Ratings for the Trade Facilitation and Competitiveness Project are: outcome is moderately satisfactory, risk to development outcome is negligible to low, Bank performance is moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance is moderately satisfactory.
... See More + Lessons of the project include: (i) Early involvement with government. (ii) Expert assistance. (iii) Implementation readiness. (iv) Trade-off between good governance and timely project implementation.
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Project Performance Assessment Report 126763 JUN 04, 2018
The Second Road Assets Management Project (RAMP-II) will support the scaling up of the original RAMP project’s achievements to ensure continued effective use of the rehabilitated national (NR) and provincial road (PR) network in support of the economic development in Cambodia.
... See More + The RAMP-II will improve the climate resilience and longevity of about 218 km of National Roads 3 and 7 through the strengthening, repair and maintenance (through three-year performance based maintenance contracts) of road surfaces, and installation of about 90 km of side-drainage in flood prone areas along the roads. Some of the negative impacts include: road maintenance operations may potentially affect the environment temporarily in a number of ways. For example, environmental concerns can stem initially from poor road design and planning, delayed mobilization of construction crews, lack of construction camp maintenance, storage and handling of construction wastes and hazardous materials, location of borrow pits and quarry sites, associated earthworks, and drainage design. Poorly executed maintenance activities may create localized soil erosion problems affecting streams or other water bodies; lack of clear practical plans for environmental management will create opportunities for inappropriate disposal of solid waste materials and could lead to lack of controls of noise, emissions and dust which can create a nuisance for individuals and communities. Mitigation measures include: locate borrow areas away from any residential or other environmentally sensitive areas such as hospitals, intensive livestock production areas or wildlife breeding areas; also avoid farmlands or forests as much as possible. Restrict work to daylight hours and limit the size and frequency of any blasting; borrow areas will be restored and re-vegetated. Where there are open manholes or excavation for side drains in front of shops/houses, contractor shall then: 1) cover them quickly or provide proper and clear sign to avoid danger to cyclists or pedestrians, especially at night time, and provide temporary access road to the shops/houses to maintain normal business and living activities in the communities. The implementation results should be reported periodically; and wherever possible, refueling will be carried out at a fuel storage area and not permitted within or adjacent to watercourses.
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The development objective of the Second Road Assets Management Project for Cambodia is to improve the condition, safety, and climate resilience of selected national road corridors in Cambodia.
... See More + Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: (1) ensure that name and contact number of representative of Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) and contractor are place on the notice board outside the construction site and at local government office (provincial and commune levels); (2) during construction stage, collecting and not dumping waste into canal or natural stream; (3) collection of waste, especially oil, not dumping into canal and any water body around construction site; (4) Apply traffic safety, noise, and dust control; and (5) dust control during construction by spray water on road surface 3-6 times per day (at road construction sections) depending on weather and traffic.
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The Second Road Assets Management Project (RAMP-II) will support the scaling up of the original RAMP project’s achievements to ensure continued effective use of the rehabilitated national (NR) and provincial road (PR) network in support of the economic development in Cambodia.
... See More + The RAMP-II will improve the climate resilience and longevity of about 218 km of National Roads 3 and 7 through the strengthening, repair and maintenance (through three-year performance based maintenance contracts) of road surfaces, and installation of about 90 km of side-drainage in flood prone areas along the roads. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: Community members have the right to make a contribution of their land or other assets, without seeking or being given compensation. This can often be justified because the road rehabilitation will either increase the value of the remaining property or provide some other direct benefit to the affected people. Voluntary contribution is an act of informed consent. Implementing agencies must assure that voluntary contributions are made with the prior knowledge on the part of the person who will donate assets that other options are available, and are obtained without coercion or duress. In addition to labor assistance for removal and reparation of structure the two vulnerable AHs will receive special assistance for the disruption of her business during construction. Since they will loss income resulted from business disruption the special assistance will be given in the form of living allowance. Thus, each vulnerable AH will receive a living allowance of 20kg rice per 5 persons per month for one month (or equivalent to $50 in cash). During construction, landless AHs will receive assistance for shifting back her stall. During the consultation, consensus and agreement was reached with the two vulnerable AHs on this package of compensation and support to be provided for them by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT).
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The Second Road Assets Management Project (RAMP-II) will support the scaling up of the original RAMP project’s achievements to ensure continued effective use of the rehabilitated national (NR) and provincial road (PR) network in support of the economic development in Cambodia.
... See More + The RAMP-II will improve the climate resilience and longevity of about 218 km of National Roads 3 and 7 through the strengthening, repair and maintenance (through three-year performance based maintenance contracts) of road surfaces, and installation of about 90 km of side-drainage in flood prone areas along the roads. Some of the negative impacts and mitigation measures include: Community members have the right to make a contribution of their land or other assets, without seeking or being given compensation. This can often be justified because the road rehabilitation will either increase the value of the remaining property or provide some other direct benefit to the affected people. Voluntary contribution is an act of informed consent. Implementing agencies must assure that voluntary contributions are made with the prior knowledge on the part of the person who will donate assets that other options are available, and are obtained without coercion or duress. In addition to labor assistance for removal and reparation of structure the two vulnerable AHs will receive special assistance for the disruption of her business during construction. Since they will loss income resulted from business disruption the special assistance will be given in the form of living allowance. Thus, each vulnerable AH will receive a living allowance of 20kg rice per 5 persons per month for one month (or equivalent to $50 in cash). During construction, landless AHs will receive assistance for shifting back her stall. During the consultation, consensus and agreement was reached with the two vulnerable AHs on this package of compensation and support to be provided for them by the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT).
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The objective of the Second Road Asset Management Project is to improve the condition, safety and climate resilience of selected national road corridors in Cambodia.
... See More + The project will achieve this objective through (i) the systematic introduction of designs that include climate proofing and road safety measures and the use of performance based contracts; and (ii) by enhancing MPWT's capacity to carry out road maintenance planning, contracting and management. Some of the negative impacts are includes : (i)concrete pavement; (ii) temporary access bridge to their own house/shop; (iii) private owned drainage system with pipe or concrete side drain; (iv) commercial or business sign board; (v) stalls; (vi) trees; Some of the mitigation measures are includes : (i) avoid involuntary resettlement where feasible and minimize resettlement where population displacement is unavoidable; (ii) appropriate assistance and compensation, in cash or in kind, provided to adversely affected people, including indigenous groups, ethnic minorities and pastoralists who may have usage or customary rights to the land or other resources taken for the project; (iv) compensation for affected assets, loss of income; (v) assistance for relocation, including provision of relocation sites with appropriate facilities and services; (vi) assistance to improve livelihood condition or at least restore their incomes and living; (vii) vulnerable AHs will be taken care of and special assistance will be given including labor for removal and reparation of damage, material replacement and a month living allowance; (viii) community members have the right to make a contribution of their land or other assets, without seeking or being given compensation; (ix) persons who contribute their land or other assets have the right to seek and receive compensation; (x) replacement of land with an equally productive plot or other equivalent productive assets.
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While the economy continues to expand rapidly in Cambodia, real GDP growth eased to 6.8percent in 2017 from 7 percent in 2016. Cambodia therefore bucked the regional trend, asmost developing countries in East Asia experienced a growth acceleration in 2017.
... See More + Followingsome moderation during the first half of 2017, textile and apparel exports rebounded. Thetourism and agriculture sectors experienced initial recovery in the last few years after facinggradual moderation. Growth is projected to remain robust, expanding at 6.9 percent in 2018.Downside risks to the outlook include erosion of export competitiveness due to rapidly risingreal wages, a buildup of vulnerabilities from a prolonged real estate and construction boom,potential election-related uncertainty, and periodic jolts to the international trade order inthe form of protectionism and escalating trade disputes. This edition of Cambodia economic update is focusing on findings of future jobs in Cambodia.
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The objective of the Higher Education Improvement Project for Cambodia is to improve the quality and relevance of higher education and research mainly in STEM and agriculture at targeted higher education institutions, and to improve governance in the sector.
... See More + There are four components to the project, the first component being Improving teaching and learning capacity. This component aims to enhance quality of teaching and learning capacity of targeted HEIs in the fields of science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and agriculture, while other complementary areas deemed necessary for economic development will also be supported. The sub-components are: improving teaching and learning, improving institutional capacity, and supporting private HEIs. The second component is the improving research in STEM and agriculture. This component aims to improve the quality and relevance of research in STEM and agriculture fields by providing grants to the targeted public HEIs for the development and implementation of research projects that result in peer reviewed publications. Research projects, implemented by teams of researchers from targeted public HEIs are selected and approved by HEIP, will be designed and/or implemented in collaboration with industrial partners, international HEIs, and/or generate scientific evidence for public policy making. The third component is the strengthening sectoral governance and project management. This component aims to strengthen the system of higher education sector to produce graduates equipped with transferable skills and knowledge, especially in STEM and agriculture. The subcomponents are: strengthening sectoral governance, and project management and monitoring and evaluation. Finally, the fourth component is the contingent emergency response. The objective of the contingent emergency response component, with a provisional zero allocation, is to allow for the reallocation of financing in accordance with the IDA Immediate Response Mechanism to provide an immediate response to an eligible crisis or emergency, as needed. An Emergency Response Manual (ERM) will be developed for activities under this component, detailing streamlined FM, procurement, safeguard, and any other necessary implementation arrangements. The component is triggered, the results framework will be revised through formal restructuring to include appropriate indicators related to the emergency response activities.
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