Overall Objective

GGGI’s objective in Cambodia is to support green city planning by raising awareness of green growth concepts and instruments as well as to assist in the development of bankable green city projects that result in climate change resilience and improved livelihoods for Cambodia’s urban poor.

Strategic Outcome Targets

GHG Reductions Target Setting in Progress
Green Jobs Target Setting in Progress
Sustainable Services Target Setting in Progress
Air Quality Target Setting in Progress
Ecosystem Services Target Setting in Progress
Enhanced Adaptation to Climate Change Target Setting in Progress

Themes

Contact
Shomi Kim

Cambodia Country Representative

Resource Partner

Agence Française de Développement
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany (BMWK)
GGGI Core Funding
Green Climate Fund (GCF)
The European Union (EU)
USAID

Implementation Partner

Geres
Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC)
GIZ Fabric
European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Government Counterpart

Ministry of Environment
National Council for Sustainable Development (NCSD)
Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation (MISTI)
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF)
Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Phnom Penh City Hall
Municipalities of Kep, Sihanoukville, Suong, Bavet, Battambang, Siem Reap and Kampong Cham

Context

Cambodia’s impressive economic growth over the past decade has resulted in significant population growth, particularly in urban centers. Enhancing major cities’ infrastructure is one of the top priorities for the RGC as indicated in its Rectangular Strategy and National Strategic Development Plan 2014-2018. Cambodia’s urban population accounts for around 21% of the total population of 15 million – compared to 16% in 1990.  The urban sector accounts for around half of Cambodia’s GNI, and urban development is contributing to job creation and poverty reduction.

Since 2015, GGGI’s work in Cambodia is centered around the Green Urban Development Program, which responds to the emerging urbanization challenge. The objective of the program is to support green city planning by diffusing green growth concept and instruments as well as to assist in the development of bankable green city projects that result in climate change resilience and improved livelihoods for Cambodia’s urban poor.

News

News • June 1, 2023

EU Switch Garment: 2nd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting

Sihanoukville, Cambodia – 30 May 2023, EU Switch Garment, a project funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia, Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC) and Geres, held the 2nd Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting. The objective of the meeting is to discuss overall […]

News • May 26, 2023

Switch Garment: Technical Brief (series)

Switch Garment, a project funded by the European Union and jointly implemented by Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia, Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC) and Geres, aims at ‘Promotion of sustainable energy practices in the garment sector in Cambodia’ (“Switch Garment”). The objective of Switch Garment is to increase the […]

News • May 12, 2023

Cambodia’s Air Quality Improvement Program Kick-Off

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 05 May 2023 – Cambodia launched the Air Quality Improvement Program. The event was presided by H.E. Pak Sokharavuth, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment, and was joined by Mr. Emmanuel DOLLFUS, AFD Deputy Country Director, H.E. Chhoun Voun, Director General, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, H.E. Danh Serey, Director […]

News • May 9, 2023

Celebrate a decade of green growth partnership

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 3 May 2023 – The Ministry of Environment (MoE) and Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) jointly celebrate the 10th anniversary of collaboration and achievements for advancing green growth in Cambodia. The celebration of the green partnership—Green Growth Night—was presided by H.E. Tin Ponlok, Secretary of State, MoE, and Second Vice President […]

News • April 27, 2023

Royal Government of Cambodia, GGGI and UN ESCAP validated the Sovereign Thematic Bond Policy Paper

Phnom Penh, Cambodia – 27 April 2023 – The Cambodian Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific (UN ESCAP) organized a validation workshop on the Sovereign Thematic Bond issuance Policy Paper. This landmark workshop was presided by […]

News • April 12, 2023

Launch of the Advanced Diploma Course in Energy and Sustainability Management

12 April 2023, Phnom Penh— The Advanced Diploma in Energy and Sustainability Management welcomes its first batch of trainees at the Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI). This long-term diploma course is a joint effort by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Cambodia together with Cambodian Garment Training Institute (CGTI), Group for the Environment, Renewable Energy […]

News • March 13, 2023

Matchmaking among garment manufacturing industries and the clean energy service providers under EU-Switch Garment Project

Phnom Penh, 13 March 2023 – Switch Garment project, co-implemented by GGGI, TAFTAC and Geres hosted an exhibition to showcase its mid-term achievement and to strengthen connectivity between clean energy service providers and garment manufacturers in Cambodia. The event took place at the premise of Textile, Apparel, Footwear & Travel Goods Association in Cambodia (TAFTAC). […]

News • March 13, 2023

GGGI and Ministry of Environment Elevate Green Innovative Finance in Cambodia

Phnom Penh 07 March 2023, GGGI and Ministry of Environment of Cambodia has conducted a consultation workshop on ‘’Promoting Green Innovative Finance in Cambodia’’. The whole day workshop was presided by H.E. Say Samal, Minister of Environment and joined by over 100 representatives of the financial sectors. The workshop brought together key stakeholders from the […]

News • March 1, 2023

Request for Applications: Cambodia Sustainable Bond Accelerator-Empowering Issuers through Technical Assistance

This initiative is organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) in collaboration with the Credit Guarantee and Investment Facility (CGIF)  and GuarantCo. As Cambodia’s capital market is still evolving, the Sustainable Bond […]

News • February 23, 2023

GGGI, UNESCAP and SERC sign MOA and launch the Cambodia Sustainable Bond Accelerator Program

22 February 2023, The Global Green Growth Institute enters into partnership with​ the United Nations Economic and Social Commissions for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and the Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) to expand Cambodia’s green and sustainable bond market through the Cambodia Sustainable Bond Accelerator Program The Memorandum of Agreement which take […]

News • November 15, 2022

Bridging policy and adoption of e-mobility in Cambodia

Phnom Penh 4 November 2022, The GGGI Cambodia team participated in a consultative workshop organized by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and presented the key results from policy review and the proposed options for improvement on (1) electric motorbikes (EMs) registration, (2) charging and swapping space at public buildings, and (3) battery […]

News • September 21, 2022

Blueprint for Cambodia’s strategic Article 6 engagement achieved

Siem Reap, 15-16 September 2022, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Department of Climate Change of Ministry of Environment Cambodia led an inter-ministerial workshop attended by the National Sub-Working Group for Greenhouse Gas Inventory. The workshop  presented strategic decision options that could be applied in Cambodia to set the parameters for authorizing mitigation activities […]

News • September 7, 2022

GGGI, MoE and MISTI join force to promote sustainability and energy efficiency in the garment sector in Cambodia

Phnom Penh 7 September 2022, GGGI, Ministry of Environment together with the Ministry of Industry, Technology, Science and Innovation join force to promote sustainability and energy efficiency in the garment sector in Cambodia. The combined effort was formalized on September 6, 2022 in Kep Province and was witnessed by representatives from line ministries, development partners […]

News • July 5, 2022

Knowledge sharing and training for the municipalities of Kep and Battambang

On 13-15 June 2022, GGGI organized 3-days of knowledge sharing and training for the municipalities of Kep and Battambang, which took place at the Kep municipal hall, Cambodia. GGGI has been supporting Cambodian secondary cities to improve waste management and sanitation practices since 2018. GGGI has been working with the municipality of Kep for the […]

News • June 30, 2022

Green growth cooperation in Cambodia deepened

Phnom Penh, 28 June 2022, Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Ministry of Environment of Cambodia penned a Memorandum of Understanding on continuous green growth cooperation in Cambodia. The MoU was inked by H.E. Vann Monyneath, Director General, General Directorate of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Environment and Ms. Karolien Casaer-Diez, GGGI Country Representative for […]

News • May 28, 2022

GGGI, GIZ, Geres and GMAC commit to cooperate in improving environmental performance in the textile and garment sector in Cambodia

On May 26, 2022, at GMAC, representatives of GGGI, GIZ (FABRIC), Geres and GMAC agreed on an Memorandum of Understanding for a partnership to improve environmental performance in the textile and garment sector in Cambodia. The signing ceremony saw the participation of Marc Beckmann, Program Director of GIZ FABRIC, Karolien Casaer-Diez, GGGI Country Representative in […]

News • March 31, 2022

Cambodia steps up Article 6 preparation

On March 25, 2022, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), together with the Ministry of Environment held an inter-ministerial workshop introducing key decisions to be taken as part of Cambodia’s preparations for carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Cambodia recognizes climate change as a major challenge in its development journey and is […]

News • February 24, 2022

Sustainable Affordable Housing in Phnom Penh

By 2030, an estimated 3 billion people worldwide will need new adequate housing and basic infrastructure, according to the World Bank. Cambodia is no stranger to this challenge. Its capital city, Phnom Penh, is growing exponentially. Phnom Penh is now home to 2.2 million people, and the number will only keep increasing. Currently most housing […]

News • August 2, 2021

GGGI Signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cambodia Green Building Council

Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 30 July 2021 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the newly established Cambodian Green Building Council (CamGBC) spelling out plans for cooperation between the two organizations to promote green building. A ‘green building’ is defined by CamGBC as a building that is environmentally responsible and […]

Projects

KH22
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH22 Generating Revenue for Financially Sustainable Sanitation and Waste Management in Kep
Start Date Q4 20201001
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 155,887
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
  • Waste
View
KH16
Countries
KH16 Greening Mobility – Phase II
Start Date Q4 20201001
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 112,265
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
  • Sustainable Transport
View
KH08
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH08 Switch Garment: Promotion of Sustainable Energy Practices in the Garment Sector in Cambodia
Start Date Q2 20200513
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 2,193,110
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Sustainable Energy
View
KH05
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH05 Solid Waste Management
Start Date Q1 20190101
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 129,490
Status Complete
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View
Countries
KH07 Green growth governance – Waste water and sanitation
Start Date Q1 20190401
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 89,295
Status Complete
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH09 Waste to Energy in Phnom Penh
Start Date Q3 20190603
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 359,890
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View
KH11
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH11 Promoting Green Mobility through Electric Motorcycles in Cambodia
Start Date Q3 20190919
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 8,940
Status Active
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
KH12 Green City Capacity Development
Start Date Q3 20190601
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 86,668
Status Complete
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
Green Growth Policy Alignment and Investment Prioritization Within Cambodia’s National Development Plan in the period 2019-2023
Start Date Q1 2017
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 1,485,000
Status Complete
Thematic Area
  • Cross Cutting
View
Thematic Areas
Countries
Cambodia Green Urban Development Program
Start Date Q1 2017
Funding Source
Actual Budget (USD) 1,637,000
Status Complete
Thematic Area
  • Green Cities
View

Reports

Switch Garment: Technical Brief on Sustainable Energy Cambodia  • #Cambodia  • Cross Cutting
Report
Switch Garment: Technical Brief on Sustainable Energy

Cambodia  • #Cambodia  • Cross Cutting

Impact Assessment of Measures to Support Sustainable Energy Investment in the Garment Sector #Cambodia  • Cambodia  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting  • Solar Energy
Report
Impact Assessment of Measures to Support Sustainable Energy Investment in the Garment Sector

#Cambodia  • Cambodia  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting  • Solar Energy  • Circular Economy  • Circular Economy  • Renewable Energy  • Green Growth

Sustainable City Strategic Plan 2020-2030 for Seven Secondary Cities (EN) Cambodia  • Cross Cutting
Report
Sustainable City Strategic Plan 2020-2030 for Seven Secondary Cities (EN)

Cambodia  • Cross Cutting

Sustainable City Strategic Plan 2020-2030 for Seven Secondary Cities (KH) sustainable cities  • #Cambodia  • Cambodia  • Green Cities  • Cross Cutting
Report
Sustainable City Strategic Plan 2020-2030 for Seven Secondary Cities (KH)

sustainable cities  • #Cambodia  • Cambodia  • Green Cities  • Cross Cutting  • Green Growth  • green growth

Unlocking Potential for Large-scale Waste Treatment Plants with a Focus on Energy Recovery and Modular Project Design Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • waste  • #solidwastemanagement  • E-waste management
Report
Unlocking Potential for Large-scale Waste Treatment Plants with a Focus on Energy Recovery and Modular Project Design

Technical Report  • flagship-publications  • waste  • #solidwastemanagement  • E-waste management  • Vietnam  • Cambodia  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • #Cambodia  • #greengrowth  • Energy  • Waste  • Climate Change  • green growth  • Waste to Energy

Facts, Figures & Recommendations: Approaches to Affordable, Sustainable Housing in Phnom Penh (paper 5/5) #affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities
Report
Facts, Figures & Recommendations: Approaches to Affordable, Sustainable Housing in Phnom Penh (paper 5/5)

#affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities

Affordable Housing Is Key to Sustainable Urbanization (paper 4/5) #affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities
Report
Affordable Housing Is Key to Sustainable Urbanization (paper 4/5)

#affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities

Affordable Housing & Financial Inclusion (paper 3/5) #affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities
Report
Affordable Housing & Financial Inclusion (paper 3/5)

#affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities

Placing Sustainability at The Core of Affordable Housing (paper 2/5) #affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities
Report
Placing Sustainability at The Core of Affordable Housing (paper 2/5)

#affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities

What is Affordable Housing? (paper 1/5) #affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities
Report
What is Affordable Housing? (paper 1/5)

#affordablehousing  • Cambodia  • Green Cities

Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017) Paraguay  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam
Report
Evaluation of GGGI’s Progress Against the Strategic Plan 2015-20 (2017)

Paraguay  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Mongolia  • Papua New Guinea  • Mozambique  • Hungary  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Qatar  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Indonesia  • México  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Buildings and Industry  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Transport  • Waste  • Solar Energy  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Climate Finance  • National Financing Vehicles  • NFVs

Green Recovery and Climate Action: Assessing Green Jobs from Renewable Energy and Forestry Investments for Developing and Emerging Economies Ecuador  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Green Recovery  • Technical Report  • Denmark
Report
Green Recovery and Climate Action: Assessing Green Jobs from Renewable Energy and Forestry Investments for Developing and Emerging Economies

Ecuador  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Green Recovery  • Technical Report  • Denmark  • flagship-publications  • forestry investments  • Caribbean  • Jordan  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • Saint Lucia  • Cambodia  • Climate action  • Rwanda  • Guyana  • Colombia  • Senegal  • Costa Rica  • Viet Nam  • Hungary  • Fiji  • India  • Morocco  • Myanmar  • Peru  • Ethiopia  • Burkina Faso  • #greengrowth  • Uganda  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Vanuatu  • Green Jobs  • Green recovery  • green growth  • green jobs  • renewable energy  • sustainable development

Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021) Mongolia  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia
Report
Special Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results (2021)

Mongolia  • Nepal  • Rwanda  • Senegal  • Cambodia  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Lao PDR  • Green Cities  • Peru  • Uganda  • Ethiopia  • Sustainable Energy  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Green Finance

Green Growth Potential Assessment Cambodia Country Report (Khmer) Cambodia  • Cross Cutting  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth
Report
Green Growth Potential Assessment Cambodia Country Report (Khmer)

Cambodia  • Cross Cutting  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth

The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Greening the Industrial Sector in Cambodia (Khmer) Cambodia  • Green Buildings and Industry
Report
The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of Greening the Industrial Sector in Cambodia (Khmer)

Cambodia  • Green Buildings and Industry

Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results Caribbean  • Ecuador  • Uzbekistan  • Jordan  • Senegal
Report
Review of Strategic Plan 2015-2020: Commitments Delivered and Key Results

Caribbean  • Ecuador  • Uzbekistan  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Cambodia  • Mongolia  • Saint Lucia  • Mozambique  • Guyana  • Papua New Guinea  • Colombia  • Nepal  • Costa Rica  • Hungary  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Uganda  • Morocco  • Ethiopia  • Myanmar  • Burkina Faso  • Peru  • Green Cities  • Tonga  • Qatar  • Indonesia  • Forest (Sustainable) Landscapes  • Sustainable Energy  • México  • Thailand  • Vanuatu  • Green Buildings and Industry  • Gender and Inclusive Development  • Sustainable Transport  • Waste  • Solar Energy  • Sustainable Landscapes  • Green Finance  • Climate-Smart Agriculture  • Coastal Resilience

GGGI Support on NDC Enhancement, Long-term Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategies, and Green Recovery Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Pacific  • LT-LEDS  • Viet Nam
Report
GGGI Support on NDC Enhancement, Long-term Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategies, and Green Recovery

Caribbean  • Côte d’Ivoire  • Pacific  • LT-LEDS  • Viet Nam  • Hungary  • Cambodia  • Colombia  • Fiji  • Lao PDR  • Mongolia  • Climate action  • Rwanda  • Burkina Faso  • Uganda  • #greengrowth  • Ethiopia  • Peru  • Climate resilience  • México  • Cross Cutting  • NDC  • Climate Resilient and Green Growth  • climate finance  • Climate Change  • LEDS  • Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC)  • Paris Agreement

Promoting Green Mobility Through Electric Motorcycles in Cambodia Cambodia  • Green Cities  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting
Report
Promoting Green Mobility Through Electric Motorcycles in Cambodia

Cambodia  • Green Cities  • Sustainable Energy  • Cross Cutting

Cambodia: Country Planning Framework 2021-2025 Cambodia
Report
Cambodia: Country Planning Framework 2021-2025

Cambodia

Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG  • Pacific  • Technical Report
Report
Green Growth Index 2020: Measuring performance in achieving SDG targets

Caribbean  • Ecuador  • PNG  • Pacific  • Technical Report  • Republic of Korea  • Denmark  • flagship-publications  • Jordan  • Senegal  • Kiribati  • United Arab Emirates  • Lao PDR  • Viet Nam  • Mongolia  • Cambodia  • Mozambique  • UAE  • Saint Lucia  • Nepal  • Guyana  • Costa Rica  • Papua New Guinea  • Fiji  • Philippines  • India  • Rwanda  • Hungary  • Tonga  • Morocco  • Uganda  • Myanmar  • Ethiopia  • Peru  • Burkina Faso  • Indonesia  • México  • Cross Cutting  • Thailand  • Vanuatu

GGGI In-Country Staff

Shomi Kim

Cambodia Country Representative