''The Myanmar Climate Change Alliance (MCCA) was launched in 2013 with the joint efforts of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation (MNREC) and its Environmental Conservation Department (ECD). The programme also works closely with several other ministries and government agencies, including the Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement (MSWRR) and its Relief and Resettlement Department (RRD). The overall objective of MCCA is to mainstream climate change into the policy development and reform agenda of Myanmar. The country is highly vulnerable to climate change and hazards. At a local level, climate change is already resulting in more frequent and severe disasters such as devastating cyclones, frequently recurring floods and storm surges, droughts and consequent climate driven migration, and loss of productivity in the agriculture sector, among others. In the context of increasing climate-induced risks, local administrations need to enhance their capacities for climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR). In response, MCCA and ECD designed a training course entitled “Building Local Level Resilience to Climate Change in Myanmar”. The overall aim of the training course is to build the capacity of national and local governments for integrating CCA and DRR measures into local development plans. The course modules are tailored to equip government officials with robust knowledge on climate change and its impacts in Myanmar, as well as with analytical and technical skills on how to develop local CCA and DRR strategies and plans based upon vulnerability assessments...''