ABSTRACT
Myanmar has witnessed drastic changes since the political shift from a military government to a quasi-civilian one in November 2010. This chapter focuses on domestic Burmese migrants living in a peri-urban area, in the Old 86th Gate Ward of Hlaing Tha Yar Township, located on the western outskirts of Yangon city. This informal settlement, called Mingalar Kwet Thet first emerged in 2012 but has since been continuously expanding. Mingalar Kwat Thet is subject to annual seasonal flooding during the monsoon season; as it is located on low-lying land that until rice fields. Households were chosen randomly at first, then by relying on interviewees' networks within Mingalar Kwet Thet and the adjacent ward. Interviews covered the geographical trajectories of these households, their main livelihoods' opportunities and constraints at origin and in Mingalar Kwet Thet, the networks they rely on when facing economical stress, and on the impact of and strategies toward flooding events, together with the outcomes of these strategies.
