THE KINGDOM OF CAMBODIA

Prepared by: Sreyneang SRUN

 CONTENT

1. Cambodia profile

22.
Phnom Penh Capital profile

3. International Cooperation

4. Urban Challenges

5. What can citynet contribute through these problems?

6. Propose Potential cities

1. Cambodia profile
 Cambodia Tourism Map

Siem Reap
Cultural and Eco-Tourism
historical Area

Phnom Penh
& Its Surroundings
Costal Area
 CAMBODIA DATA
 Population 2013 ( million) = 14.7
 Land Area (sq.km) = 181035  Inflation = 3.5 %
- land: 176,515 sq km  Currency = Riel ( 4000 riels = 1$)

- water: 4,520 sq km  Poverty Headcount 2014 = 16.9 %

 Administration Division
• 1 municipality
• 25 provinces (25cities)
 Density (person/sq.km) = 85
 Urban Population = 21.5%
 Rural Population = 78.5
 GDP ($ million US) = 16943
 GDP per capita ($US) = 1139
 Labor force (15-64 years old) = 65.9 %
 Life expectancy = 63
 Language = Khmer
 Ethnic group = Khmer, Vietnamese
and Chinese
 Religion = Buddhism
 Climate: tropical monsoon
- Dry season: Nov - Apr
- Rainy season: May- Oct
NATIONAL RECTANGULAR STRATEGIES PHASE 3
National Symbol
 Traditional Dress
Seven beautiful Cambodian
Traditional Dresses in vibrant
color Pamoung for seven days of
the week:

- Sunday - Red,
- Monday - Yellow-Orange,
- Tuesday - Purple,
- Wednesday - Mustard-Green,
- Thursday - Green,
- Friday - Blue,
- Saturday - Burgundy

Cambodians believe that

choosing the right color of
clothes in accordance with its
color chart will bring good luck
and happiness.
 KHMER
CUISINES
• TRANSPORTATION
Welcome to Phnom Penh Capital City

Wat Phnom

Located in the junction of 3 main rivers: Mekong,

Basac and Tonlesap river.
 2 Phnom Penh Capital profile

1.85 million
678.46 km2 Density (person/km2)
: 2213
Annual Growth: 3.2%
= 100,000 household
Administration Division: per year
- 12 districts
- 96 communes
- 909 villages
Private vehicles:
- 300.000 cars
- 1 million motorbikes

Government Homepage: www.Cambodia.gov.kh

Ministry of Post and Telecommunication: www.mptc.gov.kh
Phnom Penh Capital website : www.phnompenh.gov.kh
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/ppcityhall
 Tourist Site attraction

National Museum
 Choeung Ek and Toul Sleng Geocide Museum

Choeung Ek museum, is the genocidal museum

opened in 1985 after hundreds of mass graves
excavated in 1980.

Total visitors are about 46,329 . foreigners are

45,112 and 1, 217 is local.
 SHOPPING

Russian Market Central Market

AEON MALL
 Phnom Penh City Hall Organization Structure
Ministries
Council

Technical Coordination Procurement Women and Children

commission Commission Commission

Governing Committee
(1 Governor with 6 vice governors as
assistants) Specialized
9 divisions and 23 Department
offices
General Admin Director

Admin Deputy Director Admin Deputy Admin Deputy Director Admin Deputy
Director Admin Deputy Director Director

Administration Planning& Investment Urbanization Legal Affairs &

Finance Division HRM Division Inter-sectoral Human Rights Waste Management
Division Division Division Division Division Affair Dept.

Public Relation and

International Cooperation
Office
 Phnom Penh Future Vision 2035
Phnom Penh – Smart, Mid-Mekong Capital City – is the Economic
Hub and Center of Population in Cambodia, People and Environment
Friendly.
City Development Strategy for 2014-2019

Environment
Organize public Build Physical
cleanliness and
order infrastructure
waste management

Mainstream Strengthening
Improving poor awareness among Public-Private and
community the public through International
education activities cooperation

Broad and deep renovation,

Changing government Official ’s
attitude
 Urbanization Development
- Phnom Penh was originally agriculture and wetland. Urban evolution during 1890 -
1920 was the period when French administration started to modernize the urban
structure of the city.

- After independent in 1953 Phnom Penh city continue to modernize and develop
base by filling some natural water body: lack, river, pond etc.

1890 1910 1922 1937

1943 1958 1968 1994

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

SPECIAL ECONOMIC
ZONE

Phnom Penh International Airport

New Autonomous Port

TRANSPOTATION IN PHNOM PENH
 WATER SUPPLY

90% clean water supply , network covering 2156 sq.km of Phnom Penh territory,
Capacity: 430,000 m3 /Day /24 hours
Electricity
Electricité du Cambodge (EDC),
with the donors’ support has
rehabilitated in urgency its
production units and all the
distribution network. The
rebuilding electricity
infrastructures cost nearly
156.4million US dollars.

-From 1999 to 2002, Japan has

funded the extension power
system for peripheral area with
about 34.67 million dollars
FLOOD CONTROL, SEWAGE AND
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT
1. Reinforcing the
existing Dikes
2. Upgrading
Pumping Stations
and Sluiceways
3. Excavation and
Dredging of
Regulation
Ponds/Open
Drainage
4. Improvements of
Underground
Drainage Mains
5. Excavation,
Fabrication and
Furnishing of PC
Pipes for Sewers
 SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT

The number of Generation /disposal • NUMBER OF WASTE AT LANDFILL

waste were increased accordingly.
from 343000ton in 2007 to 617000 ton
in 2014
The 3Rs policy has been introduced
Composting works and Biogas work
has been applied for Organic wastes.
Plastic bag reduction measure has
been made and implemented.
Public awareness and penalty
Public park In Phnom Penh
Public Park In Phnom Penh

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 8 NEW TOWNS DEVELOPMENT ( SUB-CENTER)

Green City Chroy Changvar,

2,634 ha 387 ha

Grand City Sokha Developm

14 ha
233 ha

Koh Pich
Camko City, 80 ha
119 ha.

Boeung Chhou
Boeung Kak 238 ha
133 ha.

Transformation from mono-central

development to poly-central development
 REWARDS FROM 2004 - 2014
1. Award for “Clean Water Supply, Water for All” , from ADB in
Manila, Philippine, in 2004
2. Received a world award for “ Leadership” in London, UK , in
2005
3. A ward for “ Asia – Pacific City Environment” in Melbourne,
Australia , in 2006
4. Received a world award as a leader in “Mechanism for on-
site Environmental Improvement” in London, UK, in 2007
5. Received an award for the “ First ASEAN Environmental
Sustainable City” in Hanoi, Vietnam , in 2008
6. Received an award for the “Sambo-Japan Prize (IYSH)” in
Tokyo, Japan, in 2009
7. Received an award for the “Industry Clean Water Stocklom”,
UK, in 2010
8. Received an award for the “Second ASEAN Environmentally
Sustainable City” in Bali, Indonesia, in 2011
9. Received an award for the “Phnom Penh Clean Water for
Big Cities” In 2014
• CHALLENGES:
 TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND TRAFFIC ACCIDENT
 FLOOD
 WASTE MANAGEMENT
 POLLUTIONS
 LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
 POOR COMMUNITY/SLUM
 AFFORDABLE HOUSING
 THE DIFFICULTIES FOR SUSTAINABLE URBAN
PLANNING :

 Phnom Penh was ruined by civil war for many years, the
legal frame work, Urban planning documents and other
physical infrastructure were destroyed.
 Some part of city is developed by market oriented development.
 Human resource shortage
 Financial shortage
3. International Cooperation

Sister city cooperation (19 sister Cities)

China Japan
-Shanghai, Thailand
-Kunming, Kitakyushu
-Bangkok
-Changsha, (Plan to sign
-Chongqung MOU)

USA
-Cleveland
Korea
-Lowell
-Incheon
-Busan
Phnom Seychelles

Balarus Penh -Victoria

-Minsk Others
 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PARTNERS

- CITYNET
- Busan Foundation For International Activity (BFIA)
- AIMF (Association Internationale des Maires Francophones)
- AFD (France’s national institution working for development )
- Singapore Cooperation Program
- UN-Habitat
- People for Care and Learing
- Side by Side International organization
- Etc…,
 INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
 Capacity building: training program, workshops and conference
 High senior official exchange visit
 Technical and financial support ( urban transport, housing for poor,
infrastructure)
 Phnom Penh Capital Hall Is working on some projects with technical and
financial support from JAPAN GOVERNMENT and JAPAN International
Cooperation agencies (JICA). Those projects are :
1. Project on flood protection and sewage - drainage improvement in
Phnom Penh (phase 3)
2. project for comprehensive urban transportation plan 2035
3. Project for development of traffic management system in Phnom Penh
4. Project for Expansion of Lower Secondary Schools in Phnom Penh
5. What can citynet contribute through these problems?

 Seem like Phnom Penh lost the track on what CITYNET is working
 Improve our communication
 Human resource development: Capacity building on the demand urban
issues
 Share workshop schedule and official invitation letter for the workshops
in advance
 Make a request to Phnom Penh to update its information especially
urgent urban challenge facing
 Help Phnom Penh to actively engaged to capacity building, CITYNET
services, clusters and projects
 Strengthening relation with Seoul Metropolitan government and help to
make sister city establishment (City-to-City cooperation)
 6. Proposed Potential cities in Cambodia

1. SIHANUK VILLE – COSTAL AREA

Area: 868 km²

199,902 (2008)

International Port Eco-tourism City

for Export

Sihanoukville is a province in southwest Cambodia known for its beaches,

tropical islands and the mangrove jungles of Ream National Park.
 2. SIEMREAP PROVINCE

896,309 (2008)
Area: 10,299 km²

Siem Reap is the 10th largest province in

Cambodia. A large portion of Siem Reap's
southern border is demarcated by the Tonle
Sap and as such, it is one of the nine
provinces that making up the Tonle Sap
Biosphere Reserve.
In modern times the province is best known
as the site of Angkor and the Angkor Wat
temple ruins.
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