YCU
Research Institute
📣 INVITATION TO RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES 9 📣
New Course on YRI E-Learning!
We’re excited to launch our Research Ethics Course, designed to guide researchers in conducting responsible and ethical research. 📚✨
What we do!
Research
Since its establishment as YRI, it has been supporting Myanmar independent academic researchers
Training
The YRI training programs are designed to meet the needs of those who desire to do research
Publication
The YCU research institute aims to share its research outputs across different platforms and for various audiences
YRI E-Learning!
🚀 Introducing YRI E-Learning! 💻
We’re building an inclusive digital space for research-driven learning.
📚 First course:
Introduction to the Legal Research Methodology
Watch YRI E Learning Introductory and User Guide here .
News & Updates
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Impacts of Climate Change on Food Security after Mocha Cyclone in Rakhine State: Case Study on Accessibility of Food Security in Sittwe and Kyauk Phyu
Abstract This research investigates the impacts of Cyclone Mocha and the broader challenges of climate change and environmental degradation on food security in Rakhine State, Myanmar. Focusing on case studies in Sittwe and Kyauk Phyu, the study highlights how Cyclone Mocha, which struck in May 2023, caused widespread destruction of infrastructure, agricultural lands, and livelihoods,worsening…
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YRI Policy Brief Series – 2025_05 (Local voices and concerns must be heard in resource extraction decisions in Kachin State)
Executive Summary The lack of transparency and accountability in project decisions and the negative impacts of the rare earth (REE) extraction in other parts of Kachin have created a sense of injustice and mass participation in the protest against the REE project plan in Mansi Township in Kachin State in late 2022 and early 2023.…
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YRI Policy Brief Series – 2025_05 (THE IMPACT OF POLITICAL INSTABILITY IN WILDLIFE CONSERVATION EFFORTS IN PUTAO, MYANMAR )
Executive Summary The political situation has a lot of impact on wildlife conservation effort globally.Myanmar has been in prolonged long civil war for more than 70 years and, theinstability increases after the military coup happened in February 2021. There are several environmental consequences due to the political instability in Myanmar, key among them that wildlife…
