Cambodia: National action plan for disaster risk reduction (NAP-DRR) 2014-2018
The NAP-DRR 2014-18 is built on the SNAP 2008-2013, and its main purpose remains the same: To pursue proactive and integrated way to reduce risk to hazards through sustainable, innovative and realistic strategies with stronger partnership of all stakeholders. Following the guidelines for development of action plan by the Council of Ministers, it only includes the activities that are important priority and ‘must do’ in nature. The NAP is aligned with the planning cycle of National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP).
The NAP describes Cambodia’s roadmap to DRR for 2014-2018. It proposes to continue the effective actions currently in place, proposes actions to tackle new risks and suggests foundational investment in next five years for dealing with long term risks associated with climate change, urbanisation and industrialisation. Thus, the NAP should be considered as a living document built on the SNAP. While it is built on existing institutional structures it emphasises on further reforms, professionalisation and capacity improvement. Considering the long term nature of disaster risks, it carefully balanced between what must be done and what can be done given the institutional capacity and resource availability.