CAMBODIA
Access to drinking water and sanitation in the rural communes of the Stung Sen basin
Our projectsWASH context
CAMBODIAAccess to drinking water and sanitation in the rural communes of the Stung Sen basin
With its two main reservoirs, the Mekong river and the Tonlé Sap lake, the largest lake in South-East Asia, Cambodia has abundant water resources, although they are unevenly distributed.
Access to good quality drinking water and to a reliable service nevertheless remains low, particularly in rural areas.
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Water quality is a further concern: some surface and groundwater shows high levels of arsenic and iron, excessive hardness and bacteriological pollution.
The country is highly exposed to the effects of climate change, with severe floods followed by periods of drought, made worse by growing urbanisation and dam building, which increase the vulnerability of the poorest.
Rural sanitation remains difficult, with limited access to improved facilities, including in public places such as health centres and schools.
Open defecation rates are still high, and the lack of suitable, inclusive sanitation facilities keeps children out of school.
people, 80% of them in rural areas
Our work
ACTING FOR WATER
IN CAMBODIA
Since 2012, HAMAP has been running an integrated Water Resources Management programme in the Stung Sen basin.
Our key activities: installing boreholes fitted with solar pumps and water towers, building gravity-fed distribution networks serving hundreds of households, setting up and training village management committees so that they can operate the infrastructure independently, building hundreds of family latrines and running hygiene awareness sessions in schools.
Our local partner Rainwater Cambodia monitors the works and provides ongoing training for the committees.
Our projects
WATER AND SANITATION
IN CAMBODIA5 projects carried out since 2012
Ongoing
01
Improving access to water, sanitation and hygiene in Dang Kambet commune
Dang Kambet is an isolated commune in Sandan district, Kampong Thom province, in the Stung Sen basin. Sixty-three kilometres from the provincial capital, it is made up of five villages and around 600 households, most of them farming families.
Completed project
02
Access to water, sanitation and hygiene in the communes of Tang Krasov and Reaksa
Water and sanitation remain key issues for development in Cambodia. Since 2012, the Rhin-Meuse and Loire-Bretagne water agencies have supported the Tonlé Sap lake authorities in promoting integrated water resources management in the Stung Sen river basin.
Completed project
03
Local support for access to water and sanitation in Putrea commune, Stung Sen basin, Phase 2
From 2020 to 2021, HAMAP-Humanitaire continued its support for access to water and sanitation in the commune of Putrea. Run with Rainwater Cambodia, with support from the Agences de l'eau Loire-Bretagne and Rhin-Meuse, this second phase benefited 1,830 people.
Completed project
04
Training water management committees for sustainable management
From 2020 to 2021, HAMAP-Humanitaire trained water management committees in the commune of Putrea, in the Stung Sen basin, for the sustainable management of the infrastructure. Run with Rainwater Cambodia, with support from the Agence de l'eau Rhin-Meuse and the Office international de l'eau, the project benefited 67,267 people.
Completed project
05
Access to water and sanitation in Putrea commune, Stung Sen basin, Phase 1
From 2019 to 2020, HAMAP-Humanitaire worked in the commune of Putrea, in Preah Vihear province, to further improve access to water and sanitation in the Stung Sen basin. Run with the Tonle Sap Authority, this second phase benefited 4,500 people.
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Since 2012, more than 15,000 people have benefited from our work on access to water and sanitation.
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