The Tonle Sap yields about 230,000 tons of fish a year. It is also home to 1.2 million people.
The
livelihoods approach has the core principles that poverty-focused
development activities should be people-centered, responsive and
participatory, sustainable and dynamic.
The
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. Its
floodplain size, habitat diversity, and relative preservation
are of exceptional importance.
The
communities living on the Tonle Sap are particularly vulnerable.
In the rainy season, the lake is prone to heavy swells and high
waves that sometimes topple their floating structures.
The
communities living on the Tonle Sap have developed coping mechanisms
to deal with flooded conditions, often for up to six months a
year.
Life
on the water is one of hardship and vulnerability.
Fishing
and agriculture are the two main sources of livelihood for the
people who live around the Tonle Sap.
Fish
from the Tonle Sap account for up to 70% of the protein intake
of Cambodia’s population.
Despite
its depletion, the flooded forest of the Tonle Sap is still by
far the greatest continuous area of savannah swamp forest and
inundated forest in the entire Asian region.
Women
and men in Cambodia play interchangeable roles. Women are increasingly
called upon to meet household needs.
Promoting
environmental education and public awareness is a critical component
of the Tonle Sap Environmental Management Project.
Education
is a priority in Cambodia, where a third of rural people have
completed less than a year of formal schooling.
Population
and development pressures are taking their toll and consumptive
use of the Tonle Sap's resources is intense. The threats to the
lake's ecosystem are manifold.
Tackling
poverty in Cambodia means working with the rural poor, initially
where livelihood assets are being affected by unfavorable trends.
The livelihoods approach puts people at the center of development,
thereby increasing the effectiveness of development assistance.
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The
livelihoods approach has the core principles that poverty-focused
development activities should be people-centered, responsive and
participatory, sustainable and dynamic.
The
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. Its
floodplain size, habitat diversity, and relative preservation
are of exceptional importance.
The
communities living on the Tonle Sap are particularly vulnerable.
In the rainy season, the lake is prone to heavy swells and high
waves that sometimes topple their floating structures.
The
communities living on the Tonle Sap have developed coping mechanisms
to deal with flooded conditions, often for up to six months a
year.
Life
on the water is one of hardship and vulnerability.
Fishing
and agriculture are the two main sources of livelihood for the
people who live around the Tonle Sap.
Fish
from the Tonle Sap account for up to 70% of the protein intake
of Cambodia’s population. 
Despite
its depletion, the flooded forest of the Tonle Sap is still by
far the greatest continuous area of savannah swamp forest and
inundated forest in the entire Asian region. 
Women
and men in Cambodia play interchangeable roles. Women are increasingly
called upon to meet household needs.
Promoting
environmental education and public awareness is a critical component
of the Tonle Sap Environmental Management Project.
Education
is a priority in Cambodia, where a third of rural people have
completed less than a year of formal schooling.
Population
and development pressures are taking their toll and consumptive
use of the Tonle Sap's resources is intense. The threats to the
lake's ecosystem are manifold.
Tackling
poverty in Cambodia means working with the rural poor, initially
where livelihood assets are being affected by unfavorable trends.
The livelihoods approach puts people at the center of development,
thereby increasing the effectiveness of development assistance.