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One year on: continued IM support for earthquake recovery

On 28 March 2025, the 7.7Mw earthquake, Myanmar’s most powerful in recent history, caused widespread destruction across the country. Twelve months later, affected communities are still navigating the long road to recovery, and the demand for reliable, coordinated information to guide response efforts has not diminished. 

In the hours following the earthquake, MIMU launched a dedicated emergency page to serve as a resource hub for the humanitarian and development community. That page has since grown into a substantial repository hosting….

  • 200+ reports, assessments, and appeals from partners
  • 60+ maps including MIMU-produced maps on earthquake impact on roads and bridges, and probable building damage, alongside UNOSAT satellite assessments of damage to UNESCO heritage sites such as Bagan and Pyu Ancient Cities
  • Technical guidelines, RCCE materials, mental health and psychosocial support resources, and many more

As partners work alongside affected communities, from restoring agricultural livelihoods to rebuilding infrastructure, data and evidence remain at the heart of an effective response. The latest MIMU HDP Nexus 5W (August 2025 round) offers earthquake-specific insights, showing 74 organisations reporting earthquake-related activities across 81 townships in 8 states and regions.

MIMU's Interactive Earthquake Monitoring Dashboard tracks over 3,300 seismic events in Myanmar and vicinity since April 2007 using Thai Meteorological Department and USGS data, providing ongoing situational awareness. 

With continued recovery efforts in the period ahead, we encourage all partners to explore and contribute to these resources as the response transitions from emergency to longer-term recovery.

Coming soon: MIMU HDP Nexus 5W products

We’re currently processing data from the Feb 2026 round of the MIMU HDP Nexus 5W, having received inputs from 192 organisations so far.

Starting next week, contributing organisations can request access to the Excel file (excluding restricted data) for strictly internal use.

Stay tuned for more products, including updated dashboards and maps, coming in the next few weeks! We would like to thank all contributing organisations for their active participation in this important exercise, and look forward to your continued cooperation and support in the next round of Aug 2026.

For queries, please contact our focal person at 09 7740 77761 or email [email protected].

New 5 km Resolution Climate Study Offers Detailed Picture of Myanmar’s Climate Future

A study published in PLOS Climate (February 2026) has produced climate simulations for Myanmar at 5 km resolution: a significant step up from the 25-60 km used in previous studies.

Using the WRF model under moderate (SSP2-4.5) and high-emission (SSP5-8.5) scenarios, the study shows annual warming of 0.9 to 2.7°C through end of century, with the Dry Zone heating disproportionately with up to 3.6°C in April under the worst case.

Rainfall changes are uneven: the Shan Hills and Tanintharyi Region face significant drying (10-20%), while the Dry Zone and northwest could see 40-60% more rainfall by end of century under high emission scenario. January, July, August and November are projected to become drier, while June, September and October are expected to get wetter.

The study also flags a health risk: combined peak warming and increased rainfall in June could push wet-bulb temperatures into dangerous territory.

Full paper: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000820

MIMU recognised in State of Open Humanitarian Data 2026 report

MIMU is one of only 16 organisations contributing to the HDX Data Grids, which assess the availability of foundational data across 22 humanitarian operations worldwide.

Myanmar’s Data Grid shows 63% of data available and up-to-date, with 37% currently unavailable, partly reflecting data sensitivity and access constraints unique to the Myanmar context.

MIMU’s contributions include regularly updated datasets on operational presence (through the HDP Nexus 5W), administrative boundaries (Pcodes), and other baseline data that support coordination and decision-making for humanitarian and development organisations in Myanmar.

The report also highlights that unprecedented funding cuts across the sector led to a global decline in data availability, from 74% to 68% year-on-year, with further reductions expected in 2026 as organisations adapt to smaller budgets and reduced capacity.

Read the full report (Direct Download).
Explore MIMU's HDX page.


 

2025 Landmine Monitor: Myanmar Country Report Now in English and Myanmar

The report was released in Dec 2025 first in English with the Myanmar version launched last week on 26 Feb 2026. Both versions are now available on Mine Free Myanmar website.

Highlights from the report include:

  • 2,029 mine/explosive remnants of war (ERW) casualties were reported in Myanmar in 2024, the highest globally for the second consecutive year, up from 1,003 in 2023. 86% of all casualties were civilians.
  • Cumulative recorded casualties since 1999 now total 9,206.
  • Suspected contamination has been reported in 211 of 330 townships across all states and regions as of October 2025, up from 100 in 2020.

The report also references MIMU’s landmine/ERW contamination map and infographic which has been produced annually since 2009 in collaboration with International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL). Also released alongside the report is Mine Free Myanmar’s "From Silence to Expression", (Download here) documenting three years of their nationwide art competition on the impact of landmines.
 

Explore Pcodes’ Changes, Interactively

Some of Myanmar's hardest-to-reach villages are being mapped through MIMU's Pcodes initiative, started in 2007, to support humanitarian and development activities across the country. The database now includes 66,659 villages, with 81.9% mapped, and work continues to map the remaining 12,000+ villages, mostly in Kachin and Shan States.

Explore the latest changes in Pcodes v9.7 to see which villages have updated coordinates and which ones have gained coverage for the first time, in our newly released interactive explorer.


 

Find the Right Resources with MIMU Bulletin

Last week, we launched the refreshed MIMU Bulletin to help you navigate the wide range of resources MIMU has built up since 2007. Whether you’re a new or longtime user, the tool asks a few simple questions about what you’re looking for and points you to the right products in seconds. You might even discover related resources you didn’t know existed.

🚩 Explore the MIMU Bulletin here. 

Mapping Myanmar: Updated Place Codes v9.7 + PCoder Tool

81.9% of Myanmar's villages can now be mapped with names and coordinates: a significant improvement from the previous 80.8% coverage in v9.6.

MIMU Place Codes version 9.7 (Jan 2026) brings nearly 2,000 village-level updates from MIMU’s ongoing geo-digitization work:

  • 1,176 villages’ coordinates were modified in 58 townships across 6 states/regions
  • 750 villages’ coordinates were newly added in 63 townships across 7 states/regions.
  • 2 new villages were added in Seikphyu Township in Magway Region.

Every update means better data for planning, response, and coordination across Myanmar. 

⬇️ Getting the data: Download the latest Place Codes from MIMU’s Place Codes page, along with detailed change history for this and previous versions (in PDF and Excel formats).

🛠️ Updated PCoder: The tool (download here) now lets you select between four versions (9.4 to 9.7) and find place names in both English and Myanmar Unicode. Use it to match Pcodes with place names, look up coordinates, or verify village names (and Pcodes). Guidelines available in English, and Myanmar, plus a video walkthrough.

⚠️ Something missing? If you know of villages (or new locations / changes) not yet in our database, or spot an error, submit corrections through our Pcodes Submissions and Corrections Form (download here).

Update on Proposed User Fees

We’d like to share an important update following the extensive user fee survey conducted in Nov/Dec 2025, in which many of you participated. We wish to thank you for your time and for sharing your perspectives on this critical matter for MIMU’s future.

After carefully reviewing the results of the survey, the MIMU Stakeholder Board has decided not to proceed with the user fee model at this time.

More details here.


 

(Updated) Mapping Historical Floods in Myanmar 2008 - 2025

The updated map from MIMU chronicles flood-affected townships in Myanmar from 2008 to 2025. It includes those affected by Typhoon Yagi in 2024 and seasonal floods, most recently last year. Plus, you can easily create your own map based on this data through the MIMU Map Maker platform.

Please let us know if you have any questions or additional information that we should include. Thank you for your continued support in these trying times.