Flood money runneth over

31 October 2012
The Phnom Penh Post
Development policy and administration / Disasters / Environment and natural resources / Floods / Rivers and lakes / Water resources
Climate Change / damaged crop / damaged infrastructure / Disaster management / flood damage / flood management / flooding / Floods / National Committee for Disaster Management / natural disasters

Flooding this year cost the government significantly less than expected due to better preparation and lower water levels than in previous years, first vice president of the National Committee for Disaster Management Nhim Vanda announced yesterday. The NCDM could not yet report the precise amount spent on flood management and relief, but the unspent portion of the $30 million budgeted for this purpose will be used to develop other sectors chosen by Prime Minister Hun Sen, Vanda said yesterday at a conference on natural disaster management attended by about 150 Cambodian, EU and UN officials. ... While last year 18 of Cambodia’s 24 provinces were significantly affected by flooding, Vanda said this year only 100 hectares of rice crops in Preah Vihear, Banteay Meanchey, Kampong Thom and Pursat were damaged. ...

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