Tonle Sap Sustainable Livelihoods Project and Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholders Development Food Security Forum, 41st Session, on 23rd March 2010 from 8.30 am General Background Agriculture and natural resources sector is identified as a driving force for future accelerated economic growth Agriculture and natural resources sector development need to be smallholder driven for sustained growth and poverty reduction Accelerated growth of ANR sector with poverty reduction need to be conceptualized and operationalized within an integrated rural development framework with focus on productivity growth, diversification and commercialization Within Cambodia Tonle Sap basin provinces remain saddled with population and poverty concentration and natural resource degradation ADB/IFAD/GOF TS_PRSDP 2 Tonle Sap Sustainable Livelihoods Project (TSSLP) Background Effective date is 19 June 2006 Completion date is 31 Dec 2010 Objective is to improve livelihoods by increasing access to assets in the 37 target communes Total Cost of Project = 20.3 Million ADB Grant: Government of Finland: Government of Cambodia: $15.00 million $ 4.7 million $ 0.6 million Project target areas: - 5 Provinces ( KCH, PUR, BAT, SRP and KPT) - 37 Communes - 316 Villages Oddar Mean Chey Banteay Meanchey Siem Reab Tonle Sap Baat Dambang Pousaat Kampong Chhnang Kaong Speue Phnom Penh Pey Veaeng Kaoh Kong Kandaal Kampot Krong Preah Sihanouk Krong Kaeb Takeo Svaay Rieng Implementation arrangement Project Steering committee: CARD Executive Agency (EA): Momenting Agencies (IAs): Component 1: Community Driven Development (MoI) Component 2: Core Areas Safeguarded (cancelled in July 2009) Component 3: Skills and Awareness for Sustainable Livelihoods including: 3-A Coordination for community driven devt. (CARD) 3-B Skills based for community driven devt. (MoI) 3-C Education for protection of NRM (MoE) Overall progress As of March 2010 The Project is estimated to have achieved a combined physical progress of over 76%. The financial progress is about 75% against an elapsed grant period of 80%. Physical Progress of Component 1 Overall allocation for CLF is $12.2 million The Social Infrastructure through 208 subprojects (>$5 million): Road (laterite & earth): 225 km, 78 culverts, 107m of bridges; Water supply ( consumption and irrigation):, 48 deep wells, 5,384 water filters, 12 water filtration stations, 7 ponds, reservoirs, 5km of canal.. Education: 48 classroom, 4 teachers houses Construction: 29 CFi offices, markets, solar panel installation for health centers Public Latrines etc AND there are still lot of works on-going Under construction: 16 CC offices, solar panel installation for 34 CC offices …. Physical Progress of Component 1(cont.,) The Income Generating through 705 subprojects (>$3.7 million) • Livestock raising: total 5,590 piglets; 32,714 chickens; 1,467 cow/buffaloes provided to the selected poor households • Fish/eel raising: fish or eel raising in ponds or cages – distributed exceeding 14,085 fingerlings; 12,700kg of eel fingerlings • Set up micro-credit system (51 projects), fish processing/sauce production, vocational skill training, vegetable, fruits production etc Physical Progress of Component 1(cont.,) The Community Fishery Support through 188 subprojects (>$0.9 million): Providing patrolling boats: 153 boats Providing patrolling equipment: 99 sets Fisheries post construct: 4 observation towers Flooded forest replanting: 20ha Fish sanctuary renovation: 21ha Financial Progress Total CLF is 12.2 million USD. Fund is allocated to 37 target communes for 2 years of implementation (2008 and 2009). The total CLF that has been transferred to target communes up to date is 7 million USD, which accounts for 60% of the total allocation Component 3: Skills and Awareness for Sustainable Livelihoods are Built 3-A: Coordination for community driven development (CARD) 3-B: Skills based for community driven development (MoI) 3-C: Education for protection of natural resources (MoE/L&L) 3-A: Coordination for community driven development (CARD) CARD mandate and structure amended and institutional strategy drafted Work Plan for 2009 formulated National Forum on Social Safety nets in Cambodia organized by CARD (July 2009) Oversight role of CARD agreed in Royal Decree (quarterly Council meetings and monthly Executive Committee meeting) and implementation started. Policy support modalities agreed and CARD Staff nominated to participate in 12 TWGs - and RGC Private Sector Forum and its Working Groups. Information & Knowledge Management scoping study on A&RD is commencing 3-B: Skills based for community driven development Awareness raising seminars were conducted in each province during 2007 to introduce the project to local stakeholders. Capacity building training has been provided to CLFTs and CFs to improve project implementation. CCs have been trained in 2008 and 2009 on the CLF guidelines and have received regular on-thejob coaching from CLFTs, CFs and CDSs. POGs have received regular on-the-job coaching from CLFTs, CFs and TA team as well as through training provided by the Service Providers. 3-C: Education for protection of natural resources Conducted one training course (4 days) for MTTs with 16 participants and provided training postures and seven lesson plans for their training activities. Provided five training courses to the CLFT and CF on the advantages of the environment and environment principles attended by 146 officers Conducted one training course (4 days) for mobile team trainers with 16 participants Published sixty-page books on environmental awareness Implemented the contest to promote green environment on the floating villages Training has been provided to community fisheries and villagers on environment protection. Project Contacts Project Director: Administration, Ministry of Interior; Email: lengvy@ncdd.gov.kh Project Manager: Mr. Yin Malyna, Director of the General Department of Local Administration, Ministry of Interior; Email:malyna@ncdd.gov.kh ADB: HEM Chanthou, Project Implementation officer, Email: chem@adb.org Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholders Development Project (TS_PRSDP) Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Development Project (TS_PRSDP) ADB Board Approved: 08 December 2009 Signed ADB and RGC: 27 December 2009 IFAD and RGC: 15 February 2010 Effective date: Soon (March 2010?) Project Completion date: 31 August 2017 Total Cost of Project = $55.3 M (G=72%, L 18%, RGC = 10%) ADB: $30.70 M ($27.3 M as grn & $3.4 as loan) IFAD: $ 13.38 M (50% loan, 50% grant) Government of Finland: $ 5.75 M (tbc) Government of Cambodia: $ 5.45 M TS_PRSDP Project framework Impact : to improve the livelihoods of approximately 630,000 households in four provinces (BMC, SRP, KTM, KMC) Outcome: increased agricultural productivity and improved access to markets within the project areas. Components 1. Commune Development (a. infrastructure; b. Financial Services; c. Agriculture productivity and diversification; d. access to agricultural information; and e. market data) 2. Improving Agricultural Policy Environment 3. Effective Project Management ADB/IFAD/GOF TS_PRSDP 19 Project target areas: - 4 Provinces ( BMC, SRP, KTM, KCM) - 196 Communes (This map is used only for the presentation purpose) Banteay Meanchey Siem Reap Kampong Thom Kampong Cham Implementation arrangement Project Steering committee: CARD Executive Agency (EA): MAFF Implementing Agencies (IAs): • Component 1: Community Development module (NCDDS, MAFF, NIDA) NCDDS: Social infrastructure and community mobilization (finance) MAFF: Agriculture productivity and diversification NIDA: For market information and market data (IT related) • Component 2: Agricultural Policy Environment (MAFF) •Component 3: Project Management (By all) Thank you For further questions please contact ssovann@online.com.kh imakin@adb.org chem@adb.org ADB/IFAD Tonle Sap Poverty Reduction and Smallholder Project 22