District-level technical working group integrates AMD's decentralized food system governance approach through its water resources management plan for Boeng Ream Community Fish Refuge (CFR) in Cambodia

Published on: July 14, 2025, Submitted by Murni Azureen Mohd Pakri on: June 18, 2025, Reporting year: 2024

Sustainable Development Goals Contribution

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In 2024, a district-level technical group piloted AMD’s decentralized water governance approach to develop a gender-responsive water management plan for Boeng Ream CFR in Cambodia.

Damnak Kranh community fish refuge, Cambodia

In 2024, WorldFish, the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) working closely with the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute (IFReDI) through AMD and RAqFI have piloted an institutional innovation at district scale to implement the decision in 2019 by the Royal Government of Cambodia to delegate the management of water, land, agriculture, fisheries and the environment to the District level. This pilot District Technical Working Group (D-TWG) seeks to fill this institutional gap by bringing together representatives from all water use sectors including local government and community-based institutions. The project has supported the D-TWG to facilitate the development of a comprehensive water resources Management Plan (MP) for Boeng Ream CFR through collaboration between the TWG and the relevant community members. This MP covers all water uses and ensure that the different gendered needs are represented as well how decision-making spaces over water resources can empower women to be active participants.

Disaggregates for Sphere of Influence

  • 1.4.5 - Increased access to productive assets, including natural resources

  • 3.1.2 - Enhanced conservation of habitats and resources.

Focus

  • Climate change: 2 - Principal objective

Specific Disaggregates for this Policy Indicator

  • Policy/Investment Type: Policy or Strategy

  • Whose policy is fixed? Public Sector

  • Stage of Maturity: Stage 2 - Policy/Law etc. Enacted

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Acknowledgement

This work was undertaken as part of the CGIAR Research Initiative on Resilient Aquatic Food Systems for Healthy People and Planet, and the CGIAR Research Initiative on Securing the food systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for climate and livelihood resilience Asian Mega Deltas. Funding support for this study was provided through CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas. This work was carried out with support from the CGIAR Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Aquatic Foods (RAqFs) Initiatives. We would like to thank all funders who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund: http://www.cgiar.org/funders

 

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Keywords

governance community fish refuge integrated decentralized food system

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About the author

Sao Sok is at WorldFish - WorldFish.