Version 1
: Received: 28 December 2023 / Approved: 29 December 2023 / Online: 29 December 2023 (15:24:07 CET)
Version 2
: Received: 30 December 2023 / Approved: 30 December 2023 / Online: 3 January 2024 (03:25:57 CET)
How to cite:
Chan, P. Green Economy Transition in Cambodia: Background and Progress—SWOT Analysis. Preprints2023, 2023122322. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2322.v1
Chan, P. Green Economy Transition in Cambodia: Background and Progress—SWOT Analysis. Preprints 2023, 2023122322. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2322.v1
Chan, P. Green Economy Transition in Cambodia: Background and Progress—SWOT Analysis. Preprints2023, 2023122322. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2322.v1
APA Style
Chan, P. (2023). Green Economy Transition in Cambodia: Background and Progress—SWOT Analysis. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2322.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Chan, P. 2023 "Green Economy Transition in Cambodia: Background and Progress—SWOT Analysis" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202312.2322.v1
Abstract
This research aims to understand green economy transition in Cambodia and analyze its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). The research showed that Cambodia has been significantly transitioning its economy to green since 2009 as evidenced by its National Green Growth Roadmap. Cambodia also established the National Council for Green Growth in 2012 and upgraded it to the National Council for Sustainable Development in 2015. The members of the Council are from all the government’s ministries and relevant inter-ministerial councils/committees, which are significant for policymaking. All governors of the capital and provincial administrations are also its members, which are significant for supporting and implementing the works at the subnational levels. Under the structure of its Secretariat, Department of Green Economy is playing an important role in promoting green economic development in Cambodia by looking at the national policies and strategic plans, undertaking projects, and mobilizing resources. Through coordination of this Department, Cambodia officially became a Member of the United Nations Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) in 2022. The findings showed that Cambodia is transitioning its green economy at the right time, especially the new government’s Pentagonal Strategy strongly supported this green economy transition with a clear and strong political commitment. The Council governing this green economy transition is also significant to both policymaking and implementation levels, which is inclusive for promoting green economic development in Cambodia.
Keywords
Cambodia green economy; green growth; green transition; sustainable development; Pentagonal Strategy; carbon neutrality; sustainable consumption and production; eco-labeling
Subject
Business, Economics and Management, Other
Copyright:
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
