It was prepared in close consultation with national and local stakeholders representing a cross-section of government institutions, national non-governmental organisations (NGOs), communities, the private sector, development partners, professionals and academia, covering a wide range of sectors. The government engaged with stakeholders through bilateral discussions, four national workshops and five sub-national workshops in five of Myanmar's climate-vulnerable states/regions. Thousands of participants from local government, civil society organisations, communities and the private sector were involved.