Climate Change & Energy

Introduction

After decades of conflict and violence, Cambodia has entered the 21st century as a politically stable country with strong and sustained economic growth. The country’s future path towards sustainable social and economic development, however, will principally depend on present day decisions on the use and
management of its natural resource wealth.
Cambodia’s natural resource sector can only become a force for sustainable development if natural resources are managed in a way that minimizes social and environmental impacts. Benefits and costs must be shared fairly and decisions made in a transparent, accountable and participatory manner.
The Cambodia office works towards empowering local civil society actors to contribute effectively to debates on policy priorities in the governance of natural resources. Our projects include the support of a coalition of Cambodian non-governmental organizations that promote greater transparency in the management of revenues from extractive industries.
Through our partnership with the Community Based Natural Resource Management Learning Institute we support dialogue and joint learning among different stakeholders from communities, local organisations, academia and government. Our research projects aim to influence decision-making in consuming, producing and resource-providing countries to ensure that economic development and regional integration contributes to the sustainable use and management of natural resources in Cambodia and other countries of the Mekong region.