Component 3 Group 1

Component 3Group 1

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Questions: 

1. What are the comparative advantages of Government institutions and Civil Society/

Private Sector for CC in Cambodia? (if there is multi-stakeholder platform)

Strengths of government, CSOs and private sector

CSO Government Private Sector

Structure from national to local levels for information sharing and awareness raising

Develop policy Provide sustainable services in the long term (crop/micro insurance, credits, improved seeds, drip irrigation…)

Accountability Structure at national, sub-national and local levels

MFI covered more broadly

Transparency R & D Training, research and recommendations

Mobile some resources Extension services Innovations

Reserve national budget for disasters

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Comparative advantages of government/CSOs/private sector

Information sharing Preparedness for and timely responses to climate change disaster

Experience sharing Join consultation on development projects that have negative impacts in the future – sustainable development (ethics and morality/accountability of each actor)

Understand roles and responsibilities of each other

The platform should widely involve private sector and CSOs including community representatives

Join decision making processStructure from national to local levelsStrengthen cooperation of all relevant stakeholders

Protect and reduce negative impacts of climate change

2. What should be the scopes, approaches and functions of the multi-stakeholder platform?

Divide clear roles and responsibilities of each actor (gov’t, CSOs and private sector) by sector/institution

Develop and monitor strategic and activity plan jointly Integration/cooperation of all actors (gov’t, CSOs and private

sector), joint workplan and calendar Participating composition of gov’t, CSOs and private sector

at national and sub-national levels, development partners Composition ratio: use existing structure and equal

participation of each actor (gov’t, CSOs, private sector and development partners)

Join decision making process on budget/resource allocation & activity implementation

3. How to enhance coordination and sustainability mechanisms of the platform? • Establish a National Coordination Committee with a

secretariat located in the Ministry of Environment • Rotating chair of the National Coordination Committee• Frequency/mandate of the chair: 1-2 years• Composition: 3-5 representatives from each actor (gov’t,

CSOs and private sector)• Development partners should be the observer• Establish sub-national platform (gov’t, CSOs and private

sector)• Develop by-laws• Internal ToR and regulations• Develop membership criteria of the National Coordination

Committee• Short, medium and long term strategy and workplan

4. Capacity needs for the Private Sectors, CSOs and gender consideration in the climate perspectives (existing legal and other supports mechanism)

• Disseminate and enhance laws and policy related to climate change

• Technical assistance (documentary, in-class training, on-the-job training, exposure visits…)

• Media for improved awareness raising (policy, innovations, good practices, related legal framework)

• Research Working Group (gov’t, CSOs and private sector) under facilitation of the National Coordination Team

• Identify areas of cooperation between gov’t, CSOs and private sector plus DPs

Questions?

Thanks for your attention!

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