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Sihanoukville, Cambodia

Last modified December 11, 2008

Cambodia has a colorful past and has placed a telling mark in history. With a land area of 181,035 km2 filled with natural resources, it now attracts a great number of tourists.

As part of the SGP-PEMSEA joint undertaking, a 5-hectare freshwater reservoir in Stung Hav District is being rehabilitated to provide freshwater supply for small-scale agricultural production. Communities indicated that the rehabilitation of the reservoir resulted in significant increase in the volume of groundwater from their wells. The project benefits about 2,000 families in Stung Hav. The reservoir will also be promoted as a local eco-tourism site when completed. Around 50 ceramic water purifiers were also distributed among families in Stung Hav District to ensure access to safe drinking water.

Download Sihanoukville's Coastal Strategy

Approved Projects

  • Sustainable Community-based Coastal Resource Management Project
  • Reservoir Utilization and Community based-Sustainable Eco-Tourism Development in Stung Hav District, Sihanoukville for 2008-2009

Site Overview

  • Location: 234 km southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia
  • Coastline: 119.5 km
  • Divisions: Mitapheap, Prey Nup, Stung Hav 

Demography

  • Population: 155,690
  • Population Density: 179 people/km2

Ecological Values

  • Mangroves
  • Coral reefs and seagrass beds
  • Beaches
  • Home to endangered species

Economic Activities

  • Fisheries and aquaculture
  • Factories and local markets
  • Shipping and ports
  • Agriculture and animal husbandry
  • Tourism
  • Offshore minerals and oil

Environmental Threats

  • Pollution (solid and factory waste, sewage and small-scale oil spills)
  • Habitat destruction
  • Loss of biodiversity
  • Soil erosion and siltation
  • Multiple resource-use conflicts
  • Uncontrolled, unregulated development
  • Overexploitation of resources

Role of Organizations

  • Formulate and implement environmental information, education and communication programs
  • Mobilize communities and other sectors/stakeholders to implement action program
  • Forge linkages between environmental and social programs
  • Raise funds in support of  environmental action programs