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Community-Based Ecotourism:
Livelihood cum Adaptation Strategy
for Kampong Speu Province, Cambodia
By Bun Chan Meta1
tourists, and managing natural Local income generation from The community adapts to climate
resources, as well as building services change by diversifying their
infrastructures like roads and bridges, livelihood strategies focused on
and market stalls. Since CBET also aims to improve eco-tourism.
livelihood by creating jobs for
They patrol two to three times a week community members, tourist visitor Successful project
and report illegal activities to the services are provided such as home implementation
Forest Administration. stays, plantation tours, ox-cart rides,
food sales, and tour guides for Chambok’s community-based
Through these activities, community swimming, hiking, and camping on the ecotourism has done well in natural
members have attracted tourists to mountains. resource management and in helping
visit the plantation and the the community improve its income.
botanical garden located in the The women in the community have
community. During visits, they present also formed a self-help group to save In 2006, the community received a
the importance of ecotourism in their their earnings from the tourist Certificate of Appreciation from the
community and the conservation of visitor services. authorities and a medal from the
natural resources. Ministry of Tourism for their efforts.
Adaptation to climate change
Their CBET strategy is a good example
Drought has affected the community’s for communities working on climate
productivity; the prolonged dry season change adaptation. Villagers learned to
made it hard to grow crops. adapt to climate change. They not only
managed their forest resources, they
Community-based ecotourism has also increased their income by
become a way to adapt to and mitigate doing so.
the effects of climate change.
ADN CCA aims to highlight research findings, good practices and Address comments and questions to buth_chanmeta@yahoo.com
lessons learned in climate change adaptation focused on the
agriculture and natural resources sector; share useful tools,
methods, and approaches in CCA for agriculture and rural
development; and share research-based and experience-based
knowledge on CCA useful for local planners, executives and
champions including officials, farmer leaders, extension workers,
academicians, students, entrepreneurs, and development practitioners.