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G20 DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP (DWG)
WORKSHOP ON INCLUSIVE GREEN GROWTH
7 July 2013
Moscow, Russia
Pathways for Inclusive Green
Growth in Cambodia
By H.E. Dr. CHHUN Vannak
Secretary of State
Secretary-General & Member
of National Council on Green Growth
Ministry of Environment
KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA
OUTLINE
O Concept of Inclusive Green Growth
O Green Growth Pathways: Cambodia National
Green Growth Roadmap; Green Growth
Institutionalization; National Policy and
Strategy on Green Growth
O Inclusive Green Growth Implementation
O Way Forward
I. Concept of Inclusive Green Growth
O Inclusive green growth is vital to Cambodia’s preservation
of natural resources and achievement of its national
sustainable development goals.
O Inclusive green growth in Cambodia is focused on
coherently integrating economic growth into
comprehensive development of the country with the right
balance of environmental sustainability, social progress,
poverty alleviation and cultural heritage conservation.
O Inclusive Green Growth: to ensure the accelerated
achievement of sustainable development and poverty
eradication of the country.
II. Green Growth Pathways
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The Green Growth Roadmap lays
out seven key priority accesses:
Access to water resources
management and sanitation
Access to food security
(agriculture) and non‐chemical
products
Access to sustainable land‐use
Access to renewable energy and
energy efficiency
Access to information and
knowledge
Access to means for better
mobility
Access to finance and
investments
II. Green Growth Pathways: Green
Growth Institutionalization
O The Government has established the National Council on
Green Growth (NCGG) and the General Secretariat for Green
Growth (GSGG), built on the existing National Green Growth
Secretariat and Inter-Ministerial Working Group on Green
Growth.
O The NCGG, with the assistance of the GSGG; to decide upon
policy, strategy, action plans and programs; GSGG to prepare
policy, strategy, action plans, programs and law for the NCGG
and coordinate the implementation of green growth.
II. Green Growth Pathways
 To strike a balance of economic
development with environment,
society, culture and sustainable
use of national natural resources
through integration, matching and
adaptation, as well as
harmonization between the
principle of green growth and
national policy.
 To enhance the well-being and
livelihood of all people in
harmonization with ecological
safety through green growth,
based on a green economy, a blue
economy, environmental
protection, a social safety net
system, and the upholding of
national cultural identity.
II. Green Growth Pathways
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Green Investment and Green Jobs
Creation
Green Economy Management in
balance with Environment
Blue Economy Development with
Sustainability
Green Environment and Natural
Resources Management
Human Resources Development
and Green Education
Effective Green Technology
Management
Promotion of a Green Social Safety
System
Uphold and Protection of Green
Cultural Heritage and National
Identity
Good Governance on Green Growth
III. Inclusive Green Growth
Implementation
O The Government’s effective Win-Win Strategy: peace, political
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stability and macroeconomic stability.
Overall stability: GDP growth averaging around 10% per year in
1998-2008; 6%-7% for 2010-2011; 7.3% in 2012.
Reducing poverty rate to 20% in 2012 and by 1% per year
according to the government’s target.
The country exported 0.5 million tons of rice in 2012 & expects to
export 1 million tons of rice in 2015.
Executing roadmap, green growth policy & strategy.
Enhancing multilateral cooperation on IGG: OECD, GGGI, UNEP,
UNDESA, UNESCAP, UNDP, ADB, WB
Multilateral Cooperation on Green Growth
O Cambodia: a Founding Member of the GGGI; Also, Ratified Law
on GGGI Agreement in Feb. 2013.
Multilateral Cooperation on
Green Growth
IV. Way Forward
O Raise awareness on inclusive green growth at national and
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sub-national levels; increase capacity building on IGG.
Mobilize domestic financial resources and human resources
for the implementation of IGG.
Promote balanced integration of economic, environmental,
social and cultural dimensions into the overall development
of Cambodia.
Increase green investments through the enhanced publicprivate partnership.
Increase green technology transfer.
O Need further support from OECD in Cambodia’s IGG.
Conclusion
O Inclusive green growth is a means to achieve sustainable
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development in Cambodia across economic, environmental,
social and cultural dimensions.
Enhance implementation of national policy, strategy and
programs, following an Inclusive Green Growth approach.
Mainstream green growth in NSDP 2013-2018 and in all
developmental sectors.
Develop indicators and targets in measuring Green Growth
performance.
Establish Law on Green Growth.
Thank you for your kind attention.