Ratanakoma LONG

ADB National Consultant Cambodia 1 Email: dfc.koma@gmail.com

Country Profile Policy Supporting Project Profile Driver of D&D Project Design Challenges Lessons Learn
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 Cambodia is located in Indochina and shares borders with Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam. Total land area: 181,035 Km2, 24 provinces, 185 districts, 1,621 communes and 14,073 villages. Population: 13.5 M (2008), 80% in rural areas Population growth: 1.54% (2008) GDP per capita: $818

Forest Cover 2006-2010 2006-

Millennium Development Goal, 2003 Rectangle Strategy of RGC, 2004 National Forest Policy, 2002 Forestry Law, 2002 Sub-Decree on CF Management, 2003 Prakas (proclamation) on CF Guideline, 2006 Government Decision to support REDD project, 2008 National Forest Program, 2010

Oddar Meanchey province is located in the north of Cambodia where has border conflict with Thailand Total land area: 663,166 ha. District-Commune-Village: 5-24-231 District- Commune5- 24 Population: 36,294 families = 185,443 Forest area: 495,725 Ha (75%) in 2006 Annual deforestation rate: -2.1% (2006-2010) (20066

 Project Period : 2008-2038 2008 Project area : 13 CFs = 64,318 Ha. located in 4 districts, 9 communes, 58 villages, 4,896 HHs (13,715 person) Implementer : Forestry Administration (FA), MAFF Implement Partner: Pact, Children Development Association (CDA), Community Forestry Network (CFN), Community Forestry Management Committee (CFMC) REDD Development Partner: Teera Global Capital (TGC) Fund Supporter: Danida (2008), Clinton Climate Initiative

Royal Government of Cambodia

Coordination: TWG-F&E TWGTechnical Support: TGC, SNR Fund Support: Danida, CCI

Project Implementer: Forestry Administration

Implement Partner: Pact

Provincial Team: FA Cantonment, FA Division, FA Triage Community Forestry Network CFMCs (13 CF sites)

Implement Partner: CDA

Site Selection and Launching ERPA and Carbon Sell Awareness raising & Capacity building REDD Methodology Development

Benefit Sharing Mechanism

PDD Development and Registration Negotiation and Agreement

Forest Carbon Measurement

Project Implement Cost

Net Income Sharing

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 Limited knowledge and capacity; Lack of fund for project implementation; Illegal logging and forest fire; Increase migrant; Border conflict; Unclear benefit sharing mechanism; Uncertain carbon market

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Government policy on REDD not yet identify. Most of technical support is come from outside the country; Uncertain carbon market, local community seem lost their trust with REDD project; Lack of fund support for field activities make illegal activities are increase; Unclear for benefit sharing mechanism of income from carbon generation.

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 Setup the PES and REDD policy; Building capacity all stakeholders, particularly local community; Clear benefit sharing mechanism and consultation; Recognition of existing land and natural resource management rights; REDD can increase the options in CF considerably in terms of creating incentives for decentralise of forest management.
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