Climate change

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) called for urgent action to protect the river for the benefit of the millions of people throughout Southeast Asia who depend on it. The Mekong is severely impacted by water infrastructure projects and climate change, it said. ...

The Mekong River Commission (MRC) has called for its members to take urgent steps to protect Asia’s largest river, following a report that the water level is at its lowest. ...

The Pursat provincial administration is preparing to improve a riverside park with lighting, fix main roads and drainage systems as well as a wastewater treatment facility to beautify the town in a bid to win a clean city competition. ...

An international development program, funded by the New Zealand government, that powers subsistence farmers in Cambodia to build resilience to climate change and lift themselves out of poverty, has shown remarkable success, according to the American NGO that implements it, International Development Enterprises (iDE). ...

The Environment Ministry estimates that the total PM2.5 (fine particulate matter) emissions by 2030 will reach 98.5 thousand tonnes of black carbon and various short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) that have a common source, so measures to reduce air pollution must be implemented now. ...

Cambodia begins the new year as the first nation in Southeast Asia to publish a plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The roadmap, known officially as a “Long-term strategy for Carbon Neutrality (LTS4CN)”, was submitted to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ...

Cambodia on December 30 submitted its Carbon Long-Term Development Strategy (LTS4CN) to the Secretariat of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) , according to the Ministry of Environment. ...

Flash floods in Battambang province are finished but the water inundated land and homes from Rokha Kiri district to Mong Russei district affecting nearly 500 houses and damaging about 600 hectares of rice fields. ...

A group of 10 civil society organisations (CSOs) applauded Minister of Environment Say Samal’s affirmation of Cambodia’s commitment to refrain from developing any new coal-fired power plants and from building any new hydropower dams along the Mekong River. ...

Cambodia has committed to reducing greenhouse gases by up to 42% by 2030, Environment Minister Say Samal said yesterday at the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow. ...

Floods over the past four months in the Kingdom affected more than 45,000 families across 17 provinces, the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) said. ...

Cambodia’s political stability and peace are the prerequisites for socio-economic development, environment protection, natural resource management, and biodiversity development in Cambodia, said Minister of Environment Say Samal on Tuesday. ...

Agricultural priorities for establishing food security in the face of a global climate crisis were the subject of regional workshop on Monday. ...

A senior Ministry of Environment official called for funding support from all countries to address climate change issues in the post-Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Cambodia is ready to participate in research on safe, sustainable and affordable energy sources to contribute to dealing with climate change issue. ...

GIZ fabric – a project of the German international development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to promote sustainability in the textile and garment industry in Asia – on October 18 launched the “Climate Action Training for the Fashion Industry” to support the industry’s ...

The Ministry of Water Resources has issued a notification stating that:On October 8, active low pressure occurred in the Philippines. This active low pressure will gradually increase its impact into the South China Sea, possibly increasing its impact to the 17th typhoon (not yet officially ...

On Sunday night, the National Committee for Disaster Management presented an update report on the total  impact caused by the floods in Banteay Meanchey province as of the evening of September 26. ...

Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Veng Sakhon presented a study on water and soil management using climate-wise farming techniques that can help farmers adapt to climate change and increase their rice yields at the same time. ...

Environment Minister Say Samal and Australian Ambassador Pablo Kang on Wednesday discussed ways to cooperate to achieve environmental goals ahead of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow on October 31 – November 12. ...

UNDP urges people and businesses to use organic waste as compost to avoid dumping it in the littering field, which creates greenhouse gases that harm the environment and the planet.   ...

Cambodia and Australia have convened a meeting to discuss about climate change issues. ...

A prolonged drought has caused damage to more than 14,000ha of rice fields in Siem Reap province, with more damages expected should the lack of rain continue. ...

Young people living in Cambodia are among those most at risk of the impacts of climate change, threatening their health, education, and protection, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cambodia said in a press statement on Sunday. ...