Cambodia Industrial Waste Regulation: Ministry of Environment Enforces Permitting and Penalties in Phnom Penh
Ministry of Environment inspects and orders cleanup of Sarum Trading's industrial waste storage in Cambodia's Kamboul district.

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Ministry of Environment inspects and orders cleanup of Sarum Trading's industrial waste storage in Cambodia's Kamboul district.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM) led a technical inspection of sand-extraction businesses in Kandal and Kampong Cham provinces, Cambodia.
Ministry of Environment convenes a consultation in Cambodia to collect stakeholder inputs on climate adaptation policy and the Cambodia Climate Change Strategic Plan 2024–2033.
Ministry of Environment inspected XINSHENG SHENG Metal Materials industrial battery-recycling site in Cambodia for pollution and regulatory non-compliance after a July 2026 fire.
Ministry of Environment officers seized illegal timber and tractors in Kampong Speu, Cambodia, demonstrating enforcement activity in the forest regulation sector.
Cambodia's Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology engaged the Finnish Meteorological Institute to explore meteorological infrastructure and a national water-resources data management centre.
MOWRAM inspected and repaired automatic meteorological stations in Kampong Speu, Tbong Khmum and Kratie to sustain meteorological monitoring infrastructure in Cambodia.
Ministry of Environment (Cambodia) signed a Country Planning Framework 2026–2028 with GGGI to extend cooperation on biodiversity and climate investment.
Ministry of Environment Cambodia inspected KICYN (Cambodia) Co., Ltd and prohibited direct discharge of textile wastewater into the Batheay River pending proper treatment and laboratory verification.
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