Cambodia: Water Resources Management Sector Development Program

Agriculture, natural resources and rural development / Irrigation - Rural water policy, institutional and capacity development

A. Enhanced capacity of government to manage water resources

B. Enhanced capacity of MOWRAM to manage and deliver irrigation services

C. Sustainable rehabilitation of existing small- and medium-scale irrigation schemes in the Tonle Sap basin

Out of 12 subprojects, construction of 10 subprojects has been completed and completion certificates were issued. Defect liability certificates have been issued to nine subprojects. The contractor of Spean Sraing Trapaing Ambel (SS-TA) is still correcting the identified defects despite the fact that the defect liability period already ended in September 2017. In addition, completion of construction works for Trapaing Russey subproject have been significantly delayed. The completion date was 31 January 2018. The EA is advised to send an official warning to the contractor to ensure that their obligations of the contract provisions are fully executed by mid-July 2018; otherwise appropriate actions including liquidated damages shall be applied.

All sup-projects completed the FWUC committee election and their registrations are at about 100% completed, with 27% women member.

The FWUC formation and development in the 3 core subprojects, 7 core non-subprojects, and Trapaing Russey,* one of additional subprojects, had been completed and obtained the MOWRAM registration within the first half of 2018. Remaining activity s the implementation of training courses for capacity building of FWUC in Trapaing Russey, SS-TA, Prasat Pram and Kampong Thkov.

* Trapaing Russey is included within the SS-TA as one of the FWUGs.

By the end of June 2018, some 6,155 farmers (1,375 or 22% were women) in 10 FWUCs had participated in various trainings on FWUC committee development and O&M of irrigation systems. By the end of Q2 2018, only the exchange visits of Spen Sreng, Trapaing Ambel, Trapaing Russey, Kampong Thkov and Prasat Pram FWUCs remained to be implemented; these are expected to be completed within Q3 2018.

The FWUCs Sub-decree was approved on 12 March 2015.

River Basin Management Sub-decree was approved on 10 July 2015.

Prakas for water licensing and national drinking water quality standards were issued in July 2015.

Report on Institutional Arrangements for the Management of Water Resources in Cambodia' identifies no coordination issues between CNMC, TSA & MOWRAM. Previously, the CNMC and the TSA were quite separate organizations, but now they are chaired by the MOWRAM Minister and operate under the same control and budgeting process as MOWRAM.

Coordination with RBCs is described in the recently approved RBM SD.

The Chairman of the NRBMC is to issue a letter which clarifies coordination and cooperation mechanisms.

Stung Sen river basin committee is informally formed and will soon be legalized following the recent approval of the RBM sub-decree.

The committee in other basin, Stung Sen River Basin, is also established informally. The first meeting of SSRBC was held in December 2014.

Traning plan has been adopted. 120 student, including 30% women, have been enrolled in four batchs starting from Sep 2011. The target of 100 students annually was over ambitious and was revised later on to 30 per year.

Comprehensive O&M plan completed in October 2014 and integrated with Policy and Implementation Manual (including Guidelines) for O&M of Irrigation schemes. Plan implementation commenced from early 2014 and resulted in an MEF approved budget for 2015 of $8.0 million for O&M in 131 irrigation schemes. Training to support PDWRAMs for implementation of O&M undertaken in Q1 2015. By 30 June 2018, the training on administrative strengthening of provincial and district-level staff of PDWRAMs was virtually 100% complete.

(a) Trainings delivered at provincial level in the project area (Battambang, Banteay Meancheay, Pursat and Kampong Thom) from 2012 to 2017 (3 phases) under Component C- Project loan.

6,155 participants (1,375 women (22%)) attended trainings on O&M, budget preparation, accounting, climate change, CISIS, IWRM and gender issues conducted by CDTA. (b) TSC training courses were prepared in cooperation with FWUC Department. Training materials were updated to include new FWUC SD and new funding modality for FWUCs (referring to Guidelines for Sustainable FWUCs).

Guidelines complete on the division of asset responsibility between the Government and FWUCs.

Implementation of the guidelines to establish legal status of irrigation works and assigned rights has been demonstrated in the project provinces (as part of NWISP).

(a) The report on Institutional Arrangements for the Management of Water Resources in Cambodia (including review of MOWRAM's organizational structure) was completed in February 2015.

(b) The report describes clearly the demarcation of responsibilities within MOWRAM for water resource management and irrigation service delivery. The report concludes that separation of responsibilities for water resource management and irrigation service delivery is clear under the present arrangements department roles are well understood.' The report also makes recommendations for structures which would further strengthen separation.

Goods (vehicles, motorcycles, furniture, equipment)

Estimated cumulative value = $690,000

Estimated number of contracts = multiple

Procurement method = NCB/shopping

Rehabilitation of Schemes (civil works):

Estimated cumulative value = $15,400,000

Estimated number of contracts = multiple

Procurement method = NCB