Analysis and policy proposal on water resources governance in Cambodia

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• 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
• 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

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.

Free Research Field

水資源管理政策論，環境ガバナンス論