Earthquake-related Insights from the February 2026 Round of MIMU HDP Nexus 5W
MIMU HDP Nexus 5W maintains updated information on WHO (which organizations) are doing WHAT (which activities), WHERE (in which locations), WHEN (project status and time frame), for WHOM (project focus), to enable organizations and donors to improve the targeting of beneficiaries to ensure that humanitarian, development and peace-focused needs are met. This round consists of voluntarily contributed activity data from organisations, recorded as of 28 Feb 2026.
In response to March 28, 2025 earthquake, since Aug 2025 round, we added a specific question on whether the activities are related to earthquake. Early Recovery Cluster was also added to the Sector/Cluster list.
Methodology Note and Disclaimer
MIMU HDP Nexus 5W represents information as reported by organisations contributing to the exercise. The products do not show the presence of organisations and do not indicate the volume of assistance, the number of beneficiaries, or the extent to which needs are met or unmet. The HDP Nexus 5W Products have been prepared for operational purposes only, to support humanitarian and development activities in Myanmar. It is based on currently available information and is provided “as is”, for reference purposes only.
Note: Activities were reported line by line, with varying levels of geographic detail. Some organisations reported activities at the village tract level, while others provided consolidated data at the township or state/region level. As a result, organisations reporting at more granular (detailed) levels may appear to have more “activities” in aggregated views, as each village tract is counted separately. Therefore, “activity records” and “activities” are used interchangeably and they are to be interpreted as activity entries / lines in the data file.
All activities reported to MIMU HDP Nexus 5W include the following statuses: Under Implementation, Completed/Ended, Suspended, and Planned. For brevity, the terms “ongoing” and “under implementation” are used interchangeably, and organisations with projects under implementation are often referred to as “active” organisations.
Some activities do not include township-level details and are categorized as “Unspecified” in the township name and Pcode fields. While these activities are included in summary statistics and other visualisations, they are not shown on maps.
Total 356 townships are covered in MIMU HDP Nexus 5W as it is based on MIMU Pcodes datasets that include additional 26 townships from Wa Special Region.
Additional data sources include Myanmar Subnational Population Statistics 2025 from UN in Myanmar, and post-earthquake adjusted People-in-Need (PiN) data from OCHA.
5.37% of reported activity records are earthquake-related
The percentage of reported earthquake-related activity records is similar to last round (5.51% in Aug 2025). Majority of these activity records are under implementation (61.9% in this round down from 64.6% before). WASH Cluster reported most number of earthquake-related activity records, followed by Protection, and Early Recovery; a shift from last round when the top three were WASH, Food, and Protection.
Early Recovery Cluster reported around 11.5% of all earthquake-related activity records, more than double its 5.9% share in Aug 2025, reflecting the response moving from emergency relief into recovery.
83 organisations reported earthquake-related activities; 17 of these organisations reported Early Recovery Cluster activities
9 more organisations reported earthquake-related activities compared to last round. NGOs continued to make up the majority of reporting organisations related to earthquake (44 INGOs and 20 National NGOs vs 36 and 17 in Aug 2025). Sector/Cluster with most reporting organisations is now Protection and WASH (tied), followed by Livelihoods; a shift from last round when the top three were Food, WASH, and Protection.
Mandalay Region has the most no. of organisations working on earthquake response
Mandalay Region continued to have the most number of organisations working on earthquake response (62 organisations, up from 59 in Aug 2025). At the township level, earthquake-related activities were reported in 135 townships across 10 states/regions; a notable expansion from 81 townships in 8 states/regions last round, with Yangon Region and Shan (East) newly reporting earthquake-related activities this round.
75 organisations reported earthquake activities from 58 Prioritised Townships
This is up from 70 in Aug 2025. However, the geographic pattern has shifted notably: only 48 of the 58 townships prioritised by OCHA had reported earthquake-related activity this round (down from 58 of 58 last round), while activities expanded into 87 additional townships beyond the prioritised list, totaling 135 townships.
The 10 prioritised townships no longer reporting earthquake-related activities are Kyauktaga and Yedashe in Bago (East); Mahlaing, Ngazun, Singu, and Thabeikkyin in Mandalay Region; Poke Ba Thi Ri and Zay Yar Thi Ri in Nay Pyi Taw; Nawnghkio in Shan (North); and Ywangan in Shan (South). A closer look suggests the apparent drop is largely about tagging rather than withdrawal: in all 10 townships, total 5W activity and organisational presence remained broadly stable between rounds, with the change concentrated entirely in the earthquake-related subset. This is consistent with response activities being absorbed into regular programming rather than continuing to be reported as a distinct earthquake response.