Support DPA-EISEI Network Government of Cambodia takes high consideration in environmental safeguard, and in the process of developing and amending related laws . In line with these efforts, numerous Prakas and Circular are continuously issued to enforce legislation framework at sub-national level to ensure effective implementation and contribution to sustainable development. These have brought a demand for civil society organizations (CSOs) to engage in policy dialogues. CSOs are increasingly seen as pivotal actors in contributing to policy development and good governance. DPA-EISEI has been recognized and selected as sub-technical or technical working group member to work closely with the government#s line ministries, and participated in public consultation on the draft laws. These opportunities on policy engagement and multi-stakeholder dialogue platform provides DPA staff to engage more with the government and relevant stakeholdersin order to achieve its outcomes on NRM . This participation is successful of DPA-EISEI to gaintrust from relevant ministries. DPA-EISEI is invited to attend inter-ministerial meetings to review and give comment on EIA reports as the part of NGOs participation for effective and better EIA as well as Environmental Management Plan (EMP). DPA-EISEI always conducted field review and use the EIA report review checklist tools to ensure the effective participation from affected community and share the comments to relevant stakeholders. With Extractive Industry Governance Forum (EIGF), a formal multi-stakeholder platform, is a showcase of the good relationship between government and private sector.
with new strategic plan (2017-2021), Partnership and Advocacy Programme (PAP) of Development and Partnership in Action (DPA) is focusing on the thematic areasof gender and development, natural resources related to land and forestry, Extractive Industry (EI). DPA-Extractive Industry Social and Environmental Impacts (EISEI) Network with its new strategic plan, its strategic goal is for communities have their rights respected and received equitable benefits from extractive industry sector that enhance their livelihood conditions. With this regard, the targeted beneficiaries (affected communities and Community Mining Focal Persons (CMFPs)) are empowered and provided enable dialogue space in multi-stakeholder approach. The PAP-EISEI provides support services in terms of capacity building, facilitating building and strengthening network at local and national levels and facilitating influencing works to address emerging development issues related to gender and mining impact issues.
The overall objective of this project is to mitigate the social and environmental impacts of mining on indigenous people, men and women in Northeastern Cambodia. This project is implemented in the two target indigenous provinces of DPA namely Ratanakiri and Mondulkiri with extension to Preah Vihear, and other affected non-target provinces where mineral concessions have been granted. The objectives of the project are: (1) build and strengthen CSOs# role and collaboration in multi-stakeholder engagement and policy dialogues at national and sub-national level in order to enhance social and environmental performance in EI Sector (2) engage with the target EI companies for them to act in accordance with law/policies to ensure benefit sharing of the concerned communities. The key activities include:

# Maintain dialogue with the line ministries on EI governance and policy development including CCCMC#s Guidelines
# Build and strengthen capacity and awareness raising of affected people, community mining focal persons, and organization on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), social and environmental impacts, and EIA Report Review and EMP Checklist Tools
# Facilitate the dialogue meeting regarding conflicts/disputes between communities and the mining companies at sub-national level
# Engage with private sector to promote community engagement, responsible investment, and CSR Platform
# Review EIA reports of oil and gas, and mining and monitorsocial and environmental impacts

Project's Primary change agents: Describe the primary change agents at the center of the corresponding PSP(s)

i. EISEI Network: In the last few years, EISEI Network has built trust and engagement with various stakeholder namely the line ministries and the private sector. These engagement aims to influence the policy dialogue and operation performance toward the responsible mining investment in Cambodia. DPA-EISEI Network is also maintaining its partnership and alliance to international stakeholders includingCCCMC and mining networks. In the two target provinces, DPA-EISEI Secretariat will continue to strengthen capacity of members in facilitating the provincial working group coordination; thus enabling the members to become empowered and more capable to work and facilitate better the coordination. DPA-EISEI will also coordinate and support provincial and national network linkage mechanism on howto engage and influence EIGF on specific topics and cases.
ii. LineMinistries: The MME and MoE are both developing and amending itsrespective legislation framework on environmental and social safeguards. The open space is important for EISEI network members to lobby for better inclusive laws/policies. These space will needto be reached out to provincial department of mines and energy, department of environment, and the sub-national government in the target provinces.