Rural Development Strategy and Action Plan 2019-2023

Laws and Policies

CCLW

CCLW national policies

Climate Change Action Plan for Rural Development Sector 2014-2018

The Rural Development Strategy and Action Plan 2019-2023 follows the 2014-2018 Climate Change Action Plan for Rural Development. The vision of the renewed Action Plan is “to assure high quality of life in rural Cambodia; enabling all citizens to live in a healthy rural environment with nurturing social, economic and cultural conditions.
Cambodia is particularly exposed to flooding with loss of rural connectivity. Climate change is a key threat to rural infrastructure and people's wellbeing. The objective of the policy is&nbsp;
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<li>To strengthen institutional and human resource development</li>
<li>To increase coverage and resilience of rural infrastructure and quality of rural public services</li>
<li>To ensure good quality of life through inclusive social and economic development of the rural areas</li>
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The overall scope of interventions is
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<li>increasing employment opportunities and income generation in rural, family households</li>
<li>efficiency toward reduction of poverty in the countryside,</li>
<li>tangible diversification of livelihood, farming, fishing, use of forests and other natural resources,</li>
<li>fostering community-based vocational training and local handicrafts,</li>
<li>promotion of appropriate technology and investment for climate resilience,</li>
<li>reliable access to infrastructure and public services in districts, communes, villages; and</li>
<li>gender equality as warrant for individual development of Cambodians of both sexes.</li>
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