News Overview

Boeng Sneh Lake in Ba Phnom, Prey Veng, Cambodia has reached a major milestone in sustainable water and fisheries management. In late 2025, the District Technical Working Group (DTWG) secured Provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology (PDoWRAM) funding to replace the lake’s deteriorated water gate—critical infrastructure for regulating flows, reducing dry-season shortages and wet-season overflow, and easing conflicts between farmers and fishers. Building on inclusive, evidence-based planning and community consultations that boosted lake water retention by 28% in 2024–25, the upgrade signals how local coordination can unlock real government investment and strengthen climate resilience and biodiversity recovery.