri3cal
role)
Green
credit
will
be
divided
into
green
ac3vi3es
e.g.
normal
involvement,
major
contribu3on,
innova3ve
a.
Those
green
groups
with
more
contribu3on
and
par3cipa3on
in
green
growth
will
be
provided
much
more
finance.
b.
Those
who
gave
nega3ve
impacts
will
be
rolled
out
by
green
standards/green
ethics

7. Ac3vi3es
of
Green
Communi3es
• Mainly
based
on
agriculture
with
emphasizes
on
Mul3ple
crop
cul3va3on,
Food
produc3on,
Processing,
Distribu3on,
and
Accessed
to
consumers,
as
well
as
Food
waste
disposing
which
is
integral
to
a
well-­‐run
food
system

8. Mul3ple
crop
cul3va3on
•
Defining
green
zone
of
Nay
Pyi
Taw
including
small
farms,
gardens,
grower’
markets,
recrea3on
areas
-­‐
Crop
specific
zones
(agro,
hor3,
medicinal
plants)
-­‐
Mul3ple
cropping
zone
-­‐
Livestock
zone
-­‐
Fishery
zone
-­‐
Food
industry
zone
• Defined
based
on
soil
types,
clima3c,
socio-­‐economic,
cultural,
historical
condi3ons

9. Food
Produc3on
•
Establishment
of
food
produc3on
industry
(small,
medium
&
large)
-­‐
Crop
based
-­‐
Livestock
based
-­‐
Fisheries
based
• Based
on
PPP
approach
&
green
energy

10. Food
Processing
industry
•
Post
harvest
technology
•
Value
added
•
Quality
assurance
•
Green
standards
Based
on
PPP
approach
&
energy
saving

11. Distribu3on
• supply
chain
•
short
range
•
rapid
and
efficient
•
low
cost
•
low
energy
consump3on
•
focus
on
green
areas
and
then
others

12. Access
to
consumers
• easy
access
•
diverse
access
•
cheaper
access
•
quality
access
•
green
living
•
green
jobs
Consumer
are
community
minded
and
respect
to
environments

13. Food
waste
• dispose
eco-­‐friendly
•
low
pollu3on
•
clean
environment
•
recycle
•
green
ethics
Consumer
are
community
minded
and
respect
to
environments

14. Benefits
of
Green
Communi8es
Main
benefits;
• s8mulate
economic
progress
via
agriculture
• new
jobs
opportuni8es
• reduced
the
risks
of
global
threats
such
as
climate
change,
loss
of
ecosystem
services
and
water
scarcity.
In
the
short
term
a.
"green
economy"
is
able
to
provide
GDP
growth,
b.
increasing
per
capita
income
and
c.
employment
in
the
same
or
even
higher
rates
than
the
tradi8onal
"brown"
economy.
In
the
medium
to
long
term
"green
economy"
will
overtake
"brown"
and
also
give
much
greater
benefits
for
the
environment
and
reduce
social
inequality.

15. Outcomes
from
Green
Communi8es
Emergence of grower markets for their local products
It could enhance the local consumption via green standards (e.g. organic
products)
Growers Consumers links

16. Value added foods via agro-based industry
Flower shops
Cash Crops growing

17. Challenges
• Leaderships
and
strategies
• Policy
uncertainty
• Planning
processes
• Finance
• Regula8on
• Investment
• Public
Private
Partnership
• Construc8on
of
suitable
infrastructure