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From Reconstruction to Rehabilitation to Sustainable Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction

Cambodia: More than two decades of international isolation and conflict that ended in 1991 devastated much of the country's physical, social and human capital, forcing Cambodia to start from scratch in rebuilding its infrastructure and institutions.

ADB resumed assistance to Cambodia in 1994. Since then, it has supported a wider range of developmental activities. These include building physical and social infrastructure; strengthening government and institutional capacity; and formulating and supporting implementation of national and sectoral development plans and strategies. Cambodia is now at a crossroads in its development as it moves from a post-conflict situation towards a new development paradigm.

The work that ADB has done with the Royal Government of Cambodia and other development partners is just the beginning, with many challenges still on the horizon.

Infrastructure improvement is critical to Cambodia's development. The reconstruction of this bridge following the 2000 flood provides a major link to southeastern part of the country.	Education is a high priority of the Royal Government of Cambodia. The government aims to improve the quality and standards of basic education, increase growth in lower secondary school enrollment rates, and address high rate of dropouts in primary and secondary schools.
Rehabilitation over the total length of 105 km of national road RN1 from Neak Loeung ferry to the Vietnam border (Bavet). This road section is to be improved to an 11.5m, two-lane carriageway, by raising embankments, reconstructing and widening the pavement. The scope of the Project includes also the construction of the cross-border post facilities at Bavet.	This community on the shore of the Tonle Sap Lake becomes a floating village for six months every year. It depends on the abundant fisheries of the lake which is heavily exploited. ADB's Tonle Sap Initiative is helping the village by establishing a community fishery to manage and enhance fish habitats and improve rural livelihoods.
Construction of a bridge on Nation Road 2 between Takhmao and Takeo province financed under the flood project	Rehabilitation and construction of 48 health facilities with 8 provinces affected by the 2000 flood - Kandal, Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Kompong Thom, Kratie, Kompong Cham, Takeo, and Kam Pot - were completed in 2002.
Chhveang commune council building in Ponhea Leu District, Kandal Province - one out of 525 buildings under construction - was inaugurated on 20 November 2004. The buildings are part of the commune council development project financed by ADB for use by the commune council to come together to discuss and resolve local issues accordingly to the principle of democracy and rules of law and for residents to come to discuss problems with councilors.	Signing Ceremony - Declaration between the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Development Partners on Harmonization and Alignment, December 2, 2004.
ADB is helping the government realize the target of civil registration - covering births, marriages, and deaths - by end of August 2005 as part of its commune council development project.	The rehabilitation of the 16 kilometer Phdau Chum dike in Kampong Cham province, made possible with a $1.1 million loan from ADB, will improve the lives of more than 7,000 families by reducing the risk of seasonal floods and provide water for crop irrigation during the dry season.
The first-ever GMS Summit was held in Phnom Penh, where leaders of the GMS reaffirmed their commitment to subregional economic cooperation and a shared vision of equal partnership in the pursuit of economic growth and greater prosperity.	Poor farmers in Svay Rieng Province is enjoying the agricultural innovations brought into his area by the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction Project "Improving the livelihood of the poor farmers in southern Cambodia".
At the close of 7th Consultative Group Meeting, 7 December 2004, ADB pledged a total of US$105 million in loans and grants to support Cambodia's development effort for 2005-2006.	In preparing Cambodia for the most significant change in the garment industry history when quota is phased out, ADB provides a US$ 500,000 technical assistance to study the impact caused by the change, and assist the affected workers.