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សិក្ខាសាលាពិគ្រោះយោបល់ថ្នាក់ជាតិស្តីពី ដំណើរការចុះបញ្ជីដីសមូហភាពសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច

នាថ្ងៃទី១៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ នាទីរួមខេត្តកំពង់ចាម អង្គការគាំទ្រសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច​ សហការជាមួយវេទិកានៃអង្គការមិនមែនរដ្ឋាភិបាល ស្តីពីកម្ពុជា និងអង្គការដៃគូរផ្សេងទៀត បានរៀបចំ

សិក្ខាសាលាពិគ្រោះយោបល់ថ្នាក់ជាតិស្តីពី ដំណើរការចុះបញ្ជីដីសមូហភាពសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច។

សិក្ខាសាលាពិគ្រោះយោបល់ថ្នាក់ជាតិនេះមានការចូលរួមសហការពីក្រសូងជំនាញពាក់ព័ន្ធរួមមានក្រសួង អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ក្រសួងរៀបចំដែនដី នគរូបនីយកម្ម និងសំណង់ ក្រសួងកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ និងក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន ព្រមទាំងមានការចូលរួមពីអាជ្ញាធរ តំណាងសហគមន៍ អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល និងដៃគូម្ចាស់ជំនួយ សរុបចំនួន ១៥៨ នាក់ (ស្រី៣៧ នាក់)។

សមិទ្ធផលសម្រេចចេញពីខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែង លទ្ធផលស្រាវជ្រាវ បញ្ហាប្រឈម និងសំណូមពរផ្សេងៗត្រូវបានលើកឡើងយកមកពិភាក្សាពាក់ព័ន្ធការចុះបញ្ជីដីសមូហភាពជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច។

លោកបណ្ឌិត ថុល ឌីណា នាយកគម្រោង LASEDIII នៃក្រសូងរៀបចំដែនដី នគរូបនីយកម្ម និងសំណង់ បានលើកឡើងពីការចុះបញ្ជីសហគមន៍កន្លងមកដែលជាលទ្ធផល ១៩៣សហគមន៍ទទួលបានការកំណត់អត្តសញ្ញាណពីក្រសួងអភិឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទ ១៥៣ សហគមន៍ទទួលស្គាល់ជានីតិបុគ្គលពីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ និង៤៣ សហគមន៍បានទទួលស្គាល់ជាផ្លូវការពីក្រសួងរៀបចំដែនដី។​

សូមជម្រាបផងដែលថា លោកសឿង សារឿន នាយកប្រតិបត្តិ អង្គការវេទិកានៃអង្គការមិនមែនរដ្ឋាភិបាល បាលជម្រុញអោយមានការគិតគូពីផែនការក្នុងការរៀបចំធនធាន និងគម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សហគមន៍ទាំងនោះ បន្ថែមលើខ្លឹមសារនៃកិច្ចពីភាក្សានាពេលនេះ។

ជារួមខ្លឹមសារចេញពីការពិភាក្សា សំណូមពរ និងអនុសាសន៍ផ្សេងៗត្រូវបានចងក្រង និងរៀបចំជាខ្លឹមសារគន្លឹះសម្រាប់ដាក់ជូនថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំក្រសូងពាក់ព័ន្ធ ដើម្បីបន្តពិភាក្សា និងចូលរួមដោះស្រាយ។



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Jul 20, 2017

Climate Change is a Hazard, But Affects Development
On July 19-20, 2017: There were 19 participants of NGO Environment and Climate Change Alliance (NECA) of the NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) gathered in the third quarter NECA meetings simultaneously follow 1) NECA Steering Committee Meetings on morning of 19 July 2017 at NGOF Office 2) National Sharing Workshop on Promoting Community Resilience to Climate Change on afternoon of 19 July 2017 at NGOF Office and 3) NGOF Quarterly Member Meeting and NECA Member Meeting on 20 July 2017. The main objectives of the meetings are 1) update the ongoing individual NECA member’ s activities, 2) update the tracking of Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) mainstreaming into CIP/CDP, 3) discuss on Vulnerable Reduction Assessment Report conducting by COCD, 4) discuss on LANGO, Environmental Code, and 5) develop new advocacy road map of NECA. The NECA members currently consist of 50 local and international organizations which are very active working on Environment and Climate Change issues with both national and sub-national level. They seek for motivate and build capacity in target areas by awareness raising and understanding of climate risks and locally appropriate strategies and plans to respond and adapt. They also provide the technical and financial support to local communities and authorities to build the resilience to climate change impacts. The focus of this component will be on making information about climate change impacts, climate services and pro-poor strategies accessible, relevant and useful to communities, especially for vulnerable groups such as women, youth and children. The Joint Principle for Adaptation is centre of activity implementation where participation, inclusive, local planning, transparency and accountability principles such and such have been used by NECA members. There are some barriers regarding to project implementing at sub national level. The communal election in June 2017 and Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations (LANGO) are identified as key challenge to NECA members for mainstreaming CCA at sub national level where new commune administration and councils just on board and timeline for developing the CIP/CDP normally around August to October. So far, we had discussed to relevant Development Partners (DPs) and ministries as well as joint relevant events/ workshops/meetings to collaborate with regional and international partners working on CC issue to convince DPs and RGC to ensure the financial flow on CCA to commune level. During the sharing workshop; local communities, authorities and CSO partners including NECA members discussed and shared experiences around Climate Resilient Communities in Cambodia. This national learning workshop co-organised by the NGO Forum on Cambodia and its NECA members; Action on Poverty (AOP) and Cambodian Organization for Children and Development (COCD). There are two presentations conducting during that time which highlighted the contextually-appropriate vulnerability assessment methodology and risk mapping tool and also contributed to enhancing CSO members and partners ‘capacity to assess key climate risks. It achieved this through raising awareness of community reported climate change impacts among key civil society actors, local government and communities. The project used a localized methodology to assess climate vulnerability (VRA) and mapped natural and built infrastructure assets using google maps to assist communities and their development partners to plan future adaptation. Following to these meetings; NECA members also engaged to The NGO Forum on Cambodia Quarterly Member Meeting conducted on 20 July 2017. There are approximately 120 participants from national and international NGOs members, development partners and representative from Ministry of Interior. The topics were focused on: 1)- updating on significant progress report of NGO Forum in the last quarter May-June 2017, 2)- updating on year to date expenditure of NGOF from January-June 2017,3)-understanding of Law on Association and Non-Governmental Organization and its requirements, and lastly, collecting inputs for final program evaluation (2015-2017). Regarding to Climate Change Strategic Advocacy and last NECA meeting; we NECA members agreed to organize a regularly meeting among his steering committee and members in order to 1) meet and share information on sensitive/hot news on climate change and advocacy activity plan, 2) raise members concerns and challenges in their work at grass root level especially climate change adaptation mainstreaming into CIP/CDP, and 3) seek for solution(s) to address concerns and challenges raised regarding to climate change issue. Based on Climate Change Financing Framework, August 2015 reported that based on the scenario of a 2°C temperature rise by 2050 estimates that the full damage of climate change on Cambodia’s GDP will be at least 1.5% in 2030, and 3.5% in 2050. In other words, if the annual growth rate of GDP without climate change was expected to be 4.5% in 2030, it would be reduced to 3% due to the impacts of climate change. By 2050, GDP growth could be almost entirely offset (reduced to 1% only) by the impacts of climate change. Most of the damage from CC will come through increased variability of rainfall, including extreme events such as floods and droughts. The main sources of this damage are from: drought and floods in agriculture (1.42% of GDP); increased burden of diarrhoea and other climate sensitive diseases (0.85% of GDP); more rapid degradation of infrastructure, including roads, irrigation and rural water supply (0.71% of GDP); and flood damage to urban infrastructure (0.25% of GDP).
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Apr 27, 2018

[:en]Quarterly Member Meeting[:]
The NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) invited its members, donors, and partners who were supporting NGOF’s mission to attend Quarterly Members Meeting (QMM). The meeting discussed on key achievements, challenges, lesson learnt, good practice and feedback from members for further implement next quarter work plan. The meeting was held on April 27, 2018 from 8:00 am- 12:00 at Ecumenical Diakonia Centre (PPEDC) Phnom Penh with 110 participants (37 female). The key guest speakers from ministry of Economy and Finance and two speakers from private companies were participated in the presentation on the 1) updating significant progress report of NGOF; 2) Social and Environmental Safeguard focus on the presentation on the standard of compensation and resettlement policy, presentation of Environment Management Plan and compensation policy in EIA Report, presentation on the first draft report of Fair Compensation Policy. Mr. Ek Chamroeun, chair of meeting, management committee member of the NGOF on Cambodia, Mekong Project Coordinator of FACT gave a warm welcome and thanked to all NGO members, government, and development partners for their participation in the important meeting. He briefed the key agendas of meeting as following: 1) updating significant progress report of NGOF; 2) Update on the preparation of a joint CSO agreement in Cambodia on effective development cooperation; 3) Social and Environmental Safeguard. NGO Forum has good cooperation with key relevant ministries such as MOE, MAFF, MRD, MOEF, Ministry of Land and coordinated with net¬work members to accomplish many major achievements within the last quarter. Update on the preparation of a joint CSO agreement in Cambodia on effective development cooperation Mr. Ek Chanbora, an official, General Department of Policy, Ministry of Economy and Finance, presented on the Macroeconomic Policy Framework and Public Financial Policy Framework for the drafting of the Financial Law for the Management of 2019. The Global Economy is better. The Cambodia Economic growth is expected that still strong in 2018-2019 in four sectors such as construction, garment factory, whole sale and retail, and tourist. The World Bank considered Cambodia as middle income country. Asian Development Bank (ADB) called Cambodia as a new ASEAN tiger. Cambodia is changing the structure from dependent on the agriculture to dependent on industry sector. The currency exchange rate is stable. The bank sector continues to grow. Foreign Direct Investment increased. Reserve capital continue to increase. The drafting of the Financial Law for the Management of 2019. Now it time for drafting of the Financial Law for the Management of 2019, the first stage is to call for budget strategic plan from all ministries, the second stage is to prepare budget package and the third stage the government will approve the national budget. The tax policy is the key for ensuring the success of government reform program, stabilization of macro economy and sustain¬ability of economic growth in the medium and long term. Update on Social and Environmental Safeguard Mr. Ham Kim Kong, General Director of E&A Consultant, Presented on Environment Management Plan and Compensation Policy in EIA Report. Because of the time constrain, Mr. Ham Kim Kong suggested to give the presentation in advance. The Compensation Policy and resettlement. The request of the three type of projects implementation including the project implement by company and state, state and state and the company project. It stated all the key points. We need to look at the environment management plan, who will involve in the implementation and monitoring the development project .eg. After study, who will involve in the monitoring of the EIA project. Mr. Kim Chanvibol, Deputy Director of Department of Resettlement, 2, General Department of Resettlement, Ministry of Economy and Finance, presented on the standard of compensation and resettlement policy. The Cambodian Economic growth about 7%. Before 1979 there is no any compensation to the community. In 1999 the government set up the compensation committee (IRC). The IRC chaired by Economic and Finance unit of ministry of Economic and Finance. It is under the cooperation and debt management. In 2005 set up the compensation unit. In 2008, changed to resettlement department as secretariat of IRC. In 2016, changed to general director¬ate of resettlement. IRC provide compensation for the national infrastructure project. No force eviction for compensation. Public consultation taken place many times in all stages with the participation of development partner. The compensation implementation based on the compensation policy which agreed by IRC and DPs. Even though DP has no policy, the government has clear principle for implementation. The legal framework and compensation pol¬icy. The compensation policy softly made and facilitation between the law and legal framework, humanitarian principle, social equity principle and policy of development partner. The purpose to ensure sustainable development and equity between the affect community and beneficiary of the project especially for poverty reduction. The legal framework and regulation including constitution in 1993, land law in 2001, appropriation law in 2010, sub decree number 197 on the management of ride of way and railway road, and sub decree number 118 on state land management. The feasibility study to mitigate the impact at the minimum level. The community knows the status of the development project. Development Partner also involve in the feasibility study. The re¬settlement Plan should be done by the consultant to prepare the plan for ADB or WB which agree by IRC and DP. ADB have social safeguard policy. The safeguard policy has fours principles, land law, constitution, and appropriation law. People have equal right to access the information and get appropriate compensation to their property. The department of resettlement has authority to deal with Standard of Operation. The company should respect the right of the community. The company should have technical plan to mitigate the impact on the community and apply it fairly. eg. Development project affect their property, the community will get the fair compensation. The community should access to social land concession when the company comply with it. If it affects pagoda or hospital, then the government will construct new hospital or pagoda. If the community lives below poverty line then the government will fully pay for their property. eg. payment for the compensation to the community and resettlement them to the new place. Recommendation to NGO to educate the community to understand about the government policy. Mr. Kay Leak, Independent Consultant, Presented on the First Draft Report of Fair Compensation Policy. Should have a common framework/policy. Document collects from many sectors. In Cambodia there are many complicate and difficult issue related to land. There is land law. No one should deprive their right from their land. It should pay compensation before taking their land. In 2005 the compensation policy has developed. The company should start the livelihood and income generation program for the community. The company should study the social and environment as well as livelihood situation of the community. The government should pay for their property. In 2003 the company should pay for the community. In Vietnam, if the community owed the government then the compensation to the community should be deducted. The government relocate the project land for payment to the community. In Thailand the compensation would pay to the community. The company study the market price so that the compensation should properly made. The community has the right to have access to the project and request for compensation. In China, in 1998, 2004 the law stated that the compensation should be 100%. The compensation standard should be the same. The relocation should be done properly. In India, all compensation should be double pay in market price, in the rural area, four times compensation was made. The community gets payment every month for their livelihood improvement. The safe¬guard policy for involuntary, should avoid all issue which affect the community. The payment should be in cash. All community has access to all information especially the compensation and resettlement plan. The vulnerable people should have special sup¬port. The World Bank has policy to compensation because the safeguard policy should be applied and address properly issue. The community should have plan and choice for choosing eg. Live in the place where they able to live and the company fully compensate to them. The resettlement should be done properly even though the community have plan or not. The recommendation to the national government may consider for a single policy to address the resettlement and compensation. The single policy may be called as ‘Guidelines for Fair and Just Compensation and Transparency in Resettlement -2018. The government should have common standard to address the compensation issue. The minimum standard should be developed for address the compensation and resettlement issue. At the closing of the meeting, Mr. Ek Chamroeun, thanked the honorable guest speak¬ers and participants for sharing the knowledge and experience related to the topics proposed at the meeting responding to objectives and expected results.
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Jun 15, 2017

The 4 Dialogue Meeting between NGO Forum and Media on Budget Transparency in Cambodia
Media has played important role to ensure government provides quality of public services for citizens. On 15 June 2017, meeting organized for increase media persons understanding on the budget transparency that has been implemented by the NGO Forum on Cambodia. In addition, the meeting also would like to collect the feedback from all participants regarding to cooperation with the NGO Forum on Cambodia. What areas should The NGO Forum on Cambodia improved to ensure message/ text on budget transparency, public financial reform, national strategic plan are interested and reported by all medias such as TV, radio, newspaper…etc. In addition, the objective of the meeting is also would like to seek comments on areas /topics that media are interested in, thus the NGO Forum on Cambodia can improved her performance to be more effective in working with media. Dr. Tek Vannara, Executive Director of The NGO Forum on Cambodia (NGOF) chairs of the meeting and gives greeting to all participants for their participation in today meeting. Mr. Sun Youra, Development Issues Program Manager of The NGO Forum on Cambodia also does the presentation on Budget Transparency through Open Budget Survey (OBS). The OBS has been implemented by the NGO Forum on Cambodia since 2008 in the cooperation with the International Budget Partnership who based in Washington D.C. This OBS survey is an international standard and can compare over the time for central government budget transparency.  He explains what is Open Budget Survey? The OBS is measuring three aspects of how government is managing public finance: Budget transparency, budget participation and budget oversight. The OBS methodology and questionnaires are also presented to help participants to clearly understand about the way in assessing of the budget transparency. In addition, he also highlighted the changes in the OBS 2017. Last, he presents the Cambodian Finding in OBS 2015. The result of OBS in 2015 has indicated that the budget transparency score for Cambodia was only 8 while the global average score is 45. The budget Participation score was also 8 while the global average score is 25. This has indicated that the government of Cambodia is weak in providing the public with opportunities to engage in budget process. Last but not least, the budget oversight score was 43 for the legislature and 58 for audit out of the 100 score. It means that the budget oversight by legislature and supreme audit in Cambodia are limited. Last he thanks to all participants who are always active in sharing /releasing information with professionalism. Then the meeting is proceeding with self-introduction by each participant before the first agenda is started.
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