Enabling Ecotourism Development in Cambodia

Abstract

The Enabling Ecotourism Development in Cambodia Report is a World Bank advisory product developed for the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to support the sustainable development of ecotourism as part of a broader strategy for sustainable management of the country's natural capital. The advisory work was undertaken as part of a broader effort of the World Bank in Cambodia to provide guidance to the RGC through technical assistance and analytical and advisory services on managing its natural capital through landscape approaches. Working in the Cardamom Mountains, the Mekong Delta and in the upstream Mekong, the Bank is helping the RGC to better manage and add value to its natural capital through strengthening its links to the economy. This report is the output of rich dialogue and exchange with a number of institutions and individuals in the RGC. This work is part of the technical assistance (TA) provided under the Bank's Enhancing Environmental Sustainability and Resilience in Cambodia technical assistance Program. The work was funded by the Program on Forest (PROFOR). A World Bank team carried out this work in cooperation with Cambodia's Ministry of Environment (MoE), Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), Ministry of Tourism, and Ministry of Rural Development. The World Bank team would like to thank, in particular, Excellency Sao Sopheap, Secretary of State MoE, Excellency Hem Vanndy, Secretary of State MEF, and their dedicated teams for support in data collection and technical guidance. World Bank management, including Inguna Dobraja, Country Manager for Cambodia; Christophe Crepin, previous Practice Manager for Environment, Natural Resources, and Blue Economy for East Asia and the Pacific, and Stephen Ling, Lead Environmental Specialist; and Mark Austin, Program Leader for Sustainable Development, South East Asia, provided strategic guidance. The World Bank task team for Enabling Ecotourism Development in Cambodia is led by Maurice Andres Rawlins (Natural Resource Management Specialist) and Werner Kornexl (Senior Natural Resource Management Specialist) and at the time of delivery includes Elisabeth Steinmayr (Junior Professional Officer), Sumit Baral (Regional Tourism Consultant), Natasha Martin (Tourism Private Sector Consultant), Neth Baromey (Cambodian Tourism Consultant), Jo Pendry (Legal Consultant), and Nick Ray (Tourism Writer and Communications Consultant).The World Bank team appreciates the inputs provided by World Bank peer reviewers Urvashi Narain, Hasita Bhammer, and Claire Honore Hollweg.The team thanks Cath Croxton, Herbert Navasca, and Christopher Carlos for editing services.

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