Cambodia

COUNTRY INFORMATION

Region: Southeast Asia

Population: 16,946,446

Capital: Phnom Penh

GDP (Million US$): 26,961

Disaster Risk Profile: Cambodia is exposed to floods, droughts, storms, typhoons and lightning strikes exacerbated by the impacts of climate change.

Inform Risk Rating: 4.4

DRR Plans and Policies

National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (NAP-DRR) 2014 - 2018

Strategic National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2008 - 2013

Climate Change Action Plan for Disaster Management

Plan of Action for Disaster Risk Reduction in Agriculture 2014 - 2018

Law on Disaster Management

Institutional DRR Setup

National Committee for Disaster Management

The NCDM was established to lead, administer and coordinate all disaster management activities among all preparedness and response agencies e.g. line ministries, UN agencies, international organizations (IOs). It is headed by the Prime Minister and consists of 22 members from various government ministries, as well as representatives from the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, Cambodia Red Cross and the Civil Aviation Authority. Subnational Committees for Disaster Management are responsible for coordinating disaster response at the commune-sangkat, town, district-khant, or city-province levels. The NCDM would intervene, in providing assistance or mobilize humanitarian assistance, in the case that disasters exceed their response capacity.

Progress under each Sendai Priority

The comprehensive disaster information CAMDI database was established to store damage and loss information and provincial-level risk assessments have been conducted to support in the use of disaster information, in an effort to meet Priority 1 of understanding disaster risk. Disaster management remains a priority of Cambodia, as reflected across its policies and plans, to strengthen governance in managing disaster risk under Priority 2.

Under the DM Law of 2015, financial provisions have been put in place to support national and sub-national disaster relief and emergency response efforts. Disaster response is monitored by the NCDM and efforts to build back better, under Priority 4, have been focused on the housing sector as well as in establishing early warning systems to ensure communities receive timely updates on storms, floods and fires and disease outbreaks. Find out more.

NDMO Contact Information

National Committee for Disaster Management

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Helpful Links

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