The document outlines Cambodia's national green growth strategy and priorities. It discusses (1) Cambodia's green growth roadmap that lays out seven priority areas of access, (2) partnerships for inclusive green development, (3) the institutionalization of green growth through the National Council on Green Growth and General Secretariat for Green Growth, (4) the national policy and strategic plan on green growth for 2013-2030, and (5) future priorities for green growth including establishing focal points and developing indicators to measure performance. The strategy aims to balance economic development, environment, society and culture through inclusive green growth.

1. Green Inclusive Growth Conference SEA
Siem Reap on 25-26 March 2014
By Mr. Voun Vannarith,
Director of Administration and Finance
Department
General Secretariat for Green Growth
National Council on Green Growth
Ministry of Environment
KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
National Green Growth
Strategy in Cambodia
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2. OUTLINE
I. Cambodia National Green Growth Roadmap
II. Partnership for Inclusiveness in Green
Development
III. Green Growth Institutionalization
IV. National Policy and Strategy on Green
Growth
V. Priorities for Future Green Growth
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3. I. Cambodia National Green Growth
Roadmap
Green Growth Roadmap lays out
seven key priority accesses:
1. Access to water resources
management and sanitation;
2. Access to food security
(agriculture) and non chemical‐
products;
3. Access to sustainable land use;‐
4. Access to renewable energy
and energy efficiency;
5. Access to information and
knowledge;
6. Access to means for better
mobility and
7. Access to finance and
investments. 3

4. II. Partnership for Inclusiveness in Green
Development
O The GSGG led by H.E.Dr. CHHUN Vannak cooperated
with the public institutions, all development partners
and multistakeholders: to develop the Rio+20
National Report on Cambodia’s Sustainable
Development & for inclusive green growth
implementation in the country.
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5. II. Cont.
Cambodia’s Membership to 3GI
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6. III. Green Growth
Institutionalization
O The Government has established National
Council on Green Growth (NCGG)by the Royal
Decree 2012; General Secretariat for Green
Growth (GSGG) by the Sub-Decree.
O NCGG with the assistance of the GSGG: to
decide upon policy, strategy, action plan and
programs;
O GSGG roles: to prepare policy, strategy, action
plan, programs and law for the NCGG and
coordinate the implementation of green growth
at the national and subnational level. 6

7. IV. National Policy on Green Growth
to strike balance of economic
development with environment, society,
culture and sustainable use of national
resources through integration, matching and
adaptation, as well as harmonization
between a green growth principle and
national policy.
To enhance the well-being and livelihood
of all people in harmonization with
ecological safety through green growth,
basing on green economy, blue economy,
environment protection, social safety nets
system and uphold of national cultural
identity.
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8. IV. National Strategic Plan on Green
Growth 2013-2030
(Cont’)
O Green Environment refers to good and clean
environmet without pollutants through clean
development, non-polluting environment,
maintaining quality of water, quality of land
and air and ecosystem safety, by ensuring
food safety, managing national resources,
forestry, water resources, and landuse.
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9. IV. National Strategic Plan on Green
Growth 2013-2030
(Cont’)
O Green Economy: development of an
economy with efficiency in using natural
resources, environment sustainability, green
jobs, green technology, and economic
reform, green encouragement, green tax,
green finance, green credit and
microfinance.
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10. IV. National Strategic Plan on Green
Growth 2013-2030
(Cont’)
O Green Society: refers to an individual or
person with understanding, knowledge,
experience and Professional skill in green
growth by actively participating in
harmonization among four pillars, economy,
environment, society and culture.
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11. IV. National Strategic Plan on Green
Growth 2013-2030
(Cont’)
O Green Culture: research and education
institutes constructed by green building and
constructions, and being equipped with green
technology to serve as a center of educating,
study, research and analysing data, as well as
information related to green growth,
sustainable development, green economy, blue
economy, green information technology, and
green human capital to reaching green
civilization.
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12. IV. National Strategic Plan on
Green Growth 2013-2030 (cont’)
9 Strategies include:
1-Green Investment and Green Jobs Creation
2-Green Economy Management in balance
with Environment
3-Blue Economy Development with
Sustainability
4-Green Environment and Natural Resources
Management
5-Human Resources Development and
Green
Education
6-Effective Green Technology Management
7-Promotion of a Green Social Safety System
8-Uphold and Protection of Green Cultural
Heritage and National Identity
9-Good Governance on Green Growth 12

13. V. Priorities for Future Green
Growth
We need donors’ financial and technical assistance in
the following priorities:
OEstablish the Green Growth Focal Point
ODevelop the Indicators on National Green Growth’ for
measuring the performances of economy,
environment, society and culture.
OMobilize financial resources for the implementation
of national policy and strategy on green growth;
ODevelop ‘National Action Plan on Green Growth’
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14. V. Cont.
O Establish ‘Green Economy Principles; Blue Economy
Principles’
O Increase green investments in technology, green
building, green infrastructure, energy, water, food
processing, wastewater treatment, eco-tourism,
agriculture, ecosystem, etc.
O Increase access to green financing through green
entrepreneurship; green social responsibility
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15. Conclusion
O Use an Inclusive Green Growth approach to
achieve the Broader National Social Protection
Framework of the Government, i.e. Social Safety
Nets, Social Development, Economic
Development and Disaster Management, to
eradicate poverty, increase harmony with nature
from development; increase green development
resilient to climate change for long-term
economic growth;
O Increase awareness & capacity building on
inclusiveness on the inclusive green growth
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