Developing Policies for Sustainable Tourism in the Upper Ayeyarwady River Corridor, Myanmar

Improve the capacity of Myanmar civil society to understand and shape national policy and strategy for tourism development in the Upper Ayeyarwady River Corridor of Myanmar by evaluating the challenges posed by the current rapid expansion of river-based tourism, proposing alternative development scenarios that maximize benefits for supporting rural development while minimizing detrimental impacts on the environment and biodiversity, and working with the domestic media to raise public awareness and inform public debate on the issue.