National Adaptation Plan Process in Cambodia.

This policy document presents Cambodia's National Adaptation Plan (NAP) process and situates it within national and international climate policy frameworks. It explains the primary objective of the NAP process: to adopt a medium- and long-term approach reducing vulnerability to climate change and to mainstream adaptation coherently into existing and new sectoral policies, strategies and budgets.
Cambodia is highly vulnerable to climate change, with increasing exposure to floods, droughts, rising temperatures, and extreme weather events affecting agriculture, water resources, health, infrastructure, and coastal zones. A significant proportion of communes are classified as highly or moderately vulnerable, and key economic sectors such as agriculture and fisheries face declining productivity. Climate change impacts are expected to intensify, threatening livelihoods, food security, and economic stability, particularly for poor and rural populations. The policy document identifies the most vulnerable sectors, including agriculture, water resources, forestry, human health and coastal zones. It also identifies a set of strategic intervention areas and priority actions: inter-sectoral coordinated implementation, improved data systems and analyses (including standardized vulnerability assessments and GIS), systematic financial support and resource mobilisation, capacity development and vertical mainstreaming to link national and sub-national planning, and establishment of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems. It describes a three-workstream roadmap (planning/steering, implementation, review/learning) with short-, medium- and long-term actions and notes that sectoral Climate Change Action Plans (CCAPs) from multiple ministries supply a pipeline of adaptation actions. Institutional arrangements involve ministries, the National Council for Sustainable Development, civil society organisations, and development partners to strengthen adaptation planning and implementation across national and sub-national levels. The policy document highlights efforts to improve budget integration, climate finance readiness, monitoring indicators, and institutional capacity while emphasising the need for additional resources, technical capabilities, and long-term investment to support climate resilience and sustainable development.