Myanmar

The NCP—drafted in 2018, translated in 2019, and revised again in 2020—remains pending approval, leaving Myanmar reliant on partial instruments such as the Yangon River OSCP (2017). The draft framework adopts a three‑tier response structure and an ICS‑based Incident Management System, but implementation is limited.

Policy development also remains incomplete. Key response policies – such as dispersant use, NEBA/SIMA, in‑situ burning, and waste management – exist only in draft form within the NCP. Myanmar has made progress on sensitivity mapping, achieving coverage of roughly 35% of the coastline through field surveys conducted by DMA, WCS, and FFI, but significant gaps and resource constraints persist. Response capability is still limited to Tier‑1 level resources, with early‑stage Spill Response Centres at Kyaukpyu and planned but not yet equipped centres along the Yangon River.