UNDP: Rural Cambodians face high risk from climate change

Rural Cambodians face high risk from climate change: UNDP study


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PHNOM PENH, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Climate change has been posing a severe threat to human development gains and is a source of increasing vulnerability for the poor and near poor in Cambodia, according to an United Nations Development Program-Cambodia (UNDP) report launched here on Tuesday.


The report, titled "Building Resilience: The Future of Rural Livelihoods in the Face of Climate Change," was studied by the UNDP Cambodia, the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Economy and Finance.


It is the first comprehensive study of its kind in Cambodia. The report pinpointed human development challenges facing the country's rural populations as they strive to improve their livelihoods while dealing with the effects of climate change.


Speaking during the launch of the report, Keat Chhon, Minister of Economy and Finance, said although it was already on the national development agenda of the government of Cambodia, climate change issue now must be thoroughly incorporated into strategic policies and action plans in all sectors at national and sub- national levels to build future resilience.


"The priority should be on developing human resources and institutions, research, application of appropriate technology, and financial resource aimed at strengthening the capacity to effectively respond to the climate change," he said. "This needs to be done particularly in the sectors that are the backbone of national economy such as agriculture, water resources, fisheries, forestry, energy and physical infrastructure."



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