Cambodia Climate Change Summit 2022 launches in Siem Reap

The much-anticipated launch of the Cambodia Climate Change Summit 2022 (CCCS22) got underway Monday evening, with a welcome reception that saw leading actors in both the public and private sectors meet to begin reflecting on the progress Cambodia has made towards climate-related issues.

The official proceedings began Tuesday morning with opening remarks by H.E. Minister of Environment Say Samal, U.S. Ambassador Mr. W Partick Murphy, and Director General of Mekong Future Initiative Mr. Allen Dodgson Tan.

“The United States is committed to leading and taking bold action to confront the climate crisis and strengthen energy security. At COP26, President Biden announced $3 billion in adaptation financing to reduce climate change impacts on those most vulnerable. Through regional initiatives under our Mekong-U.S. Partnership, we are expanding green energy solutions and working with regional officials to address waste management issues.” said Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, “In Cambodia, the United States has invested over $100 million in foreign assistance focused on combating climate change, including facilitating the sale of more than $40 million in carbon credits to U.S. companies such as The Walt Disney Company and Delta Airlines. In the last five years, USAID Cambodia’s agriculture and environment activities have helped Cambodian farmers apply climate-smart agricultural practices and eliminated an estimated 25 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions, the equivalent of taking almost five million cars off of the road for a year.

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