Cambodia launches early warning project to prepare communities for climate disasters

Xinhua
03 Jun 2026, 21:45 GMT+10

PHNOM PENH, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Wednesday launched the "Advancing Early Warning for All" project to strengthen early warning systems and help communities better prepare for climate- and weather-related disasters, according to a joint press release.

The press release said the Southeast Asian country ranks among the world's most climate-risk-prone countries, placing 12th globally.

"Without stronger resilience and adaptation measures, climate change could reduce national GDP by up to 10 percent by 2050," it said.

The five-year project (2026-2030) will support Cambodia in strengthening an end-to-end, multi-hazard early warning system for storms, floods, droughts, and lightning events.

The project will be implemented across four high-risk provinces, namely Ratanakiri, Kratie, Stung Treng, and Banteay Meanchey.

Cambodia is one of seven countries participating in the initiative -- alongside Antigua and Barbuda, Chad, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Fiji and Somalia -- as part of the UN secretary-general's global push to ensure everyone is protected by effective early warning systems by 2027, the press release said.

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