Cambodia Disaster Loss and Damage Information System

Cambodia is exposed to natural and human-induced disasters such as floods, droughts, storms, lightening, riverbank collapse, fire, pest outbreak and epidemic. Floods, storms and droughts are more localized and seasonal, while lightening, river bank collapse, fire and epidemic are less frequent. Major floods occurred in 2011, affecting 18 out of 24 provinces and claiming 250 human lives; approximately 50 percent were children. This flood affected more than 1.77 million people (13 percent of the population). Climate change is expected to increase the frequency, intensity and severity of these natural events, which could turn into far worse disasters. The National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) was established in 1995 to manage disasters in Cambodia. NCDM’s role is to monitor, evaluate, collect, analyze and administer the disaster risk data, and report it to the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) to issue principles, policies, circulars, guidelines and measures for disaster manageent, as well as putting forward the resources for emergency response operations.