Kampot – 16th- 17th October 2014, a workshop on Climate Change Mainstreaming into the Sub-National Level was organized by the Climate Change Department (CCD) of the Ministry of Environment under financial support from United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA) to increase the understanding of climate change cause and impacts as well as present key tools for vulnerable reduction in commune/sangkat in order to mainstream climate change into sub-national planning development process. The event was participated by a total of 69 participants (12 women) who are commune-district council, provincial and district authorities from coastal provinces, Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kep and Koh Kong.
Delivering his welcome remarks, H.E. Sot Yea, Deputy Governor of Kampot Province emphasized that coastal areas which includes 4 provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Kep and Koh Kong has been suffering from the climate change such as increase in sea levels, penetrating the saltwater, storm, floods and drought. Those impacts trigger serious damage on socio-economic development and the daily lives of people, especially poor farmers in remote areas. He also suggests participants to use this opportunity deeply learning the climate change strategic plan and the way to mainstream climate change into the existing sectoral plan at sub-national level in align with national level.
In his opening remarks, H.E. Pon Saroeurn, Under-Secretary of State of the Ministry of Environment, pointed out that Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2014- 2023 (CCCSP) is the rigorous inputs and vision to properly response to climate change in Cambodia to develop the country towards a green, low-carbon, climate-resilient, equitable, sustainable, and knowledge-based society.
The event was divided into 2 main sessions. Session 1 focuses on climate change concept, including cause, impacts and response to climate change. Session 2 focuses on Vulnerable Reduction Assessment (VRA) tool including preparation, implementation and data analysis of VRA, applying scenario to develop climate change adaptation planning, planning development of VRA implementation at commune/sangkat level, climate change mainstreaming into commune/sangkat development plan and investment programme and district action plan, and monitor and evaluation the adaption projects.
