ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់, Deputy Governor of Preah Sihanouk province and head of provincial project coordination, together with Sihanoukville Governor សរ កក្កដា, attended the quarterly meeting of the Cambodia: Solid Waste and Plastic Management Improvement Project at the Ministry of Interior on July 22, 2026.
The meeting was chaired by បួន ហេង, Deputy Director General of the Ministry of Interior’s General Department of Administration and project manager. Around 50 people participated, including deputy governors of the five target provinces, municipal and district governors, and representatives of the World Bank and Dohwa joining online.
The meeting aimed to review quarterly implementation progress and present study findings prepared by Crisil as a basis for improving the effectiveness of waste and solid-waste management in Cambodia.
ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ described actual conditions and challenges behind continuing growth in the volume of waste in Sihanoukville as the province’s economy, tourism and urbanisation expand. He also proposed measures and priority projects from the provincial administration to reduce waste volumes in urban areas and improve the efficiency of waste collection, transport and sustainable management.
The report notes that the Cambodia: Solid Waste and Plastic Management Improvement Project was officially launched on March 19, 2024. It aims to support and complement the second phase of the National Programme for Sub-National Democratic Development (2021–2030), focusing on stronger local waste and solid-waste management, better public services and sustainable local economic development.
By: Pai Sokhim
