Abstract

• Myanmar is a country which has diverse ethnic peoples, religions and languages. They therefore have diverse beliefs and ways of thinking, but they all agree that water is a precious natural phenomenon and they have adopted water as a cultural symbol. The research problem in this paper is why the water culture of Myanmar should be protected and preserved in its development and modernization programmes. The tentative solution is that due to climate change and global warning, Myanmar is beginning to run out of fresh water and water for drinking. Fresh drinking water is getting scarce in some regions especially in the hot dry belt of central Myanmar. Therefore there is a need to raise the awareness of the people that they need to preserve and protect valuable water resources. One way to achieve this is to revive the water culture of Myanmar. In this research, descriptive method and evaluative method is used and the principle for the evaluation is deductive principle. This paper will contribute towards understanding of people that traditional cultural and religious values can support modern scientific efforts in conserving the natural environment and its resources.