{"asset":"news","key":"2660","locale":"en","id":"news:2660:en","entityId":"news:2660","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/2660","state":"ready","title":"Preah Sihanouk prepares to close climate adaptation project using small-scale infrastructure in coastal settlements","summary":"Preah Sihanouk reviewed its CCA4CS climate-adaptation project on October 21, 2025, as it prepared for closure. The project uses small-scale infrastructure in coastal settlements.","body":"(Preah Sihanouk Province): On October 21, 2025, Deputy Governor Long Dimanche, vice-chair of the CCA4CS project management committee, held a meeting to assess the results of the project “Climate Change Adaptation through Small-Scale Infrastructure Interventions in Coastal Settlements of Cambodia”. Heads of departments and units and representatives of local authorities attended.\nThe project has a four-year implementation period. The Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Environment’s General Directorate of Policy and Strategy is the responsible agency, with UN-Habitat serving as the coordinating agency. Its main objectives are to strengthen climate adaptation and resilience in Cambodia’s most vulnerable coastal settlements through adaptation activities, particularly in areas with nature-tourism potential. Its achievements include:\n• Restoration of 58.9 hectares of mangroves.\n• Protection against saltwater intrusion through repairs to sluice gates and canals.\n• Climate-resilient housing design and construction of seven model houses for vulnerable poor families in Prey Nob District, Preah Sihanouk Province.\n• Installation of drainage and rainwater systems at Veal Renh Market, Prey Nob District, Preah Sihanouk Province.\n• Installation of a weather station and a tide-level gauge linked to an early-warning system in អូរឧកញ៉ាហេង Commune, Prey Nob District, Preah Sihanouk Province.\nThe deputy governor praised the project’s results, saying it was a positive response to climate adaptation needs in the area and aligned with Phase I of the Pentagonal Strategy of Cambodia’s seventh-mandate government under Prime Minister Hun Manet.\nPreah Sihanouk Provincial Television — By: ចិន្តា ទីទិ","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"17186","languageVersionId":"15279","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.bJIpTCxqnMRcpBPE0s1AczxiXslW9Gjx0TkFkLhnfuQ"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"km","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"12","authorText":"","sourceName":""},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-10-21T10:27:46Z"}