The goal of the technical assistance is sustainable management and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity in the Tonle Sap Basin. Its purpose is to prepare a project to manage and conserve natural resources in and around the transition area of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, in keeping with biosphere reserve zonation principles, through decentralized and participatory rural development support activities. The ensuing project would support community mobilization for formulation of development plans and implementation of small-scale infrastructure to enhance rural incomes and thereby relieve pressures on the natural resource base of the Tonle Sap Basin. The ensuing project would also research alternative livelihood activities and develop capacity for community-based natural resource management. It would adopt a process approach that strengthens community ownership and capacity through participatory planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation.
| Project Name | Tonle Sap Lowland Stabilization | ||||||
| Project Number | 37287-012 | ||||||
| Country | Cambodia |
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| Project Status | Closed | ||||||
| Project Type / Modality of Assistance | Technical Assistance |
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| Strategic Agendas | Environmentally sustainable growth Inclusive economic growth |
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| Drivers of Change | Gender Equity and Mainstreaming Knowledge solutions |
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| Sector / Subsector | Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Water-based natural resources management |
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| Gender Equity and Mainstreaming | Effective gender mainstreaming | ||||||
| Description | The goal of the technical assistance is sustainable management and conservation of natural resources and biodiversity in the Tonle Sap Basin. Its purpose is to prepare a project to manage and conserve natural resources in and around the transition area of the Tonle Sap Biosphere Reserve, in keeping with biosphere reserve zonation principles, through decentralized and participatory rural development support activities. The ensuing project would support community mobilization for formulation of development plans and implementation of small-scale infrastructure to enhance rural incomes and thereby relieve pressures on the natural resource base of the Tonle Sap Basin. The ensuing project would also research alternative livelihood activities and develop capacity for community-based natural resource management. It would adopt a process approach that strengthens community ownership and capacity through participatory planning, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation. | ||||||
| Project Rationale and Linkage to Country/Regional Strategy | The thrusts of ADB's Tonle Sap Initiative aim at natural resource management, institutional development and capacity building, and poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable livelihoods. ADB's Country Strategy and Program, 2004-2006 for Cambodia reflects ADB's sectorwide approach to the Tonle Sap Basin, which ADB expects to pursue this approach over a 10-year horizon. | ||||||
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| Environment | B |
| Involuntary Resettlement | B |
| Indigenous Peoples | B |
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| Consulting Services | A team of international consultants associated with domestic consultants will implement the technical assistance (TA) over 9 months. The Project will require an estimated 32 person-months (pm) international and 37 pm domestic services with core expertise in rural development, community development, participatory rural appraisal, ethnic minority issues, gender, design of small-scale hydraulic and other structures, water resources management, agronomy and agro-ecosystem analysis, environmental assessment, financial analysis, and project economics. The consultants will be recruited through a firm in accordance with ADB's Guidelines on the Use of Consultants using the quality-and cost-based selection method and full technical proposals. The rural development specialist will lead the team. |
| Responsible ADB Officer | Makin, Ian WIlliam |
| Responsible ADB Department | Southeast Asia Department |
| Responsible ADB Division | Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture Division, SERD |
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Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology 364 Monivong Blvd, Khan Chamkamorn Phnom Penh, Cambodia |
| Timetable | |
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| Concept Clearance | 09 Mar 2004 |
| Fact Finding | 10 Mar 2004 to 24 Mar 2004 |
| MRM | - |
| Approval | 21 Dec 2005 |
| Last Review Mission | - |
| PDS Creation Date | 13 Mar 2006 |
| Last PDS Update | 27 Apr 2010 |
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| Approval | Signing Date | Effectivity Date | Closing | ||
| Original | Revised | Actual | |||
| 21 Dec 2005 | 30 Jan 2006 | 30 Jan 2006 | 31 Dec 2006 | 28 Feb 2009 | - |
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| ADB | Cofinancing | Counterpart | Total | Date | Amount | |||
| Gov | Beneficiaries | Project Sponsor | Others | |||||
| 1,000,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1,000,000.00 | 21 Dec 2005 | 957,216.47 |
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| Title | Document Type | Document Date |
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| Tonle Sap Lowland Stabilization Project (Cofinanced by the Japan Special Fund) | Consultants' Reports | Sep 2007 |
| Preparing the Tonle Sap Lowland Stabilization Project | Technical Assistance Reports | Dec 2005 |
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