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 (Year 2020)
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
1 Towards an agroecological transition in the uplands of Battambang Created Conditional Agriculture NCDD 2021
2 (Program 1: Improvement of Agricultural Productivity and Diversification and Ag… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 2021
3 Development of horticulture and other food crops for increase production, impro… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 83.76/90.0 85.07/90.0 2021
4 Development of Industry crops for increase in production, improved quality-safe… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 19.15/38.0 0.0/38.0 2021
5 Improvement of support services and capacity building to crop production resili… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 2021
6 Building climate change resilience on cassava production and processing Implementation Preparation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 0.0/15.0 2021
7 Research for the development and enhancement of agricultural productivity, qual… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 532.0/2000.0 0.0/2000.0 2021
8 Development of new technologies and increased yields by using new crop varietie… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 4.0/5.0 0.0/5.0 2021
9 Development of rubber clone varieties suitable for AEZ and resilient to climate… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 2021
10 Enhancing institutional and capacity development on climate change impact, vuln… Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 820.0/1680.0 0.0/1680.0 2021
11 (Program 2: Promote animal production and animal health):Improvement of animal … Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 375.0/439.0 8.8/439.0 2021
12 Promotion of research capacities on animal genetic, animal breeding, and animal… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 73.0/77.0 0.0/77.0 2021
13 Strengthening capacities for risk prevention and reduction, effective emergency… Implementation Unconditional Agriculture MAFF 2.0/50.0 0.0/50.0 2021
14 (Program 3: Fishery management and aquaculture development ) Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 348000.0/614816.0 330600.0/614816.0 2021
15 Promoting climate resilience in the fisheries sector Implementation Conditional Agriculture MAFF 1456400.0/6000000.0 1456400.0/6000000.0 2021
16 Scaled up climate‐resilient agricultural production through increased access to… Created Conditional Agriculture NCDD 0.0/30.0 0.0/30.0 0.0/30.0 2021
17 Developing a training manual and providing training on approaches for developme… Implementation Preparation Conditional Agriculture MRD 0.0/2000.0 0.0/2000.0 0.0/2000.0 2021
18 Protection, risk mitigation, and resilience building from marine pollution p… Created Conditional Coastal zones MOE 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
19 Effective management and protection of ecological systems of marine and costal … Created Conditional Coastal zones MOE 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
20 Conduct climate risk analysis for the existing electricity infrastructures and … Created Conditional Energy MME 0.0/5.0 0.0/5.0 0.0/5.0 2021
21 Climate proofing of existing and future solar/hydropower infrastructure Created Conditional Energy MME 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
22 Enable effective decision-making for health interventions through generation of… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0.0/0.0 7.0/0.0 2021
23 Enhance climate resilience in health service delivery Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0.0/0.0 289.0/0.0 2021
24 Strengthen and provide capacity building of technical guidelines for diagnosis,… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 2021
25 Conduct water sanitation and hygiene (WASH) assessment on climate change and d… Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0.0/100.0 100.0/100.0 2021
26 Strengthen institutional capacities to effectively integrate climate risks and … Implementation Conditional Human health MOH 0.0/100.0 30.0/100.0 2021
27 Heat stress adaptation for industrial production Implementation Conditional Industry MISTI 2586.0/800000.0 2278.0/800000.0 2021
28 Integrating climate change response measures onto the construction design for b… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/1.0 2021
29 Develop resilient infrastructure of school buildings in response to climate cha… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MOEYS 0.0/18.0 2021
30 Implement climate change and disaster resilient construction and infrastructure… Created Conditional Infrastructure … NCDM 2021
31 (DLUP) Prepare spatial planning (city/district/municipality) guidelines at all … Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 2021
32 Integrating climate change response measures to the policy of social land conce… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 2021
33 Prepare modality of standardized green spaces for urban planning or new sub-cit… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 2021
34 Vulnerability Assessment towards the development of climate change strategic pl… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/60.0 0.0/60.0 0.0/60.0 2021
35 Promote land use planning tools for urban houses and building construction adap… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
36 Promote proper low-cost shelters for low income households resilient to climate… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
37 Development of building code with mainstreaming climate change into building de… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
38 Mainstream climate change response measures into coastal development planning a… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MLMUPC 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
39 Strengthening climate resilient city Created Conditional Infrastructure … NCDD 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
40 Develop national road construction and maintenance design standards for nationa… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MPWT 2021
41 Repair and rehabilitate existing road infrastructure and ensure effective opera… Created Conditional Infrastructure … MPWT 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
42 Rural road rehabilitation and improvement for climate change resilience Implementation Conditional Infrastructure … MRD 3116.0/6000.0 459.0/6000.0 2021
43 Develop and annually update national and subnational multi-hazard and climate r… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 2021
44 National end-to-end early warning systems with focus on effective dissemination… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 2021
45 Implement community–based disaster and climate risk management programs Created Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDM 2021
46 Building resilience of biodiversity conservation and restoration to adapt to c… Implementation Conditional Livelihoods, po… MOE 2021
47 Integrated village development Created Conditional Livelihoods, po… MRD 0.0/30.0 0.0/30.0 0.0/30.0 2021
48 Strengthen flood resiliency capacity of communities around Tonle Sap (access to… Created Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDD 0.0/10.0 0.0/10.0 0.0/10.0 2021
49 Building climate resilient livelihood and public infrastructures in social land… Created Conditional Livelihoods, po… NCDD 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 0.0/100.0 2021
50 Provide capacity building and supports for Climate Change Innovation at the pro… Created Conditional Tourism MOT 0.0/6.0 0.0/6.0 0.0/6.0 2021
51 Raising public awareness on climate change innovation at all levels Created Conditional Tourism MOT 2021
52 Practicing smart agriculture in tourism sector Created Conditional Tourism MOT 2021
53 Establish an automated nation-wide hydromet monitoring network and data transmi… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 2021
54 Establish a centralized and standardized approach to climate-resilient water ma… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0.0/0.0 0.0/0.0 2021
55 Establish a national climate and food warning system, including a service cente… Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0.0/1.0 0.0/1.0 2021
56 Integrated groundwater management in Cambodia Created Conditional Water resources NCDD 0.0/90.0 0.0/90.0 0.0/90.0 2021
57 Establish nationally standardized best-practice systems for irrigation Implementation Conditional Water resources MOWRAM 0.0/10.0 0.0/10.0 2021
58 Resilient and adaptive rural water supply and sanitation construction Implementation Conditional Water resources MRD 74.7/90.0 82.0/90.0 2021
59 Protection, risk mitigation, and resilience building from marine pollution part… Created Conditional Coastal zones MOE 2021

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

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Families affected by climate hazards

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Loss and Damage Data

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Weather and Flood Warning

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FAOSTAT-Cambodia

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