NGO Forum executive director Tek Vannara said that the donation will enable the government to have the technical capacity to participate in the sustainable use of water in the Mekong River.
Category: Cambodia
Green building partnership created
The Seoul-based Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) has entered into a partnership with the Cambodia Green Building Council (CamGBC), a private-sector initiative, to advance the green-building movement in the Kingdom.
Enhancing early warning systems in Cambodia for climate change
A new project in Cambodia and Lao PDR was announced last week by countries engaged in the Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems (CREWS) Initiative. The four-year, $5.5 million project is led by national institutions and will enhance their capacities to provide hydrometeorological, early action, and response services to vulnerable populations in Cambodia.
Cambodian Leader Acknowledges Oil Production ‘Failure’
“On December 29, we announced the first drop of oil – perhaps now it is a failure,” Hun Sen said in a speech Sunday,
Is Cambodia’s thirst for sand putting communities and the Mekong at risk?
Figures supplied to The Third Pole by the Ministry of Mines and Energy indicate that the sand mining craze in Cambodia has only just begun. The extraction rate from the Mekong and Bassac rivers rose from 6 million cubic metres in 2019 to 10 million – the equivalent of 4,000 olympic size swimming pools – in the first quarter of this year.
Vultures return to sanctuary after five-year absence
WWF-Cambodia’s biodiversity research and monitoring manager Milou Groenenberg said the birds had disappeared from the area due to poisoning.
Guardians of Nature: Bold and brave women rangers of Cambodia stand tall
Cambodia has more than 1,200 rangers and interestingly 42 of them are women who do the same work as men – patrolling, wildlife conservation and protection, combating poaching, monitoring endangered wildlife species, engaging with local communities, and many more.
EuroCham: ‘Green’ jobs will offset losses in more traditional work
EuroCham is holding a conference this week with GREENCAP, a project funded by the European Union that brings together Cambodian and European universities.
It aims to help students and new graduates understand the green job market and sustainable development goals
Cambodians divided on climate
According to the report, 76 per cent believe that the loss of forests is the main cause of climate change, 53 per cent believe human activity is the cause, while 52 per cent say it is nature. Fifty per cent claim a damaged ozone layer is to blame, 49 per cent say population growth and 34 per cent blame migration to the city, and 22 per cent believe climate change is an act of god.