Resource Mapping in Kratie province North-Eastern Rural Development (NRD) is provincial based non-governmental organization in Kratie province. It is working in all its target villages located along the Mekong River. Its commitment is to build the capacity for people including indigenous communities (Kouy and Phnong) to improve the way of managing the water and dealing with water issues for better livelihoods. Its goal is to develop Cambodia in peace, dignity, tolerant, for all sustainability and non-encroachment of environment together.

NRD is implementing the project called #Resource Mapping in Upper Mekong # piloting in 3 villages on Thnort island in Boeung Char commune, Sambour district, Kratie province #
Recognizing the Mekong river system supports diverse fish and aquatic resources; many of the basin deep pools have been recognized as significant for fishery conservation and are designated fish conservation zones. In addition, the proposed target area, Boeng Char commune, Sambour district, Kratie province, is located along the Mekong, house of several deep pools in the area. However, the area faces multiple threats, including from hydropower dam both operating and proposed; three gold mining concessions which run the risk of polluting the river; and illegal and overfishing. The resultant declines in water quality and quantity,and in fish stocks and biodiversity, are already taking their toll on the community. The population in the area is growing, places increased pressure on both the remaining fishery resources and the surrounding ecosystems, as forest is cleared to make way for riceand cash crops. Women and youth next generation are shouldering most of the burden resulting from environmental degradation, as they struggle to provide for their families with inadequate resources. Learning from the failure experience of NGOs invention on Hydropower dam project in Lower Sesan II, it is not enough support documents.
The project will address the immediate needs of the community fishery people (CFiP) to collect, analyse and record the data of resources on Tnot island in Sambor district in order to recognizethe value of their own resources to be an evidence-base document to inform decision makers for taking into account prior to make decision on hydropower dam project in the Mekong.Moreover, document will be used as well-prepared evidence for negotiation if planned Sambour dam really build. The local authority, especially commune council supports the initiative to document the resources as the pilot project for one year focusing on1island, 3 villages in Boeung Char commune, Sambor district, Kratie province, starting from 1stJanuary 2019 until to 31st December 2019.
The Goal of the project is to #increased communities# voice to influence water resource decision making process inSambour district,# while the objective of the project is that #Communities# resources of 3 villages (ThnortIsland) in Boeung Char commune, Sambour district, are documented and recognized by local authority.# The project will directly benefit (directly beneficiaries) 341 households, 1616 population, 789 women and indirectly benefit (indirect beneficiaries) 6014 households, 29927 people, 15041 women.