Increasing climate resilience for communities and wildlife in Siem-Pang, Cambodia
Key Facts
FUNDING SCHEME Main Project
VALUE £566,261
WHERE Cambodia
Summary
Rural communities and globally threatened wildlife are both at risk from extreme climatic events. Building community irrigation ponds and restoring natural wetlands will increase climate resilience, enhanced livelihoods for communities, and reduced hunting and disturbance pressures for globally threatened wildlife, including the Endangered Eld’s Deer and two Critically Endangered Ibis species at Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary. Village and Stakeholder Forums will share best practice, allowing for these integrated community water management models to be scaled up across the region.
Sansom Mlup Prey (SMP), Dr. Paul Meek, Department of Primary Industries, New South Wales Australia, Khampourk, Khet Svey and Khet Kroam Village Forums and eight additional Village Forums around Siem Pang Wildlife Sanctuary, Ibis Rice Conservation Co., Ltd, Vaneska Litz, Senior Environmental Associate at Tetra Tech and Chief of Party for the USAID Morodok Baitang Project., Government of Cambodia - Siem Pang
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