During the one-year period from January to December 2022, the MERL team implemented two community-based networks in Prey Veng and Pursat, Cambodia. The primary objective of the project was to enhance community awareness about climate-related issues and adaptive measures, and to bring their perspectives on climate risks and actions to policy dialogues. The networks were designed to serve as demonstration sites for sharing resources and stories within each community, inspiring other communities to join the network and participate in conversations that can strengthen their adaptive capacities and amplify their voices in policy dialogues related to climate actions in rural Cambodia.
The project was funded by the United States under the PACT-US Partnership program "Mekong Connections: Governance, Transparency, and Local Voices". The Climate Change Networks (CCN) developed through this project aim to provide an evidence base for scaling up community-based networks within and across borders while retaining and building on the core value of locally owned, participatory processes. The project also provided learning materials and tools that CCN members used to continue sharing lessons on climate change and adaptation practices post-project.
On this website, we share reports, policy briefs, and film clips that showcase the CCN's actions and provide insights into lessons learned and findings from the research.
Publications
Piloting Citizens Climate Network (CCN) in Cambodia. June 2022 Report.
The objective of the 1st month CCN activities is to raise awareness and to induce discussion about c...
Piloting Citizens Climate Network (CCN) in Cambodia. July 2022 Report.
The objective of the 2nd month CCN activities is to raise awareness and to induce discussion about f...
Piloting Citizens Climate Network (CCN) in Cambodia. August 2022 Report.
The objective of the 3rd month CCN activities is to raise awareness and to induce discussion about d...
Piloting Citizens Climate Network (CCN) in Cambodia. September 2022 Report.
The objective of the 4th month CCN activities is is to raise awareness and to induce discussion abou...
Empowering climate change adaptation at the grassroots level: A pilot of the Citizens Climate Network in rural Cambodia. Learning Brief.
This learning brief summarises the CCN pilots’ activities and results in two provinces in rural Camb...
Grassroots adaptation through the Citizens Climate Network: Implications for climate change adaptation policies in rural Cambodia. Policy Brief
This policy brief provides policy rationale for the CCN pilots. Drawing on the first two months of t...
CCN Pilots Evaluation and Insights Report
The evaluation reports on the extent to which the pilot has met its criteria for success based on Th...
Piloting Citizens Climate Network (CCN) in Cambodia. October 2022 Report.
The objective of the 5th month CCN activities is to raise awareness and to induce discussion about t...
CCN from the local facilitator’s view
Mr Phoern Hom is a farmer from Boeng Kok village, Pursat province. He shares his view about the CCN, why he joined as a local facilitator and what he learnt. He is continuing the CCN efforts as a CCN champion by sharing knowledge about climate change and adaptation, and mobilising his village to grow vegetables.
Learning from the CCN: Phat Saroun’s story
Phat Saroun was a CCN member in the Pursat province. When the CCN pilot finished, she volunteered to be a CCN champion to continue the efforts of CCN in raising community awareness of climate change and practical adaptation. In this clip, she talked about her experience in the CCN.
Choy sum for my family
CCN member in Prey Veng shares her success story of growing beans
Seeds to vegetables: how a CCN member combines subsistence with livelihood
A CCN member in Prey Veng shares her story of growing vegetables for her family and earn extra income.
Living organically: learning from the CCN
CCN member in Pursat describes how he cultivates soil and vegetables in his backyard
Piloting Citizens Climate Network (CCN) in Cambodia. First meeting in June 2022.
This video captures some of the activities in the first meeting of the pilot Citizens Climate Network in Pursat. The CCN is a 6 month pilot in rural Cambodia that provides a forum for the communities to share experiences and contribute to policy dialogues about climate change and adaptation.
A glance of the CCN activities
This video is a summary of the practical activities that CCN members did over 6 months of the pilot. Each month, members learnt a topic and practiced an adaptation activity that they could do in their own home and village.