Pailin

Mondol Kiri

Tbong Khmum

Phnom Penh

Kampong Chaam

Preah Vihear

Kampong Chhnang

Prey Veaeng

Kampong Spueu

Pousaat

Kampong Thum

Rotanak Kiri

Kampot

Siem Reab

Kandaal

Preah Sihanouk

Kaoh Kong

Stoĕng Trêng

Baat Dambang

Svaay Rieng

Taakaev

Banteay Mean Choăy

Otdar Mean Chey

Kracheh

Kaeb

Cambodia

60% of the country as forest cover by 2029

Annual average net income (excluding establishment and maintenance costs) from carbon sequestration of 25 million USD  by 2029

Demarcation of a total 120,000 km of forest boarders( primarily completed during the last ten years)  by 2029

Protected Forest covers 3.0 million hectares  by 2029

500,000 hectares of high value commercial plantation established and 10 million tree seedlings distributed per year  by 2029

350,000 ha Community Forestry by 2015, and  2m ha by 2029

The project aims to support Cambodia to prepare and submit its combined Second Biennial Transparency Report and Fourth National Communication (BTR2/NC4) and its Third Biennial Transparency Report (BTR3), which will comply with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Paris Agreement reporting requirements while responding to national development goals

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.

This project will strengthen the resilience of educational systems in Cambodia, South Sudan, and Tonga by retrofitting schools with climate-resilient features, integrating early warning systems, and embedding climate risk into education policies and planning. It supports GCF’s ambition to scale up investments in early warning systems and resilient infrastructure in climate-vulnerable sectors, advancing replicable models for systemic adaptation.

Climate change is disrupting education systems in Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing States, leading to school closures, higher absenteeism, and increased dropout rates due to rising temperatures, floods, and droughts. Addressing these challenges is essential to protect learning continuity and build long-term resilience for children and communities. 

 The BRACE project will strengthen educational systems by integrating climate resilience into school infrastructure, policy, and planning. It will retrofit schools with climate-smart features, implement early warning systems to reduce disruptions, and support curriculum reform. Ministries of education will be supported to access climate finance and embed education in national climate strategies, while knowledge-sharing platforms will promote learning and replication across countries. 

GCF will provide USD 40.75 million in grant funding to support implementation across Cambodia, South Sudan, and Tonga.  Co-designed with the Global Partnership for Education, BRACE is the Fund’s first education-focused climate resilience initiative. It sets a transformative precedent for integrating climate resilience into educational systems and unlocking global scale-up opportunities. 

 GCF's Project Preparation Facility (PPF) support was deployed to help develop the project.

<p>Cambodia Nationally Determined Contribution. NDC3.0</p>

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60% of the country as forest cover by 2029

Annual average net income (excluding establishment and maintenance costs) from carbon sequestration of 25 million USD by 2029

Demarcation of a total 120,000 km of forest boarders( primarily completed during the last ten years) by 2029

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