1. Green belt development for better CPI: Battambang, Cambodia
International Training Course 2015 Urban Policies and Planning Strategies for Achieving Prosperity in Cities
3-17 July 2015, Republic of Korea
ByThuon Try
Department of NRM-D, Faculty of Development Studies
Royal University of Phnom, Cambodia
Organized by International Urban Training Center (IUTC)&UN Habitat

2. INTRODUCTION TO Battambang

3. Location
Battambang municipality is the central and provincial town of Battambang Province.

4. Location
The town covers an area of 11,544 ha. Cultivated areas with ha, construction land areas (ha) with 2,869.7 and other land with ha.

5. Demography Population by 2010 Shows 142,878 (female: 68,824) No
Sangkat
Total Land (km2)
Population
Density/sq/km 1
Tuol Ta Ek
3.77
16,182
4,288 2
Preaek Preah Sdach
2.9
12,779
4,407 3
Rottanak
6.79
13,877
2,044 4
Chamkar Samraong
9.18
16,075
1,751 5
Sla Kaet
7.47
6,713
899 6
Kdol Doun Teav
9.06
9,389
1,037 7
Ou Mal
37.74
10,398
276 8
Vaot Kor
24.94
18,232
731 9
Ou Char
11.17
21,475
1,921 10
Svay Pao
2.42
17,758
7,304
Total:
573
142,878

6. Population projection to 2020

7. Result of the CPI (graphs)

8. Result of the CPI (graphs), identify problem areas
is need for current decentralisation reform. Productivity: Economic strength below 50%, employment: 19%
Infrastructure: ICT is not well performed due to recent integration, while road connectivity is well performed but will need to expense more due to urbanisation expansion.
Quality of life is overall good performance, but public health services need to be improved
Equity and social inclusion: high performance for gender and economic equity, but poor social inclusion (30%).
Environmental sustainability: Good air quality and wasted management, but poor performance of renewable energy.
Governance and political support: Overall is good, but tax collection is low with 20%. This means more power and functional delegation.

9. Scenarios of the CPI CPI Last Year Scenario 1 Scenario 2 Productivity
CPI Last Year
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Productivity
28.75
54.35
59.41
Infrastructure Development
49.10
57.20
68.09
Quality of Life
75.56
78.77
84.02
Equity and Social Inclusion
54.85
53.45
59.45
Environmental Sustainability
49.82
66.48
84.74
Urban Governance and Legislation
53.28
55.83
88.24
City Prosperity Index
49.95
60.41
72.98

10. Problem identification & periodization
Infrastructure and productivity
Battambang in recent years has reactivated its strategy to take advantage of its location to become an economic and trading center.
Infrastructure plays an important role for economic activities and human interaction, social inclusion which includes:
National road No.5 connecting municipality to other provinces, Phnom Penh and Thailand.
National road No.57 connecting No.5 and other urban areas.
National railway: connecting from Phnom Penh to other parts of the country and borders.
Battambang air port is situated close to the urban center but not working since 2003.
Key priority infrastructure to be selected is the canals surrounded the city which serves as greenbelt of the city.

11. SWOT analysis (optional)
ASPECT
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT
Strength
Priority of the provincial authority and municipality
Political support from national government
Key production areas of agriculture and road connectivity to other districts.
Weaknesses
Local community participation and contribution
Inter-institutional coordination with national and subnational level
Technical and financial capacity of municipality officials.
Opportunity
Green belt development for city for both domestic and foreign tourists (connecting from Ek Phnom to Banan temple without going inside the town).
Flood control and waste water treatment areas before releasing for agricultural purposes.
Fresh water available for domestic use, agriculture production, livestock raising, tree plantation along the canals parallel with roads, to facilitate traffic congestion from the town as well as the increase the volume of transportation for agricultural products.
Threats
Resettlement and compensation for affected people
Land use planning and development controlling

12. Objective Setting - Goal Setting
To renovate Seima canal system in order to facilitate economic productivity and infrastructure connectivity of the city.

13. The canal system
The canal extends across six Sangkat and two national roads (No.5 and No.57).
This canal is an important backbone drainage and flood management facility for the town. The core group has envisioned that this canal would become a green belt surrounding the town with multiple community and economic uses.
There is also a need to construct wastewater treatment facilities at the lower end of the canal before releasing water into agricultural zones and also to regulate illegal migrant resettlement along the canal system.

14. Strategy
To develop green belt of city by renovating multi-purpose canal system for fresh water available for domestic use : agriculture production, livestock raising, tree plantation along the canals parallel with roads
To facilitate traffic congestion from the town as well as the increase the volume of transportation for agricultural products.

15. Strategic Actions and Activities
Enlarge main canals and road side with 20 meter with 6.5m road both side and 7 meter of main canal.
The whole canal will serve as green belt of city, connecting Ek Phnom to Banan temple.
Canal – constructed wetlands along canal
Establishing new waste water treatment areas at Kray Poan
Tree plantation along the canals parallel with roads
Recreation and tourism green walkway along canal
Establish constructed wetlands and appropriate locations

16. Canal – constructed wetlands along canal
Currently, many pond serve as wetland to retain flood and purify waste water that need to be expanded.

17. Strategic Actions and Activities
Institutional and Capacity Development
Regulate illegal resettlements on the canal system
Establish Farmer Water User Community (FWUC)
Capacity building to member of technical core group
Building development controls and safeguards for canal zone

18. Potential key source of funding
Government through local development (3000 meter long)
Irrigation service fee from farmer water user group, domestic water supply, recreation.
External fund needed with an estimation of $10 million (both grant and loan).

19. Stakeholder and mechanism
Established technical working group with key experts form different department in order to evaluate bidding, to provide ideas, to monitor and follow up the construction process.
Establish water user community to maintain the canal system with cooperation with technical working whose representative from different provincial department.
Need political support from local authority and technical and financial from development partners and stakeholders.
Need to have regular capacity building to member of technical working group and local community to ensure the effectiveness of the adaptation action implementation.
Need public private partnership cooperation.

21. Thanks You!