Ongoing Projects
1. Building Coastal Resilience to Climate Change Impacts – Coastal Southeast Asia (BCR)
Objective(s): Strengthen the ability of local government and local people to plan for, and adapt to future climate risks in 8 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.
Duration: 1st January 2011 - 31 December 2014
Donor(s): European Union (EU)
Contact person(s):
- Mr. Kong Kimsreng - Senior Programme Officer
- Mr. Sun Kong - Field Coordinator
Partner(s): National Climate Change Office and Department of Wetlands and Coastal Resources - Ministry of Environmet (MoE)
Project site(s): Koh Kong and Kamport provinces
Key achievement(s):
2. Mekong Water Dialogues (MWD) - Phase II
Goal and Purpose
The goal of the project is to improve livelihood security, human and ecosystem health in the Mekong Region through participatory water governance
The purpose of the project is to mainstream participation by multiple stakeholders including communities and civil society in decision making related to management of water resources in the Mekong Region
Duration: 2010 - 2014
Donor: The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Contact person(s):
- Mr. Kong Kimsreng - Senior Programme Officer
- Mr. Sorn Pheakdey - MWD Field Coordinator
Partner(s):
- Ministry of Environment (MoE)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
- Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM)
- Culture and Environment Preservation Association (CEPA)
- Mlup Baitong
Project site(s): at Boeung Chhmar Ramsar Site, Tonle Sap Lake and National Level
Key achievement(s):
3. Magroves For the Future (MFF)
Objective(s): As part of the overall Mangroves For the Future Phase 2 Agreement (2010-2013), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) has provided separate funding for the Asia Regional Office Asia Regional Office (ARO) to enable dedicated outreach and support in sharing the experiences of Mangroves For the Future with additional countries that have expressed a strong desire to become full members of Mangroves For the Future in future phases of the programme. Additionally, the outreach will facilitate implementation of trans boundary initiatives with existing Mangroves For the Future member countries to promote investments in shared coastal ecosystems
Duration: April 2010 - 31 December 2011
Donor(s): Swedish International Development Coopreration Agency (SIDA) Framework funding - Regional Coordination Program (RCP) / Asia Regional offic (ARO)
Contact person(s):
- Mr. Kong Kimsreng - Senior Programme Officer
- Mrs. NIGHTINGALE Maeve, Coordinator Regional Coastal & Marine Programme International Union for Conservation of Nature Asia Regional Office (IUCN ARO)
- Mr. Lou Vanny- Programme Officer
Partner(s): Ministry of Environment & coastal provinces
Project site(s): Coastal provinces
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