Visit to Thailand and Cambodia – November and December 2024

February 4, 2025
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Event details

Location: Bangkok, Thailand; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Battambang, Cambodia

Date: 22 November – 4 December 2024

Mission report
Program flyer

International and Regional team members visited locations in Thailand (Bangkok) and Cambodia (Phnom Penh and Battambang).

The trip had the following objectives:

  • Convene a regional training and workshop on Gender, Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) and NbS
  • Launch the RUCaS GEDSI Technical Advisory Group (TAG) and obtain insights and feedback on the draft GEDSI and NbS guideline
  • Advance relationships with GEDSI stakeholders and obtain their insights on GEDSI aspects of RUCaS and case study/ demonstration sites, and identify opportunities to link to other projects
  • Gather stories about people’s experiences and how applying NbS can improve outcomes
  • Convene Partnership managers, helping build capacity on GEDSI, and planning for RUCaS 2 and the regional conference
  • Advance understanding of site and scope for Cambodian work in Phnom Penh with GRET in Andoung communities
  • Confirm the pilot site in Battambang, request a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Battambang’s Provincial Administration and Monash University, and invite the Battambang Governor to the RUCaS conference, to be held in March 2025, in Bangkok, Thailand
  • Engage DFAT from Cambodia post, and potentially from MAP2 GEDSI team.
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RUCaS GEDSI training and workshop, Phnom Penh
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Chulalongkorn's Centenary Park
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Overview of drainage system in Phnom Penh with GRET in Andong communities