PSC Meeting of GEF/UNDP Project on Scaling up SDS-SEA Implementation 2019 10-11 April 2019; Manila, Philippines

Scaling Up SDS-SEA Implementation in

Mr. Long Rithirak Ministry of Environment Cambodia Outline

1. Scope of SDS-SEA project in Cambodia 2. Status of project implementation 3. Targeted outputs for 2019-2020 5. Lessons learned 6. Gaps and challenges 7. Sustainability of SDS-SEA results

2 SDS-SEA Scaling Up in Cambodia 2015-2019

Work Programme for Cambodia 2015 - 2019

1. National Policy & 2. ICM Programs 3. Knowledge Institutional a) ICM Scaling Up management Arrangements • Preah Sihanouk 1) State of the coasts • Kampot reporting 1) National Policy and • Kep 2) Institutional arrangements • Environmental 2) Legislative agenda Monitoring 3) 5-year SDS-SEA implementation plan b) Capacity Laboratory 4) Case studies Development 5) National State of the Coasts Report

3 Status of Implementation – Component 1: Outcome 2 Outcome 2: National Ocean Policy, Institutional Arrangements and Mainstreaming SDS-SEA into Medium-term Development and Investment Plans Output 2.1 Improved national coastal and ocean policies and institutional arrangement for sustainable development of coastal and marine areas 1. Case studies/good practices KPs and Case Studies on ICM and blue economy 1. Improving Community Livelihood and Fisheries Management through Volunteerism and Entrepreneurship 2. Improving Sanitation through Community based SWM: Experiences in Cambodia and Lao PDR 3. Participatory Beach Management Results in Improved Tourism in Occheauteal Beach, Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia 4. Building and Sustaining ICM Leaders and Practitioners for Effective Coastal Governance 2. National policy, institutional Updated White Paper developed integrating recommendations on mechanism and sectoral strengthening national policy, institutional mechanism and sectoral legislative agenda legislative agenda 3. National SDS-SEA National SDS-SEA IP collaborative planning conducted in 2017; updated Implementation Plan White Paper integrates strategies and work program for ocean and coastal management in Cambodia 4. National State of the Coasts • NSOC report for Cambodia finalized; Executive summary presented Report during the Ministerial Forum • Publication in 2019 Not started Not fully operational Fullywww.pemsea.org operational 4 5 Component 2: National ICM Scaling Up covering 100% of the coastline Koh Kong 230 kms

Kampot (66.5kms)

Preah Sihanouk Kep (119kms) (26.5kms) Island

6 Status of Implementation – Local ICM Governance ICM Governance Preah Sihanouk Kampot Kep Koh Kong

A. Institutional strengthening a) Project Management Office Established through Provincial Decision with corresponding staff b) Coastal Development Established but does not integrate ICM Management Committee implementation c) Technical Working Group Established through Provincial Decision B. Capacity Development Provides • Membership to PNLG (2016) mentoring support • National training workshop (SOC, to 3 provinces Baseline/R/VA/ CS/CSIP) • Regional Traineeship (2017) C. Stakeholder participation Relevant stakeholders engaged in consultation process

D. Strategic Planning (CS/CSIP) SD Plan of SHV Ongoing Ongoing development development

E. Budget and human resources Staff allocation and Government’s in-kind support to the project committed F. State of the Coasts Reporting SOC reports drafted On-going development 7 Not started Not fully operational Fully operational Status of Implementation-Local Level (Outcomes 4-7)

ICM Coverage: 100% of the country’s coastline

Solid waste management Khemrak Phumin, Koh Kong

Habitat management (seagrass) Pollution reduction, EAFM and Prek Tnout, Kampot livelihood management, MFMA/MPA management Preah Sihanouk Province Natural and man made hazard (saltwater intrusion) Toul Srangam, Kepwww.pemsea.org 8 Province Pilot Sites Focus Area End of project targets

Kampot Prek Thnoat Seagrass protection 200 hectares of seagrass beds in Kampot restored/protected

Kep Toul Natural and man- • DRRM plan, early warning system and capable institutional Srangnam made hazard mechanism in place and functioning effectively prevention (salt water intrusion) • 100% of households in highly vulnerable coastal areas provided with evacuation routes and safe refuge locations

• 5% of households in highly vulnerable coastal areas relocated away from hazard zones

Koh Kong Khemrak Solid waste 200 HH in Khemrak Phumin covered under community-based solid Phumin management waste management system Preah Kampong Habitat protection 10% increase in the METT rating over baseline survey Sihanouk Smach and MPA management Koh Rong and Fisheries and • 10% increase in the CPUE Koh Rong livelihood Sanlem management • At least 10% of fisher households benefiting from sustainable alternative livelihood

• At least 25% increase in household income in fishers’ households sustaining functional alternative livelihood programs Sihanoukville Pollution reduction • 250 HH and 10 hotels/tourism facilities connected to sewage Municipality and waste system management • 50% reduction in annual BOD loading (20MT)www.pemsea.org to coastal waters9 Status of Implementation – Local Level Sites Scoping Baseline/R/VAs Management Implementation of Planning management Plans

1. Prek Thnoat, Scoping Report • Baseline • Seagrass • Activities being Kampot for Kampot Assessment for Management implemented as Province Prek Thnoat Plan of Kampot part of the local Report Province government’s effort • Rapid VA Report • To be integrated • Marine suitability in the Coastal analysis Strategy of Kampot

2. Toul Sangram, Scoping Report • VA Report of Kep • Integrated in the • Activities being Kep for Kep Province Province Coastal Strategy implemented as • Rapid assessment of Kep Province part of the local of water intrusion government’s effort

3. Khemrak Scoping Report • Baseline • To be integrated • Identified as priority Phumin, Koh for Koh Kong Assessment of in the Coastal of the Province and Kong Province solid waste Strategy of Koh Khemrak Phumin management in Kong Province Municipality Khemrak Phumin • Activities being • VA Report for Koh implemented as Kong Province part of the local government’s effort

Not started Not fully operational Fully operational 10 Status of Implementation – Local Level Sites Scoping Baseline/R/VAs Management Planning Implementation of management Plans

4. Kampong Smach, Scoping Report • Baseline • Management Plan • As part of local Preah Sihanouk of Preah Assessment Report for Prek Kampong government’s Sihanouk for Kampong Smach (2018-2022) effort Province Smach • Kampong Smach • METT Assessment Ecotourism Report Management Plan (2019-2023)

5. Koh Rong Island, • Marine assessment • MFMA • As part of local Preah Sihanouk report for Koh Rong Management Plan government’s Archipelago for Koh Rong Island effort • METT Assessment Report • Livelihood Assessment Report

6. Sihanoukville • Initial pollution • Ongoing • As part of local Municipality, Preah loading estimates development of government’s Sihanouk • SOC report of SHV Strategic Plan for effort Pollution Reduction

Not started Not fully operational Fully operational 11 Status of Project Implementation Current Status Outcome 4 Outcome 5 Outcome 6 Outcome 7 4.1 ICM 4.2 Increased 4.3 4.4 Strengthened 5.1 Innovative 5.2 Reduced stress 6.1 Reductions of 7.1 Adaptive program proportion of Measureable MPAs fisheries on coastal fisheries pollutants (e.g., N; management coverage coastal areas improvements functioning management and household P; BOD) measured measures extended to have zoning in the areal effectively in schemes (i.e. income improved in priority river implemented in ICM 20 percent schemes, extent, health priority coastal ICM/EAFM) with implementation basins and coastal sites to reduce (45,000 km) of marine spatial and resiliency of and marine developed and of alternative/ areas impacts of climate the region’s plans, habitats in biodiversity implemented supplemental change, improve oil coastline, with PAs/MPAs, coastal waters areas, using livelihood policies, spill preparedness scaled-up EAFM and and watershed demonstrating ecosystem- capacities and and strengthen national and other areas including improved based incentive programs maritime safety local ICM management biodiversity management approach to in coastal measures program processes in hotspots and effectiveness, reduce communities implementatio place and areas-at-risk to sustainability and overexploitatio n in 8 functioning climate change benefits n in selected participating effectively as threatened countries part of ICM fishing programs grounds Preah Sihanouk NA Kampot NA NA NA NA Kep NA NA NA NA NA NA Koh Kong NA NA NA NA NA NA

Not started Not fully operational Fully operational Projected Status by End of Project

Not started Not fully operational Fully operational Outcome 6 Measures addressing BOD will be implemented but not addressing nutrients

Outcome 7 Focus in Kep is saltwater intrusion & not addresses evacuation routes and early warning system Status of Implementation – Issue-specific ICM Applications

Mangrove assessment in Preah Sihanouk

Consultation for Coastal Baseline assessment of Saltwater intrusion Use Zoning of Kampot solid waste management in assessment in Kep Koh Kong

www.pemsea.org 13 Component 3: Outcome 8 End of Project 8 local governments implementing PPPs established between corporate Indicator ICM programs adopt economic sector/business community and 4 local instruments and investment governments implementing ICM mechanisms (e.g., revolving funds, programs and investments in support CSR, PPP, PES, carbon credits) of blue economy development and (Table 18) and demonstrate sustainable ecosystem services increased investments in, and sustainability of, protection and rehabilitation of coastal and marine ecosystem services. Preah Sihanouk Province Current Status User’s fee from boat operators; Partnership with SHV Tourism collection from user’s fee Association (STA) on cleaning up supports beach clean up beaches; STA hires workers for operations, including equipment cleaning up beaches Projected End of Good practices documented Project Status

14 Component 3: Capacity Development and Knowledge Management

50% of local governments National SOC reports Targeted research implementing ICM prepared by 8 projects completed in programs have established participating countries support of improved or accessed environmental for the EAS Congress planning and decision- monitoring programs and 2015 and made making information accessible management/decision support systems and prepare SOC reports Current Status Ongoing rehabilitation NSOC report Initiated of SHV Lab; Local SOC completed; for implementation of reports drafted publication 1st Q PML’s ACCORD 2019 Project in Kep Province Projected End of Established monitoring NSOC published and Initial status report of Project Status program in SHV disseminated ACCORD Project implementation

15 Status of Implementation – Capacity Development and Knowledge Management Membership to the PNLG

Case studies Regional, national and on-site trainings

Regional Traineeship

Local SOC reports www.pemsea.org 16 On-going efforts in Preah Sihanouk Province for Solid and Liquid Wastes Management

17 GEF/ SDS-SEA Budget Summary for Cambodia

2014-2016 2017 2018 2019

600,000 292,670 118,830 131,795 56,705

Balance 307,330 188,500 56,705 0

Proposed Activities (2019-2020) - Requiring Additional Funding Activities Budget Development of Coastal Use Zoning Plan in Kampot Province 15,000

Development of Coastal Use Zoning Plan in Kep Province 15,000

Initiation of community-based solid waste management in Phum Pir, 15,000 Khemrak Phumin, Koh Kong

METT assessment reports for Kampong Smach and Koh Rong 6,000

Participation to regional meeting (PSC, PSC) 4,000

TOTAL (Budget Shortfall) 55,000 18 Targeted Outputs for 2019-2020 A. National level

1. Updated White Paper (1st Q 2019) 2. NSOC report for Cambodia published (1st Q 2019) 3. Third Party Assessment for the status of oil spill response in Cambodia (implementation of the GOT Framework Program) 4. National project consolidation workshop (2nd Q 2020)

B. Local level 1. Finalization and publication of local SOC reports 2. Finalization of CS/ CSIP and submission to Government for adoption 3. Finalization and adoption of Kampong Smach MFMA 4. Livelihood activities in Koh Rong 5. Finalization of Strategic Pollution Reduction Plan of SHV and submission to Government for adoption 6. Operationalization of SHV Environmental Laboratory 7. Internship (Preah Sihanouk), PNLG 8. Coastal Use Zoning Plan of Kampot Province 9. Mangrove protection and rehabilitation in Angkoul Commune, Kep 10. METT Assessment reports of Kampong Smach and Koh Rong 11. Community-based solid waste management in Koh Kong 19 Impacts and Lessons learned

Impacts

 Support for ICM is stronger at the local level

 Strengthened cooperation among the 4 coastal provinces

 Sharing of experiences and working together has improved a lot

 ICM program in Preah Sihanouk is getting more support for implementation at the national and international level, private sector and other partners

Lessons Learned

 There is a need to focus on building the capacity and understanding of local staff in ICM framework and processes, and establishing the necessary governance mechanism at the early stage of ICM implementation to ensure that the program gets implemented.

20 Gaps and challenges for upscaling SDS-SEA

 Limited coordination among different sectors

 Limited technical and management capacity of local staff in scaling up sites

 Limited funding for ICM activities in the provinces

 Difficulty of engaging other departments/agencies in ICM implementation

 Limited awareness and participation of communities to ICM activities

21 Sustainability beyond the GEF Project

 Coastal zone management integrated in the Environmental Code which is currently being legislated in Cambodia

 Implementation of the National Environment Strategy and Action Plan 2016- 2023, which integrates the priority programs identified in the SDS-SEA (e.g., climate change, biodiversity conservation, pollution reduction and waste management)

 Coastal conservation unit established under MOE to look after coastal conservation and management

22 Ou-kon!