DTWGs are reviving Cambodia’s floodplain ecosystems

Cambodia’s diverse natural ecosystems remain central to meeting national development goals. Yet, natural resources management (NRM) is complex, with conflicts over access between uses and users inhibiting more sustainable and equitable development. Water is illustrative, exemplified by the tug-of-wa...

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Autores principales: Sok, Sao, De Silva, Sanjiv
Formato: Blog Post
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Publicado: CGIAR System Organization 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178776
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description Cambodia’s diverse natural ecosystems remain central to meeting national development goals. Yet, natural resources management (NRM) is complex, with conflicts over access between uses and users inhibiting more sustainable and equitable development. Water is illustrative, exemplified by the tug-of-war between freshwater ecosystems and rice production in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake’s (TSL) floodplain. This threatens the diversity, productivity, and resilience of aquatic ecosystems, associated food production, and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of households. Despite Cambodia’s decentralized governance structure, the water, fisheries, agriculture and environment sectors exhibit limited cooperation, despite the fact the multi-functionality of water demands collaborative management. Although Cambodia’s development policies call for more cooperation, an innovative institutional model was needed to operationalize this by bringing diverse actors together to resolve local NRM issues.
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spelling CGSpace1787762025-12-12T06:10:57Z DTWGs are reviving Cambodia’s floodplain ecosystems Sok, Sao De Silva, Sanjiv foods ecosystem integrated decentralized food system technical working group for food security and nutrition Cambodia’s diverse natural ecosystems remain central to meeting national development goals. Yet, natural resources management (NRM) is complex, with conflicts over access between uses and users inhibiting more sustainable and equitable development. Water is illustrative, exemplified by the tug-of-war between freshwater ecosystems and rice production in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Lake’s (TSL) floodplain. This threatens the diversity, productivity, and resilience of aquatic ecosystems, associated food production, and the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of households. Despite Cambodia’s decentralized governance structure, the water, fisheries, agriculture and environment sectors exhibit limited cooperation, despite the fact the multi-functionality of water demands collaborative management. Although Cambodia’s development policies call for more cooperation, an innovative institutional model was needed to operationalize this by bringing diverse actors together to resolve local NRM issues. 2025-12-12T06:10:51Z 2025-12-12T06:10:51Z Blog Post https://hdl.handle.net/10568/178776 en Open Access CGIAR System Organization Sao Sok, Sanjiv De Silva. (4/12/2025). DTWGs are reviving Cambodia’s floodplain ecosystems. URL: https://www.cgiar.org/news-events/news/how-district-technical-working-groups-are-reviving-cambodias-floodplain-ecosystems
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