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PHOTO-STORY CONTEST on Sustainable Development Orientation Workshop Phearanich Hing, Climate Change Policy Analyst 13 July 2012. Outlines. Background Sustainable Development (SD) definition Key events Cambodia and Sustainable development

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  1. PHOTO-STORY CONTEST on Sustainable Development Orientation WorkshopPhearanich Hing, Climate Change Policy Analyst13 July 2012

  2. Outlines • Background • Sustainable Development (SD) definition • Key events • Cambodia and Sustainable development • Rio+20 Conference on SD and Cambodia National Report on Rio+20 • Key themes for Photo-Story Contest

  3. Background • 1972: SD in a book on UN Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment • 1980: Report on World Conservation Strategy—Living Resources Conservation for SD by IUCN, WWF & UNEP • 1987: the Brundlandt’s report “OUR COMMON FUTURE”

  4. Definition Humanity has the ability to make development sustainable – to ensure that it meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generation to meet their own needs

  5. Key events • 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio de Janeiro • 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) in Johannesburg • 2012 Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development

  6. Cambodia and Sustainable Development 1992

  7. Framework of SD: The Three Pillars of Socio-Economic Development Plan 2001-2005 Poverty Reduction Better Governance Capacity building

  8. 16 thematic areas • Policy, Planning & Institution Framework of SD • Economic Growth & Development • Energy • Information and Communication Technology • Transport Infrastructure • Tourism • Poverty and Equity • Health • Education • Mine Action • Water Resources and Sanitation • Sustainable Forest and Land Use • Climate Change • Agriculture and Food Security • Disaster Risk Reduction • Cultural Diversity

  9. Key themes for Photo-Story Contest • Agriculture • Climate Change • Water Resource and Sanitation • Tourism • Sustainable Forest and Land Use • Economic Grow and Development

  10. Agriculture • The government regards rice as white gold • Paddy production could reach 7.3 million tons in 2010-2011 (3.32 million tons surplus for export = 20% of GDP) • Rice contributing 40%, livestock 27%, fisheries 10%,and forestry 3% of agriculture output

  11. Climate Change • The Second National Communication shows that temperatures have risen over the last 50 years and rapid increase in temperature is expected after 2030 • Extreme weather events (2009 Typhoon Ketsana, 2010 drought, 2011 floods) demonstrate Cambodia’s vulnerable to irregularity of climatic condition

  12. Water Resources and Sanitation • Central to two of the pillars of economic development in Cambodia: the energy sector(hydropower) and agricultural development (irrigation) • Fundamental to the basics of human well-being and health • Government’s commitment (CMDGs): 100% of rural population have access to water & sanitation by 2025

  13. Tourism • Tourism is now the third largest sector of the economy, after agriculture and the garment industry • Tourism generates 4.3% of the GDP • 2008: the Government launched the campaign "Cambodia: Kingdom of Wonder". • Followed by the Ministry of Tourism promoted the movement of “Clean City, Clean Resort and Good Services”.

  14. Sustainable Forest Land and Use • 80% of population rely on fuelwood • More than 30% of population live within 5km of forest and 20% of their household consumption and income is from forest • Pressure on forest resources (forest cover reduced from 61.15%-57.07% from 2002-2010) • Government policy to maintain 60% of forest cover by 2015

  15. Economic Growth and Development • From 1994-2011 experienced average growth rate 7.7% • The Cambodian economy is based upon four main pillars of growth: agriculture, industry (garments), tourism and construction • Niche sectors: garments and tourism • Abundant land and agricultural resources

  16. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed

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