- NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
China's Investments in Myanmar: Analyzing the Status of Projects
The Kyaukphyu Special Economic Zone (KPSEZ) is a primary area of focus for China in Burma (Myanmar). The KPSEZ, under the umbrella of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), is one of three special economic zones funded by foreign-direct investment and supported by the Myanmar government for economic development.
Tracking the Relocation of Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: A Nighttime Lighting Approach
This report uses nighttime lighting data to track the relocation of Rohingya refugees from the Cox's Bazaar region of Bangladesh to Bhasan Char, a 'floating island' in the Bay of Bengal built by the Government of Bangladesh to house roughly 100,000 refugees. Constructed on reclaimed land in a monsoon, cyclone, and tsunami-prone region, Bhasan Char poses not only humanitarian challenges, but physical and human rights challenges as the Rohingya become isolated from the mainland.