News & Events

In 1958 Cambodia became the very first Asian State member of IUCN. Membership lapsed during 1975-1978 due to civil war in the Khmer Rouge time, and was later rescinded. IUCN Cambodia Office is part of the Southeast Asia Group under the umbrella of the global IUCN. Occasional technical support to the country programme is provided through regional and international experts based in various IUCN Offices, e.g. in ARO, Bangkok and in IUCN headquarters in Switzerland.

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries. IUCN’s work is supported by over 1,000 professional staff in 60 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world.

IUCN Cambodia is recurrently  working on three projects: Building Coastal Resilience, Mekong Water Dialogues and Mangroves For the Future. The News and Events for these are listed bellow:

 

 

Buliding Coastal Resilience (BCR) Project

Climate change is a global challenge but much can be done at the local level to minimize impacts. While every effort must be made to stabilize atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations, we must also accelerate efforts to prepare for those changes that are inevitable. The world must learn to “avoid the unmanageable and manage the unavoidable.”

Building Coastal Resilience  will strengthen the ability of local government and local people to plan for, and adapt to, future climate risks in eight coastal provinces between Ho Chi Minh City and Bangkok: Can Gio, Ben Tre, Soc Trang, and Kien Giang in Vietnam; Kampot and Koh Kong in Cambodia; and Trat and Chanthaburi in Thailand (see map). Ben Tre and Soc Trang are located in the Mekong Delta, which is one of the areas of the world that is predicted to be most affected by sea level rise.

Cambodian community calls for nature rehabilitation
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People of Koh Kapik brainstormed to draft adaptation plan
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Climate Change and coastal Cambodia first insights of VCA in Kampot
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Cambodian BCR team ran vulnerability capacity assessment in Koh Kong
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Fishery Communities in Koh Kong are being affected by climate change
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Mekong Water Dialogues (MWD) Project

Mekong Water Dialogues is coordinated and facilitated by IUCN and supported by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. It was initiated to work with countries of the Lower Mekong - Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand and Viet Nam - to improve water governance by facilitating transparent and inclusive decision-making for improved livelihood security, human and ecosystem health.

Mekong Water Dialogues to promote IWRM and civil society participation in water resources management; expand areas of wetlands in Mekong Delta; address potential impacts of Mekong dams .

Cancelling Fishing Lots in Tonle Sap
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Mangroves For the Future (MFF) Project

Cambodia became an Outreach Country under the Mangroves For the Future initiatives. A network of key stakeholders in the coastal zone will be established, a member of outreach and training activities con-ducted, a situation analysis completed and a draft strategic plan developed in 2011. In preparation for Cambodia to became a full member of Mangrove For the Future in 2012.

Mangroves For the Future Conservation, restoration and sustainable management of coastal ecosystems as key natural infrastructure which supports human well-being and security.

As part of the overall Mangroves For the Future Phase 2 Agreement (2010-2013), Sida has provided separate funding for the Asia Regional Office (ARO) to enable dedicated outreach and support in sharing the experiences of MFF with additional countries that have expressed a strong desire to become full members of MFF in future phases of the programme. Additionally, the outreach will facilitate implementation of trans boundary initiatives with existing MFF member countries to promote investments in shared coastal ecosystems, Cambodia is became outreach country.

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