he purpose of the project is to support ASEAN member nations to improve the implementation of marine waste reduction to reduce negative impact on marine environment and coral life. The geographical focus of the pilot project are the major sources of marine debris in the Mekong area such as Vietnam and Cambodia, as well as the Philippines and Indonesia.
Category: Cambodia
Farmers tempt endangered cranes back – by growing their favourite food
In Cambodia’s fertile Mekong delta, rice farmers are switching to the varieties loved by the world’s tallest flying bird to help stop its decline.
Australia to help update infrastructure standards
“Australia will now continue our longstanding quality infrastructure partnership by helping Cambodia to update those standards to ensure climate resilience and incorporate recent technologies through our new regional Partnerships for Infrastructure – P4I – program,” said the embassy.
Six challenges to address in agriculture sector
The six challenges are low productivity growth due to scarcity of pure seeds; limited agricultural irrigation techniques and technology; lack of investment in processing which causes high domestic production costs, especially the cost of electricity and logistics as well as the stable supply of raw materials.
$180 million ADB loan to improve urban services in Cambodia
The Livable Cities Investment Project will help more than 140,000 residents in Bavet, Kampot, and Poipet access better wastewater and solid waste management services. It will help the cities reduce flooding by upgrading their urban stormwater and drainage systems.
Cambodia targets Mother Nature group in latest crackdown on dissent
“These tactics are merely an illustration of the precarious environment in which human rights defenders in Cambodia operate, and of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s relentless efforts to stifle opinions,” Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told DW.
As gov’t talks climate resilience, Sihanoukville heads in a eifferent direction
Cambodia joined dozens of other countries last month in committing to stop licensing new coal plants, however it is moving ahead with a series of Chinese-backed projects approved in the past few years — which includes the two plants in Sihanoukville.
CSOs cheer coal, hydro ban
In a joint statement on November 15, the CSOs said the government’s commitment to banning construction of any new Mekong River dams was a positive development that would make a crucial contribution to addressing the increasing concerns over the current negative alterations of the Mekong River and its ecosystem’s sustainability.
Indo-Pacific Strategy and China’s BRI to complement regional prosperity
Under the umbrella of its Indo-Pacific Strategy, he added the US is guiding its alliances to contain or encircle China. For its part, China has deepened engagement with the ASEAN states through the BRI, the establishment of the Asian Infrastructure and Investment Bank (AIIB), and the creation of the Mekong-Lancang Cooperation Mechanism and so on and so forth”, said Kin Phea, International Relations Institute of Cambodia director-general.