February 2006

Under the GTZ-MRC-ADPC "Flood Emergency Management Strengthening (FEMS)" project, the process on Kandal provincial flood preparedness programme development was initiated on 27 January. A one-day consultative meeting was held in Kandal to review the draft provincial flood preparedness plan developed by Kandal Provincial Committee on Disaster Management (PCDM) in collaboration with ADPC and National Committee on Disaster Management (NCDM-Cambodia). The plan was revised based on inputs received at the meeting and presented to a wider audience on 21-22 February at the �Consultative Workshop onDevelopment of Provincial Flood Preparedness Programme�, held at Kandal provincial hall. Representatives from Kandal PCDM secretariat, member line departments of Kandal PCDM, District Committee on Disaster Management (DCDM) of Leuk Dek and Lovea Em districts, NCDM-Cambodia, Cambodia National Mekong Committee (CNMC) and partner NGOs including Seila program in Kandal attended the meeting. The major outcomes of the workshop include endorsement of the Kandal Provincial Flood Preparedness Plan by all its member agencies and the initiation of resource mobilization strategy development for implementation of the Plan.