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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT IN ROAD PROJECTS IN MYANMAR (Win Thu, 2019) Win Thu Myanmar ranks 164 out of 178 countries in the 2014 Environmental Performance Index, and performance related to regulation or infrastructure has scores among the lowest globally. The study is to examine process, challenges and opportunities in environmental impact assessment in Myanmar with the focus on road projects. The in-depth interviews are conducted with key stakeholders, who are working on the area at different levels. The profiles of the respondents ranged from the decision makers, development agencies that are providing grants and loans for road projects in Myanmar, project management unit that is responsible for day to day management of road projects, to independent specialists. The findings indicate that there are opportunities such as increasing attention to environment from all stakeholders, established legal and regulatory framework, and to apply technologies as to the contextual requirements. There are also challenges that need to be addressed such as capacity development of stakeholders, to have sufficient competent human resources, more allocation of budget for implementation and monitoring of environmental management plan, raising awareness of project owners and communities about safeguarding environment, to modify some criteria used to categorize environment category, and to improve communication among different stakeholders. 2019-12-01 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12678/0000001519 https://meral.edu.mm/records/1519