Project location– Cambodia, Viet Nam
Project budget– 5,500,000 THB
Donor– Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) of Australia through SEI, Asia office
Bangkok, Australia
Project duration – 1/Jul/24- 31/Dec/26
Primary SDG Goal of focus: 6. Clean water and sanitation
Related SDG Goals of Focus: 1. No poverty; 2. Zero hunger; 5. Gender equality; 10. Reduced inequalities; 13. Climate action
Description– The project contributes to sustaining the shared groundwater resources of the Transboundary Cambodia- Vietnam Mekong River Delta aquifer under Climate Change impacts through Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) tools and Nature based solutions with a transdisciplinary, gender-inclusive and operational strategy to manage the shared groundwater resources sustainably and equitably between the two involved countries. This project is novel and will produce new knowledge including (i) a contemporary assessment of natural and man-made impacts on Cambodia Vietnam Transboundary Aquifer (CV-TBA) and its dependent communities; (ii) curated lessons in developing and operationalizing Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) tools for CV-TBA; and (iii) verified applicability of Nature-based Solutions to enhance management of the TBA.
