How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems
Cambodia’s floodplains face chronic water conflicts driven by competing demands for rice irrigation, fisheries, and domestic use. Left unresolved, these conflicts degrade multi-functional ecosystems, which undermine food system productivity, ecological resilience, local economies, and social relatio...
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| author | Sok, Sao de Silva, Sanjiv Mam, Kosal Joshi, Deepa Khondker, Murshed-e-Jahan Sithirith, Mak Heng, Kong |
| author_browse | Heng, Kong Joshi, Deepa Khondker, Murshed-e-Jahan Mam, Kosal Sithirith, Mak Sok, Sao de Silva, Sanjiv |
| author_facet | Sok, Sao de Silva, Sanjiv Mam, Kosal Joshi, Deepa Khondker, Murshed-e-Jahan Sithirith, Mak Heng, Kong |
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| description | Cambodia’s floodplains face chronic water conflicts driven by competing demands for rice irrigation, fisheries, and domestic use. Left unresolved, these conflicts degrade multi-functional ecosystems, which undermine food system productivity, ecological resilience, local economies, and social relations. These challenges constrain Cambodia’s ability to reach key human development and environmental security goals, including the 3rd National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition 2024-2028 (NSFSN) and Cambodia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) undertakings. Community-to-national-level consultations provide evidence that poor cross-sectoral and cross-scale coordination is a core underlying factor exacerbating these challenges. To address this governance gap, in 2024, WorldFish and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) partnered with the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI) to pilot District Technical Working Groups (DTWGs) in two districts. As multi-stakeholder platforms—including representation from line agencies, local government, and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)—the DTWGs facilitate inclusive dialogue, cross-learning, coordinated planning, and community-driven action. Focused on resolving water and other natural resource conflicts in two freshwater lakes, the DTWGs have enabled the development and actioning of lake management plans that contribute to increased water availability, improved water management, reduced resource conflicts, enhanced biodiversity. Moreover, the experience of analyzing risks and developing and actioning solutions as a group is changing entrenched institutional cultures of siloed action. Emerging mindsets now appreciate the need for integrated solutions to challenges that are often multidimensional. These DTWGs are demonstrating a pathway for overcoming this fundamental governance weakness and a new development planning paradigm built around the values of collaboration and integration. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1784532025-12-03T02:16:01Z How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems Sok, Sao de Silva, Sanjiv Mam, Kosal Joshi, Deepa Khondker, Murshed-e-Jahan Sithirith, Mak Heng, Kong water management floodplains ecosystems Cambodia’s floodplains face chronic water conflicts driven by competing demands for rice irrigation, fisheries, and domestic use. Left unresolved, these conflicts degrade multi-functional ecosystems, which undermine food system productivity, ecological resilience, local economies, and social relations. These challenges constrain Cambodia’s ability to reach key human development and environmental security goals, including the 3rd National Strategy for Food Security and Nutrition 2024-2028 (NSFSN) and Cambodia’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC 3.0) undertakings. Community-to-national-level consultations provide evidence that poor cross-sectoral and cross-scale coordination is a core underlying factor exacerbating these challenges. To address this governance gap, in 2024, WorldFish and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) partnered with the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI) to pilot District Technical Working Groups (DTWGs) in two districts. As multi-stakeholder platforms—including representation from line agencies, local government, and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)—the DTWGs facilitate inclusive dialogue, cross-learning, coordinated planning, and community-driven action. Focused on resolving water and other natural resource conflicts in two freshwater lakes, the DTWGs have enabled the development and actioning of lake management plans that contribute to increased water availability, improved water management, reduced resource conflicts, enhanced biodiversity. Moreover, the experience of analyzing risks and developing and actioning solutions as a group is changing entrenched institutional cultures of siloed action. Emerging mindsets now appreciate the need for integrated solutions to challenges that are often multidimensional. These DTWGs are demonstrating a pathway for overcoming this fundamental governance weakness and a new development planning paradigm built around the values of collaboration and integration. 2025-12 2025-12-02T20:49:58Z 2025-12-02T20:49:58Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178453 en Open Access application/pdf WorldFish International Water Management Institute Sok, S., de Silva, S., Mam, K., Joshi, D., Khondker, M., Sithirith, M., Heng, K. 2025. How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems. Enabling Environment Success and Failure Stories. Phnom Penh, Cambodia: WorldFish, International Water Management Institute, and CGIAR Scaling for Impact program. |
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| title | How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems |
| title_full | How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems |
| title_fullStr | How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems |
| title_full_unstemmed | How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems |
| title_short | How District Technical Working Groups are Reviving Cambodia’s Floodplain Ecosystems |
| title_sort | how district technical working groups are reviving cambodia s floodplain ecosystems |
| topic | water management floodplains ecosystems |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178453 |
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