Establishment of Environmental Conservation Platform of Tonle Sap Lake
Last updated: Oct 22, 2019
Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Conservation and Management of Tropical Lakes, 23 Sep, 2019
Satreps special training workshop, Sep 18, 2019 - Translating Scientific Research Findings into Evidence-based Policy and Practice
Satreps Workshop Series - 14: Knowledge synthesis for environmental conservation - 13 Sep 2019
Welcome to a SATREPS in Cambodia
SATREPS stands for Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development. The project is funded by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST). SATREPS is a 5-year project starting from April 2016 to March 2021 and has a satellite office located in Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC). The main institutions of the projects are: (1) Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, and (2) Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Cambodia.
Project Title
"Establishment of Environmental Conservation Platform of Tonle Sap Lake"
Fig. 1: Tonle Sap Lake basin, Cambodia
Target
The project aims to develop a water environment analytical tool for Tonle Sap Lake (TSL) and establish an environmental conservation platform through the elucidation of the lake and the tool development.
The long-term project objectives (for the next 10 years, until 2025) are as follows:
To establish state-of-the-art research-oriented structures and facilities in ITC
To promote science-based management to the government of Cambodia
To develop the Tonle Sap Water Environmental Platform (TSWEP) and make it one of the benchmarks in freshwater ecology and management studies in Southeast Asia
Outcomes for the Societies
Development of Analysis Tool of Water Environments of TSL
Creation of Tonle Sap Water Environmental Platform
Promotion of Science and Engineering
Quantification of environmental impacts on TSL and its marginal regions
Quantification of the impact of global climate change in the region
Support the establishment of environmental quality standards of the lake
Support the establishment of surface water standard
Capacity Building
Training including joint field survey, chemical analysis, modelling, QAQC, and data sharing through an establishment of analytical lab and exchange of engineers and researchers between Cambodia and Japan
Regular meetings between stakeholders, including workshops, seminars and symposiums.
Establishing graduate programs in the field of environmental science and engineering
Jointly developing educational programs for increasing environmental awareness and understanding
Promoting human resource development and disseminating technologies into ongoing management practices
Main institutions
Tokyo Institute of Technology
Institute of Technology of Cambodia
Institute for Global Environment Strategies
Yamagata University
Funding agencies
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Japan Science and Technology Agency
Beneficiaries
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports
Ministry of Water Resource and Meteorology
Ministry of Environment
Royal University of Phnom Penh
Tonle Sap Authority