Research Meeting of International Research Network for Low Carbon Societies and the Low Carbon Asia

Research Network

A Designing of Low Carbon Development Plan in Cambodia toward 2050

Yokohama, JAPAN

24th July 2013

Mr. HAK MAO

OUTLINE

I. Country’s Background

II. GHG Inventory

III. Low Carbon Development Cycle in Cambodia

IV. Proposed LCDP Policies and Strategies

I. COUNTRY’S BACKGROUND

More than 80% living in rural areas

It is more vulnerable to climate change impacts due to its low adaptive capacity

82% of the energy consumption is produced by burning woods, while electricity presents only 0.87% of the total consumption

53.6% have accessed to electricity in urban; while 8.6% in rural area

In 1994, Cambodia was a net sink and offset approximately 5,142 Gg. of CO2 eq.

In 2000, It becomes a net emitter, with 220 Gg. of CO2 eq. and expected to jump to 25,549 Gg CO2 eq. in 2050

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II. GHG INVENTORY AND EMISSION BETWEEN 1994 AND 2000*

GHGs by Source and Sink Total CO2eq. (Gg)

GHG Inventory 1994** GHG Inventory 2000***

Energy 1,881 3,444

Agriculture 10,560 21,112

Land Use Change & Forestry -17,907 -24,565

Waste 273 229

Industry (Cement) 50 -

TOTAL NAT'L CO2-eq. -5,142 220

* Second National Communication ** Used a model adapted from the Philippines one (which was based on 1996 IPCC Guideline *** Used Revised 1966 IPCC Guidelines and UNFCCC Software Version 1.3.2 (2007)

III. LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT CYCLE IN CAMBODIA

Unsustainable natural

resource exploitation

Sustainable economic

growth

Increasing energy

demand

Climate change

Poverty

Climate change policy target (LCS)

Sustainable forest management

Strategy

Effective forest concession management to reduce illegal logging

Promote and implement REDD+

Promote forest restoration and replantation

Forest ecosystem conservation and management

Community forestry establishment and management

IV. PROPOSED 4 POLICIES AND 12 STRATEGIES FOR LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT IN CAMBODIA

Policy 1: Green Environment

Sustainable waste management

Strategy

Develop environmentally sound landfill management

Implement 3Rs principle and promote waste-to-energy technology

Appropriate waste collection and segregation

Local community participation for waste collection and management

Green agriculture management

strategy

Promotion of climate smart agriculture

Promotion of Eco-agriculture

Introduction and implementation of system rice intensification (SRI)

Introduce and implement integrated farming system (IFS) (livestock and crop production)

Sustainable land use and management for agriculture

Green transport management

strategy

Promote urban public transport in major cities

Tree planting along the streets

Vehicle emission standards

Freight modal shift for long-distance shipment

Improve public transport planning and travel demand management in rural areas

Policy 2: Harmonization of Green Economy, Society, and Culture

Green energy management

strategy

Encourage and promote the use of renewable

Encourage the use of smart appliance and home automation system

Make awareness to the institutions and households to save energy

Green tourism management

strategy

Promotion of clean city, clean resort and good services

Promotion of cultural heritages

and eco-tourism Cambodia-Kingdom of Wonder-

Promotion and encouragement

of group tour with comfortable transport

Promotion of green flag and green award

Encourage tourists to recycle waste and to reduce emission

Green good governance and

green human resource

development strategy

Promotion of green education

Introduction and encouragement of green office

Green job creation

Promotion of green concept into local communities

Increasing human resource development considering youth and gender participation

Green technology and

investment strategy

Promotion of green industries

Implementing cleaner production and sustainable product innovation

Encouraging and incentivizing

the investment in effective environmental protection and natural resource management

Promotion of green business competition and green credit

Bio-digester promotion

Green financial mobilization strategy

Green financial incentives including green tax and subsidy

Green budget reform

Promotion of Payment for Ecosystem Services

Effective use of funds from development partners

Development of a sound market-based financial system to support resource mobilization and effective financial resource allocation

Green merchant marine and

sustainable coastal zone

management strategy

Introduction and

enforcement of emission

standard in maritime transport

Promotion of integrated coastal zone management

Manage and control marine invasive species management

Policy 3: Blue Economy

Low carbon infrastructure

development strategy

Sustainable urban environment and better mobility

Construction and

rehabilitation of rural infrastructure to facilitate local transportation

Designing walkable city, comfort and safe

Designing vehicle, motorist, and cyclist lanes

Policy 4: Eco-Village

Green building design and

construction strategy

Promotion and implementation

of green building designs

Energy service demand reduction

Increasing the use of wood to encourage tree planting

Promotion of the use of energy saving appliance

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