Analysis and policy proposal on water resources governance in Cambodia

• Project/Area Number: 15K21229
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Environmental policy and social systems; Design and evaluation of sustainable and environmental conscious system
• Research Institution: Nagasaki University
• Principal Investigator: HAMASAKI Hironori 長崎大学, 水産・環境科学総合研究科(環境), 准教授 (20617295)
• Research Collaborator: SOPHEAK Kong 王立プノンペン大学, 開発学部, 講師
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: 水資源管理 / 水資源・水システム / ガバナンス / カンボジア / ステークホルダー・マネジメント / SWOT分析 / 国際情報交換 / 灌漑用水管理 / ステークホルダー分析

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The first outcome is the academic contribution to governance studies on water resources management. The outcome of this two-year research based on literature survey, communication in academic associations, and discussions with different experts in research meetings has confirmed the importance of the actors whose roles should be bridging private sectors with public sectors. Additionally, for further studies, this research found out that our next step should focus on quasi-NGOs as an example of a bridging organization, which can be seen in UK.
The second outcome is the contribution to water resources management policy in Cambodia. On the basis of the first outcome, this research has organized policy proposal saying that FWUC (Farmers Water Users Community) should play a leading role of the governance in irrigation management. Moreover, this project has organized the workshops with various stakeholders and shared some challenges to reflect proposals into real policies among participants.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] 王立プノンペン大学(カンボジア)
• [Int'l Joint Research] 王立プノンペン大学(カンボジア)
• [Presentation] Visualizing irrigation governance in Cambodia - bridging scientific result of stakeholder mapping with policy making (2017)
  • Author(s): Hamasaki, H. and Sopheak, K.
  • Organizer: XVI Biennial IASC (International Association for the Study of the Commons)
  • Place of Presentation: Utrecht University Hall, Utrecht, Netherlands
  • Year and Date: 2017-07-10
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Strategic assessment of the key stakeholders’ roles in the irrigation governance in Cambodia through comparative SWOT analysis (2016)
  • Author(s): Hamasaki, H. and Sopheak, K.
  • Organizer: The 12th International Symposium on Southeast Asian Water Environment
  • Place of Presentation: Melia Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • Year and Date: 2016-11-29
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Adaptive governance of irrigation in GAP region, Turkey - From the transdisciplinary viewpoint - (2016)
  • Author(s): Hamasaki, H., Nagano, T., Akca, E., Cullu, M.A., and Aydogdu, M.H.
  • Organizer: Eurosoil2016
  • Place of Presentation: WOW International Conference Center, Istanbul, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2016-10-20
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Transition of Irrigation Governance in Southern Turkey (2015)
  • Author(s): Hamasaki, H. and Gultekin, U.
  • Organizer: World Water Congress XV
  • Place of Presentation: Edinburgh International Conference Centre, Scotland, United Kingdom
  • Year and Date: 2015-05-27
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Book] 「ステークホルダーと科学者の共創による新たな灌漑農業ガバナンスの模索」（『水を分かつ―地域の未来可能性の共創』所収） (2016)
  • Author(s): 濱崎宏則（編者：窪田順平）
  • Total Pages: 20
  • Publisher: 勉誠出版