Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration

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 government has approved a comprehensive disaster risk reduction action plan for 2024–2028, addressing a range of natural and man-made disasters, including floods, storms, droughts, fires and building collapses, many of which have been exacerbated by climate change. r ...

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. ...

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 Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, Thor Chetha, instructed the provincial department to take care of the maintenance and improvement of the reservoirs and dams to avoid any possible incidents caused by floods. ...

Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng yesterday ordered 14 district administrations in Phnom Penh to put flood safety measures in place for citizens residing in at risk areas. ...

The cash transfer programme launched by the government to support vulnerable families affected by last year’s flood has come to an end. ...

The Cambodian government has decided to end the implementation of the cash assistance programme for vulnerable households affected by floods on March 10 and gave those beneficiaries until March 18 to file any complaints, according to a March 10 notice from the Ministry of Social ...

Authorities have sent out a warning that 2023’s dry season will bring droughts countrywide, with residents urged to use water sparingly. ...

Secretary of State of the Ministry of Social Affairs, Sok Buntha urged relevant officials to be clear about the implementation of cash support programs for vulnerable families during inflationary pressures and floods. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has told Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Dith Tina to devise plans for guaranteeing a steady supply of high-quality seeds of the many varieties that the government currently stockpiles. ...

The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) held a training course on techniques for search and rescue operations to further strengthen the skills of Cambodia’s emergency responders and improve their efficiency. ...

Thirty-seven trainees from the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC) are training to rescue victims of natural disasters at the naval command in preparation for a UN “blue helmet” mission in the Central African Republic (CAR) in 2022, a senior official said. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) will sign a project agreement today to directly support 10,000 of the most vulnerable people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Siem Reap and Banteay Meanchey ...

The Ministry of Health yesterday advised municipal and provincial governors to strengthen their emergency preparedness and response capabilities ahead of natural disasters. ...

Speaking at a workshop entitled Disability Inclusion into Climate Change in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, Jolly, who is the climate change adaptation consultant at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), requested the government to consider the difficulties facing people with disabilities when drafting government policy ...

A British tourist was seriously injured on both legs yesterday after being gored by a water buffalo while walking through a forest to visit a beach on Koh Rong Samloem. ...

City Hall yesterday released Phnom Penh’s first ever disaster response plan, which promises to better prepare the capital for emergencies, especially floods and fires. The 73-page Emergency Response Preparedness Plan (EPRP) will be distributed to officials down to the commune level and designates responsibilities for preparing ...

The Health Ministry has asked people to be careful when purchasing rice wine for Chinese New Year to avoid negative health effects following two deaths and more than ten cases of poisoning from rice wine consumption in 2017.Chinese New Year takes place next week from ...

More than 5,000 sugar palm trees will be planted at an ancient historical site in Kampong Cham province’s Srei Santhor district in an effort to turn the area into a tourist attraction. ...

In its annual report on disaster preparedness, the National Committee for Disaster Management yesterday affirmed that last year’s drought was the worst in 50 years and recommended the construction of new wells to alleviate future dry spells – despite serious risks identified by recent research. ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries on Monday signed off on a list of seven measures intended to guard against forest fires, although details on implementation remained scarce yesterday and observers said they expected little to come of the new document. ...

The head of the World Food Programme in Cambodia has labelled the government’s drought preparation and response “insufficient” and warned that the Kingdom must be prepared to receive less help in the future.   ...