Climate Change and Adaptive Capacities of Vulnerable Communities in Rural Cambodia
About this project
Funded by DFAT under the Water for Women Fund, this one-year research has two components to be delivered from October 2021 to September 2022. Through surveys, interviews, films and photo stories, the first component examines the lived experiences of climate hazards by marginalised households and climate adaption responses at the household, community and institutional level. We analyse the relationships between characteristics of marginalisation such as wealth, gender, age, disability, and cultural conditions including gender norms, in the communities’ experience of climate-related hazards and adaptation responses.
The second component explores the motivations of water and sanitation enterprises in delivering resilient WASH products and services for marginalised communities. The aim is to understand through simulated field experiments, the types of finance options and WASH products that the enterprises prefer and consider feasible to deliver.
On this website, we publish stories, reports, film clips and photo stories to share lessons learned and findings from the research. Our aim is to provide insights into resilient thinking and adaptive capacities and how they could be enhanced in inclusive ways within the contexts and characteristics of Cambodia’s marginalised communities.
Publications
Report of Focus Group Discussions and Scenario Experiment of WASH Suppliers’ Adaptation Financing
This publication reports on the results of the scenario-based field experiment and focus group discussion with the private sector WASH suppliers to understand the internal and external conditions which influence their decisions to provide resilient WASH services in the community. It offers insights into the conditions that enable private sector providers to deliver resilient WASH services for marginalised communities in rural Cambodia.
Authors: Dr Lien Pham, Chan Arun Phoeurn
August 2022
WASH and Climate-related Issues in Cambodia: A scoping review
This review scopes the current state of WASH access in Cambodia, and climate risks and vulnerability particularly in rural Cambodia. Relevant policies relating to WASH and climate mitigation and adaptation are discussed. The review is compiled to inform the development of the survey with households and local authorities about WASH situation, climate change experience and coping measures in rural Cambodia.
Authors: Dr Danet Hak, Arun Phoeurn, Dr Lien Pham
September 2021
Report of the Survey with Households and Local Authorities in Rural Cambodia on WASH, Climate Change and Adaptation
This report presents the findings from the survey with households and local authorities in five provinces in rural Cambodia. The survey aimed to understand the current state of socio-economic situation, access and use of WASH service, perception of climate change impacts and existing adaptive capacity of the Cambodian rural households, particularly the poor and GESI groups.
Authors: Dr Danet Hak, Arun Phoeurn, Dr Lien Pham
April 2022
Living with Flood
Living with Flood is a collection of stories told by villagers and village chiefs in the rural villages of Cambodia about their experiences of living with flood. It was filmed in October 2021 in Prey Veng province, shortly after the peak period of flooding.
Water for my vegetable garden: A conversation with Ms Son Sourn
Water for my garden is a photo story based on a conversation with Mrs Sorn Soun. The conversation took place in March 2022 as part of this research project about climate change experience in rural Cambodia.
Precarious living: A conversation with Mr Phuong Phoeun
Precarious Living is a photo story based on a conversation with Mr Phoung Phouen and his wife. The conversation took place in March 2022 as part of this research project on climate change experience in rural Cambodia.
Taking care of my sons: A conversation with Ms Choek Nhanh
Taking Care of My Sons is a photo story based on a conversation with Ms Choek Nhanh. The conversation took place in March 2022 as part of this research project about climate change experience in rural Cambodia.
Posts
Capturing flood stories through film in Prey Veng
By Lien Pham In October 2021, we visited three districts in Prey Veng province, to capture some of the experiences of these communities in flood situations on film. At the time of our visit, the peak period of flooding has just passed, although many households were still submersed in water. We talked with […]