Cambodia

Activity

Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Project (2011 onwards)

Date: 14 June 2012

One of the major successes of CEP-BCI Phase I was the scaling up of its biodiversity conservation corridor pilot work.  In 2011, ADB approved grants and loans worth $69 million for Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam under a new project to further engage local communities in the sustainable management of important biodiversity landscapes.  

Activity

An SEA of the tourism sector in Cambodia (2007 to 2009)

Date: 30 May 2012

From the mid-1990s to 2006, following years of conflict, tourist numbers in Cambodia grew at around 20% per year and in 2006, generated $1.5 billion in revenues. With a rich cultural history and natural beauty the country has valuable tourism resources, not least the ancient temple city of Angkor Wat, the mighty Mekong river, and vast tropical forests. Realizing the role of tourism in driving economic growth, the government and international community have long collaborated to develop regulations, strategies, and infrastructure to maximize tourism industry growth.

Activity

Vulnerability and adaptation: Peam Krasaob Commune, Cambodia

Date: 30 May 2012

Under the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors (BCC) project in Cambodia, a vulnerability assessment was undertaken in selected communes in Koh Kong Province – an area at risk from anticipated rainfall and temperature changes – to identify community-based vulnerability, coping mechanisms, hazard mapping and potential adaptation measures.

Activity

Cambodia: Eastern Plains BCI Pilot Site (2006 to 2009)

Date: 11 May 2012

This biodiversity conservation corridor pilot area connects four protected areas in Mondulkiri province, Cambodia. Covering 50,000 hectares, the area is rich in forest resources, and is also home to many regionally threatened mammals and birds.

Activity

Cambodia: Cardamom Mountains BCI Pilot Site (2006 to 2009)

Date: 11 May 2012

This biodiversity conservation corridor pilot site in the southwest of Cambodia covers 936,522 hectares in three provinces. The area is rich in forest resources, and is also home to many regionally threatened mammals and birds.

Publication

Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative 2006–2011 Report

Date: 31 December 2011

A report documenting the achievements of the Biodiversity Conservation Corridors Initiative (BCI) from 2006-2011. It includes impacts and lessons learned, coverage of the eight pilot sites in Cambodia, PR China, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Event

3rd GMS Environment Ministers Meeting (Phnom Penh, Cambodia)

Date: 27 July 2011

27 - 28 July 2011

Representatives of Cambodia, PRC, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, the Union of Myanmar, the Kingdom of Thailand, and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam met to discuss and decide on the continuing collaboration on the most important resource that countries in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) share -  the environment.

Publication

Climate Change Vulnerability, Adaptation and Mitigation in the GMS

Date: 01 January 2011

This publication illustrates how climate change activities are being integrated across CEP-BCI programs. A case study of Peam Krasaob Province, Cambodia, demonstrates how vulnerability and adaptation capacity can be strengthened when the appropriate measures are taken as part of program design.