Survey on water quality and benthic taxonomy at headwater of Ayeyarwady river, Myanmar

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24404004
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 海外学術
• Research Field: Environmental impact assessment/Environmental policy
• Research Institution: Saitama University
• Principal Investigator: FUJINO Takeshi 埼玉大学, 理工学研究科, 准教授 (70282431)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): NISHIGAKI Koichi 埼玉大学, 大学院理工学研究科, 教授 (10107378)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 河川底生生物 / 水環境保全 / アジア途上国 / 少数民族社会 / 焼畑農業 / 環境教育

Outline of Final Research Achievements

We present the results of the first investigation of the water and sediment
properties and macroinvertebrate community at a 2nd order stream in Chin State, Myanmar. The concentrations of inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus measured in the rainy season are very high compared with those measured in the dry season. The first Myanmar Trichoptera list based on the literature and recently collected materials are made. It comprises 227 species in 68 genera and 28 families. Twenty-one species belonging to 15 genera and 10 families were recorded in Myanmar for the first time.
We examined the knowledge and awareness of 200 respondents in two local townships, Mindat and Kanpetlet, regarding local environment issues and development requirements. Results indicated differences in knowledge and level of awareness between the two townships particularly regarding issues such as the reduction in fallow period, forest dependence, promoting tourism, protecting local identity and family planning requirements.

Free Research Field

環境保全学