Regional Consultation Meeting on the Transboundary Adaptation Project on Flood and Drought Management (December 24, 2021)  Phnom Penh: Mekong River Commission Secretariat (MRCS) had organized the Regional Consultation Meeting on the Transboundary Adaptation Project on Flood and Drought Management in LMB, which was presided over and leaded the discussion by Mr. Bounttien Sanaxonh, Director of Planning Division, MRCS and participated by the EGPDs from the four member countries (Cambodia, Lao PDR., Thailand, and Viet Nam), relevant MRCS staff including climate change adaptation specialist, an international expert on the transboundary adaptation project, GIZ development advisors, and representatives of MRC Flood and Drought Management Center. The EGPD from Cambodia leaded by His. Excellency Mr. Kol Vathana, Deputy Secretary General of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) and jointed by the relevant staff from CNMCS, and relevant staff from line agencies, including, MOWRAM, MAFF, MoE, MME, and TSA. The Objectives of the Meeting are (1) Report on progress of the development of the transboundary...
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Inter-Ministerial Meeting to Review the Input for the Preparation of the Mid-Term Report (December 23, 2021)
Siem Reap: Mr. Sous Bunthan, Director of Planning and International Cooperation Department of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee, attended an inter-Ministerial meeting to review the input for the preparation of the mid-term report on the implementation of the National Strategic Development Plan 2019-2023 Based on the impact of the spread of Covid-19 virus. The meeting was chaired by H.E Mr. Tuon Thavoreak, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Planning and was attended by officials from relevant ministries and institutions. The meeting requested all relevant ministries and institutions to review and revise their inputs that Ministry of Planning has summarized the content and requested to send it back to the Ministry of Planning by 07 January 2022....
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Training Workshop on the Use of ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) for Measuring Water Flow and Creating a Rating Curve (December 20-24, 2021)  Kratie: HE Watt Botkosal, Deputy Secretary-General of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) and the Project Manager of the Component 2 Manger of the Mekong Integrated Water Resources Management Project Phase III (MIWRMP3) led a training workshop on the use of ADCP (Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler) for measuring water flow and creating a Rating Curve at the Lychee Hotel in Kratie. The main purpose is to build the capacity of the project team staff to understand the ADCP equipment and the use of boat equipment and actual surveys in the river, to record data, measure the flow of water, and to use the equipment to create a curve related to the water level. The participants were HE Long Saravuth, Deputy Secretary-General, Director and technical staff of CNMC, Deputy Director and Technical Team of the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM), and the Director and the Technical Officer of the Department of WRAM of Kratie, Stung Treng, Ratanakkiri and Mondulkiri...
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Regional Dissemination Workshop on Final Results of Piloting MRC Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment (December 23, 2021)
Cambodia working group comes from Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Public Work and Transport, Fishery Administration, Tonle Sap Authority and Cambodia National Mekong Committee participated in Regional Dissemination Workshop on Final Results of Piloting MRC Transboundary Environmental Impact Assessment Guidelines in Cambodia and was attended by member countries, and MRCS. The objectives of workshop are: 1. To disseminate the overall findings of the pilot study with Member Countries; and 2. To provide good lesion learnt and recommendation for further application of MRC TbEIA Guidelines in the Member Countries....
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