WEPA Session at the 12th International Symposium
on Southest Asia Water Environment and the 12th WEPA Annual Meeting
28th – 30th Nowember 2016, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Country Updated Information,Cambodia

By Mr. PHIN Rady
Deputy Director of Water Quality Management Dept., EPA, MoE

Contents
1.0 National Policy
2.0 Updated Information of relevant policy/
legislation
3.0 Monitoring/Inspection to Serious Events

1.0 National Policy
"Environmental pollution control, assessment andfollowing up, and minimization” highlighted in thePolitical Platform of the Royal Government of Cambodiaof the 5th Legislature of the National Assembly (Sept.
2013), and in the Rectangular Strategy, Phase III (Sept.
2013), is reflected to:
TARGET 9 : Integrate the principles of sustainable
development into country policies and programmes andreverse the loss of environmental resources, of the Millennium
Development Goals, Goal No. 7: “Ensure EnvironmentalSustainability”

1.0 National Policy (cont.)
 To achieving above national environmental
policy, the Ministry of Environment (MoE) has
set the four pillars of strategies as follows:
1) Environmental protection2) Natural resources conservation
3) MoE management structure reform4) Sustainable livelihood

1.0 National Policy (cont.)
Ministry of Environment

General Dept. ofAdm. and Finance

General Dept. ofProtected Area
Administration

General Dept. ofEnvironmental
Protection (EPA)

General Dept. ofEnv’l Knowledgeand Information

General Secretary ofNat’l Council for
Sustainable Dev.

Dept. of Planning, Adm., and FinanceDept. of Env’l Impact Assessment

Dept. of Inspection

Dept. of Water Quality Management

Dept. of Hazardous Substance Management

Dept. of Solid Waste Management

Dept. of Air Quality and Noise Management

Dept. of Laboratory

General Dept. ofInspection

Environmental pollution control and management is particularly under the mandate of theGeneral Directorate of Environmental Protection (EPA)2.0 Updated Information of relevant
policy/legislation
 MoE considered and delegated roles andfunctions of urban solid and liquid waste
management to local authority, based on theGov’t policy of Decentralization.
Requested the Gov’t to provide the packageof environmental sanitation service (nationalbudget) to 26 cities for the self solid waste
management.

2.0 Updated Information of relevant
policy/legislation (cont.) The "Sub-Decree on Garbage and Solid Waste
Management at Urban Areas”, approved in August
2015, indicated the taking into account andimplementing the Decentralization policy of theGov’t towards urban solid waste/garbage
management at sub-national and local levels.
It provides enough local ownership to the self
management of urban garbage/solid waste based
the set guideline/principle from central offices.

2.0 Updated Information of relevant
policy/legislation (cont.)
The Sub-Decree on “Establishment of Social andEnvironmental Foundation- SEF”, 21 Nov., 2016.
 Its objective aims to determine the process ofmanagement, arrangement and using of SEF forenvironmental restoration and protection, biodiversity
conservation and natural resources uses based onsustainability, efficiency , effectiveness, andaccountability.
Existing and proposed development projects shall
include the environmental and social foundation andimplementing programme into the projects too.

2.0 Updated Information of relevant
policy/legislation (cont.) Draft Environmental Code (EC) – It is under theprocessing with line agencies cooperation andparticipation, including NGOs and internationalorganizations.
Common objectives aim to: (i) conserve and protect
the environment and natural resources for thesustainable development; (ii) maintain and protect
human health and rights of indigenous people
involving natural resources uses; and (iii) improve
environmental responsibilities and its cooperation at
local, national, regional and global levels.

2.0 Updated Information of relevant
policy/legislation (cont.) Draft Sub-Degree on Drainage System and Sewage Treatment
Plant Management at Urban Areas MoE through EPA is drafting the Sub-decree on Drainage Systemand Sewage Treatment Plant Management at Urban Areasaligning with the decentralization policy.
 It is processing under closed cooperation with the Ministry ofInterior, Ministry of Public Works and Transport, andMinistry of Economy and Finance It has common objectives to improve the management ofsewerage and treatment system, public sewerage at urban
areas under the ownership of local authority based on
implementing the decentralization programme While the Central office will provide policy, guideline
including technical aspect, available resources and capacity tolocal implementers3.0 Monitoring/Inspection to Serious Events
 In 2016, General Directorate of Environmental Protection(EPA) has conduct monitoring and inspection at pollution
sources including as follows:Doing an inspection for the12 cases based oncomplaints from publics and media
Written Ordering Letter for 18 cases (to correct
mistakes in waste management)
Doing a penalty for 11 cases whose violated theenvironmental legislations/regulations
Monitored and managed serious event of algae bloom
occurred at opened sea in Kep Province in early April
2016.

Many thanks for your kind attention…