FP270

Climate Adaptive Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture for Resilience (CAISAR) in Cambodia

Climate Adaptive Irrigation and Sustainable Agriculture for Resilience (CAISAR) in Cambodia

Cambodia faces increasing climate risks, with rural communities particularly vulnerable to climate change impacts. The country’s agriculture sector, which employs over 70 per cent of the population, is highly exposed to climate hazards, resulting in reduced crop yields, income loss, and food insecurity. Limited access to climate information and early warning systems compounds these challenges, leaving communities unprepared for extreme events.

This project aims to strengthen the climate resilience of Cambodia’s agriculture sector and rural communities by improving climate-smart agricultural practices and enhancing the sustainability of rural road infrastructure in the country’s most at-risk regions, Kampong Speu, Kampong Chhnang, Kandal, and Pursat provinces.  It will also develop integrated climate information and early warning systems to strengthen Cambodia’s capacity to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to climate risks and enhance the availability and accessibility of climate data, enabling farmers and local authorities to make informed decisions about agricultural practices and risk management.

Key activities include enhancing the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers through climate-smart agriculture (CSA), value chain development, and improved access to agrometeorological information; upgrading and climate-proofing irrigation infrastructure to ensure water delivery and drainage year-round; and strengthening institutional capacity and environmental governance of national and sub-national institutions to improve planning, coordination, and oversight of climate-resilient agricultural and irrigation systems.

Total project value

0.0

Tonnes of emissions avoided

0.0

Beneficiaries

0.0

Direct
562,757
Indirect
1,151,618
Theme

Cross-cutting

Result areas

Project timeline

Pipeline

20 Dec 2022  •  927 days

Concept note received

20 Dec 2022

Funding proposal received

14 Jan 2025

Cleared by GCF Secretariat

15 Apr 2025

Cleared by iTAP

09 Jun 2025

Approved

03 Jul 2025  •  25 days so far

Approved by GCF Board

03 Jul 2025

Under implementation

To be completed

One region

  • Asia-Pacific

One country

One priority group

  • Least Developed Countries
USD 0.0
  • Financing
    • Private sector
    • Public sector
  • Size
    • Micro
    • Small
    • Medium
    • Large
Co-Financing100.0mLoanCo-Financing45.0mLoanCo-Financing15.0mIn-kindGCF40.0mLoanGCF40.0mGrantCo-financing 66.7%GCF financing 33.3%

GCF financing

InstrumentAmount
LoanUSD 40,000,000
GrantUSD 40,000,000
Total GCF Financing
USD 80,000,000

Co-financing

Co-financerInstrumentAmount
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 45,000,000
Co-FinancingLoanUSD 100,000,000
Co-FinancingIn-kindUSD 15,000,000
Total Co-Financing
USD 160,000,000

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Entity

International Fund for Agricultural Development
Mr. Juan Mendoza
Primary

Director, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division
Via Paolo di Dono 44, Rome, Italy
Phone +39 3666625196
juancarlos.mendoza@ifad.org
Mr. Pierre-Yves Guedez
Secondary

Senior Climate Finance Specialist, Environment, Climate, Gender and Social Inclusion Division (ECG)
Via Paolo di Dono, 44, Rome, Italy
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National Designated Authority

Cambodia
Ministry of Environment
H.E. Dr. Sophalleth Eang Primary
Minister of Environment
Morodok Decho Building, No. 503, Chamkarmon,, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
H.E. Mr. Paris Chuop Primary
Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment
Phone (+855)17 313 366
chuop.paris@moe.gov.kh
H.E. Dr. Sovuthy Pheav Secondary
Under Secretary of State, Ministry of Environment
Phone ( +855) 16 613 355
pheav.sovuthy@moe.gov.kh
H.E. Mr. Thy Sum Tertiary
Director General, General Directorate of Policy and Strategy, Ministry of Environment
Phone (+855) 16 907 764
sum.thy@moe.gov.kh

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