Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland 3th Global Round Table and 6th meeting of the workshop group of the parties to the protocol on pollutant Release and transfer registers 7–8 November 2018 Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland Mr. Uon Sokunthea National Coordinator of PRTR Project Dept of Hazardous Substance Management/EPA/MOE Cambodia

First of all, on behalf of MOE Cambodian I would like to thank you to invited delegation to attend the 3 roung today: Opportunity to implementing of Update PRTR in Cambodia Cambodia was select to participated the 2rd prtr…..country…. With finanacill support from GEF and Technical assistant UNITAR from 2016 Since Cambodia start achievements of (copy from result) How ever Cambodia challenge are :

Background of PRTR in Cambodia 2009-2012: Cambodia has participated with GEF/UNITAR’s project on POPs monitoring, reporting, and information dissemination using PRTR as Phase I was achieved as below: National Infrastructure Assessment, Strategic Plan on PRTR Dissemination and Awareness Raising in Different Sectors Identified the scope of PRTR system Designing of the key feature for PRTR system, Conducting of pilot trial, and National Executive Proposal.

Background of PRTR in Cambodia (Cont..) 2015-2019: Cambodia has participated with GEF/UNITAR’s project on POPs monitoring, reporting, and information dissemination using PRTR as Phase II was achieved as below: Update of National Executive proposal Final Draft of Sub-Decree on PRTR Web portal for publication and environmental information Establish of Online Reporting System for Industrial use National Strategy for Public access Conduct Pilot Trial Y2018 Basic manual for General Emission Estimation Techniques Specific Manual for Emission Estimation Techniques for each sectors for Pilot Trial Y2018

Web portal for publication and environmental information

Online Reporting System for Industrial use

Location for Pilot Trial Y2018

Location for Pilot Trial Y2018

PRTR implementing: PRTR is a new concept in Cambodia, and we have very limited in chemicals waste management experiences Time constrained for PRTR Legislation development as during national election and establishment new government Y2018 Limited time, cooperation, Knowledge of personnel at both public and private sectors regarding to PRTR system Limited regulation to foster the PRTR implementation as well as mechanism and coordination and cooperation between Industrial...etc IT expert was not clearing and has a background with the PRTR system Limited database storage and facilities which the online reporting system;

Facilities reporting​ of data emission calculations for data search forms was limited Some facilities were not regular for testing of liquid waste regular PRTR reporting format shall be coming along with guideline on how to fill the form as well providing emission factors, calculation methods, and released media, Laboratory’s testing was not regular There are limited legal support, mechanism in place, capacity, and information for PRTR implementation; There is the need for more national consultants in various fields of chemical expertise; There is knowledge barrier among personnel regarding chemicals wastes management, even consultants; There were hardly to engage with stakeholders to be participated in the PRTR trials, There was an obstacle for project implementation which related to delayed budget allocation as well as limited supports,

Legal​​ will be approved by PM Online will be improved after lesson learn from conducted Pilot Trial Estimation techniques (manual….) To conducted the shortlist of implementing’s chemical for the PRTR System in Y2019 Establish of Working Group on the Mechanism PRTR Management: Ministry of Environment: Department of Hazardous Substance (Management Data) Department of Air Quality Management (Provide Data on Ozone Depletion Substance) Department of Climate Change ( Provide Data on Green House gases) Department of Solid Waste Management ( Industrial Waste Management in Landfill) Department of Water Quality Management ( Industrial Liquid Waste Management) Ministry of Industrial and Handicraft (provide of material use in Industrial Sector) Ministry of Agriculture (Provide Data of chemical use in agriculture field) Ministry of health To conducted Full of implementing the PRTR System in Cycle Y2020

Finally, on be haft of Cambodia I would like to express our sincerely thank again to UNECE, GEF and UNITAR and other UN agencies as our development partners, who always be with us for the environmental quality management in Cambodia and we are looking forward to further cooperation for the effectively PRTR implementation in the near future.

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