Project

Strengthening climate information and early warning systems in Cambodia to support climate resilient development and adaptation to climate change

Lead country

Cambodia

Participating countries

Cambodia

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From November 28, 2014 to October 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
  2. 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
  3. 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management

Project ID: 5235

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Technical team

  • Climate Change Adaptation Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Climate information and early warning systems (CI & EWS)
  • Fostering Food Security and resilient agricultural systems

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Capacity building
  • Monitor inventory
  • Food and agricultural commodities

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Awareness raising
  • Knowledge/Data management
  • Climate resilience for FAC system (TP 6)
  • FACS strategies for sustainable supply chain (TP 4)

Social inclusion

  • Women
  • Artisanal miners

Gender equality

  • Women's access to and control over resources
  • Women decision making
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 1.5 Build resilience of poor to climate, shocks
  • 13.1 Strengthen resilience, adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards
  • 13.b Build capacity for climate change planning, management

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs

Hot topic

  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The project focuses on introducing climate information to Cambodia in an accessible, timely and relevant way that enhances planning and early warning systems. This is achieved through installing meteorology and hydrology infrastructure and software, which enables contextually adapted monitoring of extreme weather events and advancement of meteorological and hydrological forecasting. Furthermore, capacity building of local authorities, women, children, farmers and community leaders on the use of climate information for planning and early warning has been achieved through the provision of training, curriculum development and providing weather information which empowers them to respond to disaster risks and adapt to climate change.

Objectives

To strengthen climate observing infrastructure and increase national capacity to utilize climate and environmental information to respond to climate hazards and to support climate resilient development planning adaptation to climate change.

USD $5,060,285

Grant amount

USD $23,389,870

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Least Developed Countries Fund ($5,060,285)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Cambodia

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Increased institutional capacity to assimilate and forecast weather, hydrological, climate and environmental information

 Indicators:

Indicator 1
Number of national, sectoral and sub-national plans informed by accurate and up-to-date climate information
(AMAT 1.1.1.3)
Indicator 2Effective and timely EW/climate information dissemination mechanism established and functioning(AMAT 2.1.2.1)
Indicator 1
Number and type of targeted institutions/individuals with increased capacity to assimilate and forecast climate and environmental information
Indicator 2Number and type of training/learning tools on forecasting/modeling available for new hires or for continued learning of staff
Indicator 3Number and type of targeted institutions with increased capacity to reduce risks of and response to climate variability(AMAT 2.2.1)
Indicator 1
Receipt of transboundary climate and weather related data
Indicator 2% change in agriculture productivity in select communities (data disaggregated by gender)
Indicator 1
Number (national coverage) of automatic weather and climate monitoring network in Cambodia (AMAT 2.1.2.1)
Indicator 2
Number and type of targeted individuals with increased capacity to provide O&M training for EWS related infrastructure
(AMAT 3.2.1.1 )
Indicator 3% of financing plan funded for hardware and software operations and maintenance
Outcome 2:

Climate and weather information available for national, sectoral and sub-national planning as well as for transboundary communication in the region
Outcome 3:

Strengthened institutional capacity to operate and maintain EWS and climate information infrastructure, both software and hardware, in order to monitor weather and climate change
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