1. General information
Location and description of the intervention
City or FUA
Mandalay
Region
Asia
Native title of the NBS intervention
မန္တလေးကျုံးအရှေ့ဘက်ပလက်ဖောင်းလျှောက်လမ်းအဆင့်မြှင့်တင်ပြုပြင်မှု
Short description of the intervention
The remodelling project for the sidewalk of Mandalay East Moat is led by the Thingaha Foundation, a joint organization between the Eden Group, MAB Bank and Denko Trading. The Thingaha Foundation passed the project to the Mandalay City Development Council (MCDC) in April 2019 (1). The sidewalk between the east moat and 66th Street, which is one of the four public recreation zones located near the Mandalay Palace, was remodelled by replacing old trees with new trees to widen the sidewalk platform area and to be accessible to disabled people. The implementation activities also included planting new street trees, flower boxes and green bushes along the sidewalk (2, 3). An architect from Thailand drew the design, and besides new green infrastructure, it also included installing new benches and exercise equipment (3). Public advice was collected regarding the sidewalk designs, and city dwellers participated in choosing the final design (4). The residents of Mandalay use the sidewalk area for several physical activities and social gatherings, and different kinds of social events like book festivals to improve social interaction and social cohesion. The sidewalk has become one of the most visited attractions in Mandalay, both for the residents and visitors. (2, 3)
Address

66th Street Between 12th and 26th streets
East Moat, Mandalay
Mandalay, 05012
Myanmar (Burma)

Location
The NBS is situated in an area, with clear delineation of boundaries and a specific shape (polygon). The NBS project can also have more than one area location (more than one polygon, situated close by).
Area boundary
POINT (96.106536476563 21.983387792952)
POINT (96.107568231375 22.003646690031)
POINT (96.107698 22.002526)
POINT (96.106475 21.982146)
NBS area image
Source of NBS area image
Google Maps, available at https://www.google.at/maps/dir/22.003928,96.1072648/22.0026338,96.107811/@21.9900268,96.0960234,15z/data=!4m2!4m1!3e3 (accessed on 18.4.2023).
The highlighted black line shows the area of the project.
Total area
23500.00m²
NBS area
11750.00m²
Type of area before implementation of the NBS
Public Greenspace Area
Central Business District / City Centre
Website of the intervention
https://www.emcdc.com/
Timeline of intervention
Start date of the intervention (planning process)
2018
Start date of intervention (implementation process)
2018
End date of the intervention
2019
Present stage of the intervention
Completed
Goals of the intervention
- To increase access to green urban areas for the general public and disabled persons.
- To upgrade existing sidewalk infrastructure, both with vegetation and amenities for local residents.
- To create a recreation area for the public which can be used for social activities and interaction (e.g. outdoor gym equipment, jogging and walking tracks, benches). (2,3,4)
Quantitative targets
To plant over 300 trees. (5,6)
Monitoring indicators defined
The number of trees. (5,6)
Sustainability challenge(s) addressed
Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
Green space creation and/or management
Health and well-being (SDG 3)
Creation of opportunities for recreation
Inclusive and effective governance (SDG 16)
Inclusive governance
Implementation activities
The old trees are replaced by a total of 323 different kinds of street trees. Several flower boxes and green bushes are installed along the sidewalk project area to improve the public greenspace. New sitting benches and physical exercise equipment are newly installed for free use by the general public to improve physical health. An architect from Thailand designed the place. Public advice was collected regarding the sidewalk designs, and city dwellers participated in the final design. (2,3,4,5,6)
Type of NBS project
Creation of new green areas
NBS domain and interventions
Ecological domain(s) where the NBS intervention(s) is/are implemented
Grey infrastructure featuring greens
Alley or street trees and other street vegetation
Vegetation Type
Trees
Flower beds
Please specify how many trees were planted
323 (5,6)
Amenities offered by the NBS
Benches and drinking water stations
Sports areas and equipment
Viewing and outlook points
Services
Expected ecosystem services delivered
Cultural services
Recreation
Social and community interactions
Scale
Spatial scale
Micro-scale: District/neighbourhood level
Beneficiaries
Primary Beneficiaries
Local government/Municipality
Citizens or community groups
Marginalized groups
Marginalized groups
People with functional diversities
Governance
Governance arrangements
Led by non-government actors
Non-government actors
Private sector/Corporate/Business
Other
Please specify other non-government actors involved
Private Foundation (1)
Please specify the roles of the specific government and non-government actor groups involved in the initiative
The remodelling project for the sidewalk of Mandalay East Moat is led, implemented and donated by the Thingaha Foundation, which is a joint organization between the Eden Group, MAB Bank and Denko Trading. The Thingaha Foundation passed the project to the Mandalay City Development Council (MCDC) in April 2019. (1). An architect from Thailand drew the design, public advice was collected regarding the designs of the sidewalk, and city dwellers participated in the final design (4). Now, the Mandalay City Development Council is managing the day-to-day maintenance of the sidewalk.
Key actors - initiating organization
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Private foundation/trust
Land owners
Public space owned by the city
Key actors - Other stakeholders involved (besides initiating actors)
Local government/municipality
Citizens or community group
Private sector/corporate actor/company
Private foundation/trust
Participatory methods/forms of community involvement used
Consultation (e.g. workshop, surveys, community meetings, town halls)
Policy drivers
NBS intervention implemented in response to an Regional Directive/Strategy
No
NBS intervention implemented in response to a national regulations/strategy/plan
Unknown
NBS intervention implemented in response to a local regulation/strategy/plan
Yes
Please specify the "local regulation/strategy/plan"
Mandalay City Municipal Development Law (7) after the intervention was taken over by the Mandalay municipality.
Mandatory or voluntary intervention
Voluntary (spontaneous)
Enablers
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS vision/strategy/plan - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Presence of specific city-level GI/NBS section/part in a more general plan - mentioned in connection to the project
Yes
Please specify the general plan with GI/NBS section
Mandalay City Municipal Development Law (7) after the intervention was taken over by the Mandalay municipality.
If there is a relevant strategy or plan, please specify the theme / type of the plan.
General municipal plan
Presence of city network or regional partnerships focused on NBS - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Presence of GI / NBS research project - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Subsidies/investment for GI / NBS in the city - mentioned in connection to the project
No
Co-finance for NBS
Unknown
Co-financing governance arrangements
Unknown
Was this co-governance arrangement already in place, or was it set up specifically for this NBS?
Unknown
Financing
Total cost
Less than €10,000
What is/was the Cost/Budget (EUR) of the NBS or green infrastructure elements?
Unknown
What are the total amount of expected annual maintenance costs?
Unknown
What is the expected annual maintenance costs of the NBS or GI elements?
Unknown
Please specify cost savings
Unknown
Please specify total cost (EUR)
8,700 EUR (4)
Source(s) of funding
Private Foundation/Trust
Type of fund(s) used
Donations
Non-financial contribution
Yes
Type of non-financial contribution
Provision of expertise
Who provided the non-financial contribution?
Citizens (e.g. volunteering)
Business models
Green densification model
Which of the involved actors was motivated by this model?
Private non-for-profit actor (e.g. NGO, foundation)
Type of innovation
Social
Governance innovation
Please specify social innovation
The intervention proposed a new model of public consultation as it engaged early on the inhabitants of the city in the design of the new green space. (2,3)
Novelty level of the innovation
Unknown
Please specify novelty level of the innovation
It is not known if the intervention was derived from a previous initiative or it was completely original.
Replicability/Transferability
Unknown
Please specify Replicability/Transferability
It is not mentioned if replicability was a considered factor.
Impacts, benefits
Environmental impacts
Green space and habitat
Increased green space area
Description of environmental benefits
The implementer has not released public reports however the intervention has planted over 300 trees ordered from Thailand, flowers and shade trees increasing the green space area in the city. (3, 5,6)
Economic impacts
Unknown
Description of economic benefits
Economic benefits have not been disclosed.
Social and cultural impacts
Health and wellbeing
Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
Safety
Increased perception of safety
Description of social and cultural benefits
The gain in recreational activities: The residents of Mandalay use the sidewalk area for physical activity, such as exercising with installed equipment, walking, jogging and running to improve physical health. Moreover, people use the benches and public areas for picnic gatherings, playing games, collective walking activities and organizing social events like book festivals to improve social interaction and social cohesion.
Furthermore, the intervention also installed CCTV cameras making the place safer for the residents. (2,3,4)

Type of reported impacts
Expected impacts
No impacts reported
Indicators
The number of trees, the number of residents, users and visitors of the place. (5,6)
Analysis of specific impact categories
Job creation: The NBS created ...
No information available
Environmental justice: The implementation of the NBS project resulted in ...
Positive distribution of NBS benefits
Negative impacts: Did the project cause any problems or concerns?
No information was found regarding negative impacts of the project
COVID-19 pandemic
No information available as of April 12, 2023.
Methods of impact monitoring
Process of recording NBS impacts
No evidence in public records
Methods used to evaluate the impacts of NBS
Unknown
Evidence for use of assessment
Presence of an assessment, evaluation and/or monitoring process
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
Impact assessment mechanism
Name of any specific impact assessment tools
Unknown
Use of GIS in mapping impacts
No
Citizen involvement
Citizens involvement in assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Citizens involvement in the analysis of the assessment/evaluation
Unknown
Follow-up to the evaluation / assessment
Unknown
References
Documents relevant to the intervention
Attachment Size
Project Location Photo (289.37 KB) 289.37 KB
List of references
1. Thingaha Foundation donated complete remodeling of sidewalks to Mandalay Government, (26 April 2019), available at https://www.mabbank.com/thingaha-foundation-donated-complete-remodeling-sidewalks-mandalay-government/ (accessed 2.2.2023)
2. Aung Ko Oo, (16 November 2018), Public advices are collected to remodel platform of Mandalay East Moat, available at https://www.mizzimaburmese.com/article/52468 (accessed 2.2.2023)
3. Myanmar Digital News (2019), မန္တလေး ကျုံးအရှေ့ဘက်ရှိ ပလက်ဖောင်တစ်လျောက်တွင် စည်းကမ်းမဲ့ ကွမ်းသွေးထွေးမှုများ အရေးယူမည်, available at https://www.mdn.gov.mm/my/mnttle-kunarebhkri-plkpheaangttcleaakttng-cnnykmmai-kmsethemumaa-areyuumnny (accessed 12.4.2023)
4. PaukPhaw (2019), က်ဳံးအေရွ႕ဖက္ျခမ္း ပလက္ေဖာင္းသစ္ဖြင့္လွစ္, available at http://www.paukphaw.com/index.php?m=article&f=view&id=939 (accessed 12.4.2023)
5. One News Myanmar (2019), မႏၱေလးက်ံဳးအေရွ႕ဘက္ျခမ္းပလက္ေဖာင္း သၾကၤန္အၾကိဳေန႕ ဖြင့္လွစ္မည္, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=IT3u6x3xKTA (accessed 12.4.2023)
6. 7Day TV (2019), မႏၱေလးက် ဳံးအေရွ႕ဘက္ ပလက္ေဖာင္းနဲ႕လက္ရန္းျပဳ ျပင္တာ သႀကၤန္မတိုင္ခင္ၿပီးမယ္, available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=mRfg8wAc40A (accessed 12.4.2023)
7. Mandalay City Development Committee (no date), Mandalay City Municipal Development Law, available at https://www.emcdc.com/the-mandalay-city-development-law/ (accessed 12.4.2023)

Attachments
Attachment Size
Finding the Relationship between the Existing Buildings and Mandalay Royal City, Myanmar (1.21 MB) 1.21 MB
Comments and notes
Additional insights
text taken from the implementation activities:
The remodelling project for the sidewalk of Mandalay East Moat is led and donated by the Thingaha Foundation, a joint organization between the Eden Group, MAB Bank and Denko Trading. The Thingaha Foundation passed the project to the Mandalay City Development Council (MCDC) in April 2019. (1). An architect from Thailand drew the design, public advice was collected regarding the sidewalk designs, and city dwellers participated in the final design (4). Now, the Mandalay City Development Council is managing the day-to-day maintenance of the sidewalk.
Public Images
After remodeling project for the sidewalk
After remodeling project for the sidewalk
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Eastern_walkway_Mandalay.jpg
Mandalay East Moat Sidewalk
Mandalay East Moat Sidewalk
https://www.mdn.gov.mm/my/mnttle-kunarebhkri-plkpheaangttcleaakttng-cnnykmmai-kmsethemumaa-areyuumnny
Implementation of the remodeling Project
Implementation of the remodeling Project
https://free4readers.com/v3/eng_news_detail_m.php?id=6154&type=3
Design of the remodeling Project
Design of the remodeling Project
https://www.mizzimaburmese.com/sites/default/files/styles/news_category_large_image/public/news-images/mandaly-fram.jpg?itok=bh2EGM15
Moving the old trees
Moving the old trees from the platform
https://cdn.mpt.com.mm/news/2018/10/10/5bbdf09b799d3_400x300.jpg