Climate Risks Analysis and Scoping Study in Cambodia - DFAT - 2024

Description of Project:

Australia's International Development Policy emphasizes the need for increased climate investments and better risk management to support the region in addressing the accelerating climate crisis, including measures like biodiversity protection, low emissions technology development, and climate considerations. 

As part of the new International Development Policy, the Australian Embassy Phnom Penh created a Development Partnership Plan (DPP) for Cambodia, in consultation with the Cambodian Government and stakeholders. The plan aligns Australian Government activities with Cambodia's Nationally Determined Contributions and National Adaptation Plans and consider climate risk.

Description of actual services provided by your staff within the assignment:

This project informs the drafting of the Cambodia DPP and required climate risk analysis annex, as well as the future design process of a potential flagship bilateral climate program, and was undertaken in three parts:

• Part 1: Provide a high-level analysis of the current and expected impacts of climate change, and provide recommendation

• Part 2: Provide an in-depth analysis of the current and expected impacts of climate change on Cambodia’s water security, and its flow on effects

• Part 3: Development of the Investment Concept Note to addressed DFAT’s Design and Monitoring and Evaluation Standards and Development Risk Management Framework and safeguard policy (subjected to DFAT agreeing to go ahead with a flagship bilateral climate program). 

Client: Department of Foreign Afairs and Trade (DFAT)

Funding Source: Australian DFAT

Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia