Media Advisory:Cambodia Climate Change Alliance enters new implementation phase

Monday, August 16, 2010

 
WHAT:                 Inception workshop on Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA)
 
WHO:                   H.E. Dr. Mok Mareth, Senior Minister and Minister of Environment
Rafael Dochao-Moreno, Chargé d’Affaires, European Union Delegation to Cambodia
Sophie Baranes, Deputy Country Director (Programmes), UNDP Cambodia
                               
WHEN:                 Wednesday, 18 August 2010; 8: 00am - 5: 00 pm
 
WHERE:               Cambodiana Hotel
 
 
Dear Reporters/Editors,
 
The Ministry of Environment will organise a workshop to discuss work plan for implementation under the Cambodia Climate Change Alliance (CCCA), a multi-donor funded initiative aimed at assisting Cambodia in addressing climate change-related impacts on its development. You are cordially invited to attend this workshop to be held at place and time indicated above.
 
H.E. Dr. Mok Mareth, Senior Minister and Minister of Environment, Chairman of National Climate Change Committee, and Mr. Rafael Dochao-Moreno, EU Delegation Chargé d’Affaires, will preside over the event and deliver keynote speeches.
 
The workshop marks a significant step since the launch of the CCCA initiative in February. The initiative is supported by US$8.9 million from the European Union, SIDA, DANIDA, and UNDP for the period from 2010 to 2012. After the launch an implementation team involving key stakeholders has been formed to work out implementation arrangements to align work under the initiative with the national priorities.
 
The aim of the workshop on 18 August is to assist the programme team to understand and take ownership of the objectives and the expected results of the programme. It will also include, among other issues, review of the progress made during the inception phase, discussion of grant guidelines, discussion of capacity development approach and harmonisation and expected results of the work of the initiative’s first year, 2010-2011.
 
A media briefing will be held for journalists during the break of the morning session.
 
For further information, please contact:
 
MoE/CCD: Mr. Sum Thy, Tel: 023-218370, Email: cceap@online.com.kh  
EU Delegation: Pok Poun: 090 335 888, Pok.POUN@ec.europa.eu
UNDP: Aimee Brown: 012 760 513, aimee.brown@undp.org; Ker Munthit: 011 905 261, munthit.ker@undp.org