Samdech Hun Sen: Despite being a small country and emitting less greenhouse gases, Cambodia is still committed to tackling global climate change

Phnom Penh÷Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia and President of the Cambodian People’s Party, said that as a contribution to solving the problem of climate change in Cambodia, despite being a small country and emitting less greenhouse gases, Cambodia is still committed to solving the problem of climate change.  Globally, it has tripled its national budget for climate change-related activities and set a goal of reducing emissions by 42 percent by 2030.

He made the remarks at the opening ceremony of the International Party Conference on “Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development” in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Russia on October 6, 2022.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen stated that Cambodia has set out a long-term, carbon-neutral development strategy to promote a climate-resilient green economy with low carbon emissions.  In addition, Cambodia has identified green development and climate change mitigation as an important component of building resilience of the Cambodian economy in the aftermath of the Kovid-19 crisis and set out in the Investment Law of the Kingdom of Cambodia.  The new investment law encourages investment in green energy, the economy, the economy and the protection of the environment.

At the same time, Samdech emphasized that environmental issues do not know the borders of the country, so only international cooperation and solidarity can effectively solve global environmental challenges and save the planet from disasters for the people.  Forever.

Samdech Techo believes that we can all do it, including many good examples of these solidarity and cooperation, such as the implementation of the Montreal Protocol, which has reduced and eliminated ozone depleting substances.

Samdech Techo Prime Minister strongly hopes that we can really overcome all these problems together.
As a further direction, Samdech Techo understands that we must continue to promote international cooperation and solidarity, both bilaterally and multilaterally, with differences in political, cultural and religious systems.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen affirmed that financial support and technology transfer from developed countries to developing countries are necessary to participate in solving global environmental problems more actively and effectively.  In addition, we should also focus on building and integrating human resources by sharing knowledge on environmental issues and study tour programs to respond to the urgency of global environmental issues.

“Cambodia is ready and we need partners, both public and private, to help us achieve these commitments,” he said.