River Basin Approach to Integrated Water Resources Management
Pilot and Demonstration Activity: Cambodia
River Basin Approach to Integrated Water Resources Management
This PDA will pilot a river basin approach to integrated water resources management in Eastern Cambodia by developing better institutional arrangements and improving capacity.
| Project site | Eastern Cambodia |
|---|---|
| Cost | US$ 50,000 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Approval date | June 2007 |
| Completion date | - |
| Category | Basin Management |
| ADB officer |
Ian Makin |
| Partner | Cambodia National Mekong Committee and Global Water Partnership Cambodia |
Cambodia began implementing a river basin approach to its water resources planning and management after its Water Resources Law was passed in May 2007. Two agencies—the Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) and the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM)—share the mandate for river basin planning and questions arise as to how they could manage the process together.
In May-June 2007, a “Functional Water Partnership,” a network of focal points for dialogue for the four sub-basins of Prek Preah, Prek Krieng, Prek Kampi and Prek Te, was established through an Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) demonstration project. The project aimed to describe the potential for an IWRM-based approach to water-related development at the river basin level, as well as the advantages of public participation.
This PDA will build upon the IWRM achievements of the Functional Water Partnership network. It will also strengthen Cambodia’s IWRM capacity, particularly in establishing better coordination between CNMC and MOWRAM in formulating a river basin approach across two provinces and introducing a range of community participation and awareness-raising approaches.
- a set of river basin institutional arrangements, including operating guidelines, agreed upon by the stakeholders early on and piloted in the river basin
- increased awareness on key IWRM issues facing stakeholders
- demonstrated public participation modalities
- a preliminary assessment of relevant issues, opportunities, constraints, and scenarios for development possibilities
- an agreed set of resource protection issues and action plan, including investment priorities
- Midterm Report (March 2008) [ PDF ]
- Inception Report (December 2007) [ PDF ]
- Proposal (October 2007) [ PDF ]
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