Khmer Youth Association

Cambodian Youth Action in Natural Resources Management - specifically focus on fishery and forestry resources, funded by Forum Syd

Cambodian Youth Action in Natural Resources Management - specifically focus on fishery and forestryresources

Project period: January 2014 - December 2016

Funded by: Forum Syd

Target group: Young people ages 15 - 30

Target area: Takeo, Prey Veng, Kampong Cham, Siem Reap and Battambang

The proposed project is prioritizes work with youth at the grassroots level in provincial communities and at the national policy level to empower these young people by building their understanding and capacity to act advocate for positive change in regards to natural resource management, specifically focus on fishery and forestry resource. This project aim to improved living condition by fair and equitable access to natural resources and more climate resilient for Cambodian youth.

The project designed to provides key resources and tools for community-based youth network to become change agents in their communities. As a result of this project, it is expected that young men and women will be better equipped with capacity on the important of natural resource for the sustainable on livelihood for themselves and their community and act as advocates within their communities as well to joint collective effort to advocate that influence the policy that better environmental protection and natural resources governance in Cambodia.

The strategies for the project include, (1) knowledge and capacity enhancement for youth on fishery and forestry law and policies, (2) translating that knowledge into action through empowering youth to initiate their own activities to protect fishery and forestry resources in their communities, and (3) support for youth coalition advocacy activities to effectively influence policy implementation and law enforcement at various levels (sub-national, national, regional/international).

Key activities will focus on increasing the capacity of youth to better the understanding over environmental protection and natural resource management, specifically focus on the community fishery and forestry resources. Youth will take action and use their own initiative to coordinate public awareness campaigns and events in their communities and to partner with local resources to act as referral systems for cases of illegal fishery and deforestation at their communities. Outside of the local level, national groups such as the Youth Changemaker Networks supported by KYA and FCA, Youth Committee on Unity and Development (YCUD), a coalition of seven youth NGOs, will engage in higher level policy advocacy to ultimately change for better policy formulation and enforcement of the policies surrounding fishery and forestry.

Therefore the regional join efforts with ASEAN Youth Network will be established and strengthen to share the lesson learnt, case studies and/or best practice to promote the regional environmental friendly policy.

The impact of this project has the potential to be sustained long past the project’s delivery. KYA has active Community-based Youth Networks and is a member of regional and national coalitions that will continue to work and advocate and awareness raising on environmental protection and natural resource management. With adequate training and capacity building, youth networks and Changemaker Network can challenge their own thoughts as well as those around them to bring change to our communities. Government leaders and decision makers at the local, sub-national and national or regional levels will come to recognize these youth groups as key resources on issues facing sustainable environment protection and natural resource management in Cambodia as well as in ASEAN region.

Cambodian Youth Action in Natural Resources Management - specifically focus on fishery and forestry resources, funded by Forum Syd

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