Adaptation Actions

This section provides a summary of adaptation actions submitted by the line ministries. In total, there are 58 prioritised actions representing 11 sectors. Cambodia is committing to reduce vulnerability to climate change through improving the adaptive capacity of its people and infrastructure systems as well as strengthening data and information on hazards and sensitivity.

Adaptation Financial Status

Finance - Progress

Number of Adaptation Actions by Sector

Number of Actions

Sectoral Indicators

Adaptation Action Listing

Please click on each action name to get the detail information of the actions.

No. Name of action Stage Financial status Sector Ministry Progress / target Year
A-1 Towards an agroecological transition in the uplands of Battambang Created Not Financed Agriculture NCDD 2023
A-2 (Program 1: Improvement of Agricultural Productivity and Diversification and Ag… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2021
A-2 (Program 1: Improvement of Agricultural Productivity and Diversification and Ag… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2022
A-2 (Program 1: Improvement of Agricultural Productivity and Diversification and Ag… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-3 Development of horticulture and other food crops for increase production, impro… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 11.5% 2021
A-3 Development of horticulture and other food crops for increase production, impro… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 60.8% 2022
A-3 Development of horticulture and other food crops for increase production, impro… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-4 Development of Industry crops for increase in production, improved quality-safe… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0.2% 2021
A-4 Development of Industry crops for increase in production, improved quality-safe… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 69% 2022
A-4 Development of Industry crops for increase in production, improved quality-safe… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-5 Improvement of support services and capacity building to crop production resili… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 32% 2021
A-5 Improvement of support services and capacity building to crop production resili… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 37.7% 2022
A-5 Improvement of support services and capacity building to crop production resili… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 50.3% 2023
A-6 Building climate change resilience on cassava production and processing Implementation Preparation Not Financed Agriculture MAFF 2023
A-7 Research for the development and enhancement of agricultural productivity, qual… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 8.4% 2021
A-7 Research for the development and enhancement of agricultural productivity, qual… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2022
A-7 Research for the development and enhancement of agricultural productivity, qual… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-8 Development of new technologies and increased yields by using new crop varietie… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 65% 2021
A-8 Development of new technologies and increased yields by using new crop varietie… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 25% 2022
A-8 Development of new technologies and increased yields by using new crop varietie… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-9 Development of rubber clone varieties suitable for AEZ and resilient to climate… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2021
A-9 Development of rubber clone varieties suitable for AEZ and resilient to climate… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2022
A-9 Development of rubber clone varieties suitable for AEZ and resilient to climate… Implementation Not Financed Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-10 Enhancing institutional and capacity development on climate change impact, vuln… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 8.6% 2021
A-10 Enhancing institutional and capacity development on climate change impact, vuln… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2022
A-10 Enhancing institutional and capacity development on climate change impact, vuln… Implementation Not Financed Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-11 (Program 2: Promote animal production and animal health):Improvement of animal … Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 11.7% 2021
A-11 (Program 2: Promote animal production and animal health):Improvement of animal … Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF -193.7% 2022
A-11 (Program 2: Promote animal production and animal health):Improvement of animal … Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-12 Promotion of research capacities on animal genetic, animal breeding, and animal… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 19.0% 2021
A-12 Promotion of research capacities on animal genetic, animal breeding, and animal… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2022
A-12 Promotion of research capacities on animal genetic, animal breeding, and animal… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-13 Strengthening capacities for risk prevention and reduction, effective emergency… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 1.3% 2021
A-13 Strengthening capacities for risk prevention and reduction, effective emergency… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2022
A-13 Strengthening capacities for risk prevention and reduction, effective emergency… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-14 (Program 3: Fishery management and aquaculture development ) Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 3.3% 2021
A-14 (Program 3: Fishery management and aquaculture development ) Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 36.9% 2022
A-14 (Program 3: Fishery management and aquaculture development ) Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-15 Promoting climate resilience in the fisheries sector Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 6.1% 2021
A-15 Promoting climate resilience in the fisheries sector Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 41.1% 2022
A-15 Promoting climate resilience in the fisheries sector Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0% 2023
A-16 Scaled up climate‐resilient agricultural production through increased access to… Created Not Financed Agriculture NCDD 2023
A-17 Developing a training manual and providing training on approaches for developme… Implementation Preparation Not Financed Agriculture MRD 2023
A-18 Protection, risk mitigation, and resilience building from marine pollution p… Created Not Financed Coastal zones MOE 2023
A-19 Effective management and protection of ecological systems of marine and costal … Created Not Financed Coastal zones MOE 2023
A-20 Conduct climate risk analysis for the existing electricity infrastructures and … Created Not Financed Energy MME 2023
A-21 Climate proofing of existing and future solar/hydropower infrastructure Created Not Financed Energy MME 2023
A-22 Enable effective decision-making for health interventions through generation of… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2021
A-22 Enable effective decision-making for health interventions through generation of… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2022
A-22 Enable effective decision-making for health interventions through generation of… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2023
A-23 Enhance climate resilience in health service delivery Completed Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2021
A-23 Enhance climate resilience in health service delivery Completed Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2022
A-23 Enhance climate resilience in health service delivery Completed Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2023
A-24 Strengthen and provide capacity building of technical guidelines for diagnosis,… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2021
A-24 Strengthen and provide capacity building of technical guidelines for diagnosis,… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2022
A-24 Strengthen and provide capacity building of technical guidelines for diagnosis,… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2023
A-25 Conduct water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assessment on climate change and d… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2021
A-25 Conduct water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assessment on climate change and d… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 50% 2022
A-25 Conduct water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assessment on climate change and d… Implementation Not Financed Human health MOH 0% 2023
A-26 Strengthen institutional capacities to effectively integrate climate risks and … Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0% 2021
A-26 Strengthen institutional capacities to effectively integrate climate risks and … Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 34.2% 2022
A-26 Strengthen institutional capacities to effectively integrate climate risks and … Implementation Not Financed Human health MOH 0% 2023
A-27 Heat stress adaptation for industrial production Implementation Conditional Industry MISTI 16.8% 2021
A-27 Heat stress adaptation for industrial production Implementation Conditional Industry MISTI 0.1% 2022
A-27 Heat stress adaptation for industrial production Implementation Conditional Industry MISTI 0% 2023
A-28 Integrating climate change response measures onto the construction design for b… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-29 Develop resilient infrastructure of school buildings in response to climate cha… Implementation Conditional Education MOEYS 214.7% 2023
A-30 Implement climate change and disaster resilient construction and infrastructure… Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … NCDM 0% 2023
A-31 (DLUP) Prepare spatial planning (city/district/municipality) guidelines at all … Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-32 Integrating climate change response measures to the policy of social land conce… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-33 Prepare modality of standardized green spaces for urban planning or new sub-cit… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-34 Vulnerability Assessment towards the development of climate change strategic pl… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-35 Promote land use planning tools for urban houses and building construction adap… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-36 Promote proper low-cost shelters for low income households resilient to climate… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-37 Development of building code with mainstreaming climate change into building de… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-38 Mainstream climate change response measures into coastal development planning a… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MLMUPC 2023
A-39 Strengthening climate resilient city Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … NCDD 0% 2021
A-39 Strengthening climate resilient city Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … NCDD 0% 2022
A-39 Strengthening climate resilient city Implementation Not Financed Infrastructure … NCDD 0% 2023
A-40 Develop national road construction and maintenance design standards for nationa… Created Not Financed Infrastructure … MPWT 2023
A-41 Repair and rehabilitate existing road infrastructure and ensure effective opera… Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … MPWT 5,028.4% 2023
A-42 Rural road rehabilitation and improvement for climate change resilience Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … MRD 56.2% 2021
A-42 Rural road rehabilitation and improvement for climate change resilience Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … MRD 29.4% 2022
A-42 Rural road rehabilitation and improvement for climate change resilience Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … MRD 38.7% 2023
A-43 Develop and annually update national and subnational multi-hazard and climate r… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0% 2021
A-43 Develop and annually update national and subnational multi-hazard and climate r… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0% 2022
A-43 Develop and annually update national and subnational multi-hazard and climate r… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0% 2023
A-44 National end-to-end early warning systems with focus on effective dissemination… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0% 2021
A-44 National end-to-end early warning systems with focus on effective dissemination… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0% 2022
A-44 National end-to-end early warning systems with focus on effective dissemination… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0% 2023
A-45 Implement community–based disaster and climate risk management programs Implementation Conditional Agriculture NCDM 0% 2023
A-46 Building resilience of biodiversity conservation and restoration to adapt to c… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… MOE 0% 2021
A-46 Building resilience of biodiversity conservation and restoration to adapt to c… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… MOE 38.3% 2022
A-46 Building resilience of biodiversity conservation and restoration to adapt to c… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… MOE 0% 2023
A-47 Integrated village development Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… MRD 25% 2023
A-48 Strengthen flood resiliency capacity of communities around Tonle Sap (access to… Created Not Financed Livelihoods, po… NCDD 2023
A-49 Building climate resilient livelihood and public infrastructures in social land… Created Not Financed Livelihoods, po… NCDD 2023
A-50 Provide capacity building and supports for Climate Change Innovation at the pro… Created Not Financed Tourism MOT 2023
A-51 Raising public awareness on climate change innovation at all levels Created Not Financed Tourism MOT 2023
A-52 Practicing smart agriculture in tourism sector Implementation Conditional Tourism MOT 0% 2021
A-52 Practicing smart agriculture in tourism sector Implementation Conditional Tourism MOT 0% 2022
A-52 Practicing smart agriculture in tourism sector Implementation Not Financed Tourism MOT 0% 2023
A-53 Establish an automated nation-wide hydromet monitoring network and data transmi… Completed Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2021
A-53 Establish an automated nation-wide hydromet monitoring network and data transmi… Completed Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2022
A-53 Establish an automated nation-wide hydromet monitoring network and data transmi… Completed Not Financed Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2023
A-54 Establish a centralized and standardized approach to climate-resilient water ma… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2021
A-54 Establish a centralized and standardized approach to climate-resilient water ma… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2022
A-54 Establish a centralized and standardized approach to climate-resilient water ma… Implementation Not Financed Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2023
A-55 Establish a national climate and food warning system, including a service cente… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2021
A-55 Establish a national climate and food warning system, including a service cente… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2022
A-55 Establish a national climate and food warning system, including a service cente… Implementation Not Financed Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2023
A-56 Integrated groundwater management in Cambodia Created Not Financed Water resources NCDD 2023
A-57 Establish nationally standardized best-practice systems for irrigation Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2021
A-57 Establish nationally standardized best-practice systems for irrigation Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0% 2022
A-57 Establish nationally standardized best-practice systems for irrigation Implementation Unconditional Water resources MOWRAM 28.2% 2023
A-58 Resilient and adaptive rural water supply and sanitation construction Implementation Conditional Water resources MRD 71.6% 2021
A-58 Resilient and adaptive rural water supply and sanitation construction Implementation Conditional Water resources MRD 72.8% 2022
A-58 Resilient and adaptive rural water supply and sanitation construction Implementation Conditional Water resources MRD -80.3% 2023
A-157 Protection, risk mitigation, and resilience building from marine pollution part… Created Not Financed Coastal zones MOE 2023
A-158 Protection, risk mitigation, and resilience building from marine pollution part… Created Not Financed Coastal zones MOE 2023
A-246 Operation and Maintenance of Meteorological Stations Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 25% 2023

Vulnerability Index at Provincial Level

Vulnerability index: annual results

Poor Families with Access to Basic Water Supply Services that are Available all Year Round

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Families in Challenging Environments with Access to Basic Water Supply Services that are Available all Year Round

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The vulnerability index

More information about vulnerability to climate change at provincial and commune level can be found at the NCSD’s data portal. Please click here for more detail.

Families affected by climate hazards

More information about number of families affected by climate hazards can be found at the NCSD’s data portal. Please click here for more detail.

Loss and Damage Data

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Weather and Flood Warning

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FAOSTAT-Cambodia

More information about food security and agriculture data can be found at the FAO’s website. Please click here for more detail.