Disasters

Families of Cambodian migrant workers, believed to be trapped under the rubble of a 30-storey State Audit Office building in Bangkok, following a strong earthquake in Myanmar, still await compensation from Thai authorities. ...

Although there are over 1,000 high-rise buildings with five or more floors in Cambodia as of 2023, the country does not have technical regulations in place to ensure they can withstand earthquakes, with experts facing challenges, such as weak law enforcement linked to limited transparency ...

A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in central Myanmar triggered precautionary evacuations in Phnom Penh on Friday, though no damage or tremors were reported in the capital. ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the Government of Japan signed an agreement on Friday to support the implementation of the Project for Strengthening Flood and Drought Risk Management in the Lower Mekong Basin. ...

Last week, a fire destroyed approximately 15 hectares of the Phnom Tamao forest protected area, which houses the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Centre and zoo. ...

After three of their homes collapsed at around 9a.m on Saturday, residents of Khtor village, Prek Leap commune, along Mekong River, are urging the authorities to build embankments to stop landslides. Authorities claim the collapse was a result of natural disaster. ...

Around 30 per cent of the forest area at the Techo Sen Russey Treb Park – which spans over 10,000 hectares in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district – has been destroyed by fire, resulting in the loss of wildlife and numerous trees. ...

At least 30,000 hectares of dry-season rice across eight provinces are currently affected by water shortages, but as of January 23 the authorities were actively pumping water to mitigate the issue and prevent any damage, according to the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM). ...

Around 15 per cent of Cambodia’s total population and 16 per cent of its agricultural land are at risk of flooding, while by 2050, climate change could reduce the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by approximately 3% to 9.4%, according to a disaster risk assessment ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet said that this year’s flooding in Cambodia was relatively minor compared to the severe floods experienced by five other ASEAN countries. ...

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries has provided rice seeds to four provinces affected by drought and floods as of yesterday. ...

The Oddar Meanchey Provincial Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that more than 4,000 hectares of rice fields in Chong Kal district have withered and been damaged due to insufficient water resources for irrigation.​ ...

More than 300 hectares of dry season rice in Kampong Cham’s Cheung Prey and Batheay districts have been affected by a lack of water, while the flash floods in Kampong Thom province have begun to recede, reducing some of the damage to affected crops. ...

Kampong Thom has been the hardest-hit province by the recent flash floods, with around 50 per cent of over 6,000 hectares of rice fields affected as of Wednesday, August 7. ...

Minor tremors were felt in Ratanakiri province last Sunday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck a nearby province in Vietnam, raising concerns among locals about Cambodia’s preparedness for similar seismic events. ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries signed the “Cambodia Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness and Response Project”, supported by the Pandemic Fund with a $19.5 million grant. ...

In a plenary session on July 5, the Council of Ministers reviewed and endorsed the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (NAP-DRR) with more participatory preparedness, well mainstreamed with new technology. ...

Government instructs relevant ministries to prepare roadmap for flood risk in 3 areas for easy repair and restoration after floods receded in each area. ...

Thor Chetha, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, highlighted the Ministry’s priority of strengthening the forecasting system, early warning system, and early warning to vulnerable people to be vigilant as needed to reduce natural disasters and economic losses, and urged the Asian Development Bank to ...

Cambodia’s largest social assistance programme – the Covid-19 cash transfer programme – has played a crucial role in boosting the economy, said the World Bank in its latest report. ...

Following the pandemic, economic growth has been steady, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said, with expansion projected at six percent in 2024, from an estimated 5.3 percent last year, thanks to tourism and non-garment exports. ...

Seventy-TWO families in Kandal province left homeless by flooding have received land from the government to build houses after participating in a lottery for land allocation organised by the Provincial Administration on Monday. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has issued a warning to relevant authorities and residents, urging vigilance to prevent wildfires during the current dry season. ...

The government has extended cash assistance programmes for vulnerable households in the ongoing fight against Covid-19 until March 2024, with some adjustments. ...