Cambodia, AFSC Sign MoU on Strategic Environmental Assessment Cooperation

Phnom Penh, October 27, 2026: The Ministry of Environment and the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in strategic environmental assessment (SEA), in a ceremony presided over by H.E. Sabo Ozano, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment, on Oct. 26, 2026.

The signing was attended by Abid Gulzar, AFSC's Regional Director for Asia, along with ministry leaders and representatives of relevant general departments and specialised departments.

Speaking at the event, H.E. Sabo Ozano said that under the guidance of the Prime Minister, the Ministry of Environment has introduced the 2023-2028 Environmental Sector Strategy, a roadmap setting out priority strategies of "cleanliness," "greenness" and "sustainability" toward achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The ministry has been running campaigns aimed at promoting "clean land," "clean water" and "clean air," he said.

He noted that implementing strategic environmental assessment will help Cambodia prepare for potential environmental challenges, reduce risks and costs, and create opportunities for green development in industry, mining, energy, agriculture, tourism, infrastructure, telecommunications and other key sectors covered by the Environment and Natural Resources Code.

The MoU sets out four main objectives: continuing to review and provide input on the draft general guidelines on SEA and the draft SEA guidelines for sand businesses along the Mekong River; completing the review of the content of both drafts; encouraging public participation and capacity building within the SEA framework; and promoting SEA for other priority sectors in Cambodia.

Source: Ministry of Environment

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Reported by The Khmer Today