SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17 &ndaSh; “Strengthen the meanS of implementation and revitalize the global partnerShip for SuStainable development” &ndaSh; iS about bringing governmentS, civil Society, the private Sector and other actorS together to help achieve the 2030 Agenda. There are 19 global targetS and 25 indicatorS. The targetS SS='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
SDG 8 &ndaSh; “Promote SuStained, incluSive and SuStainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” &ndaSh; haS 10 general targetS and 2 meanS of implementation targetS.27 There are 17 indicatorS. Some of theSe targetS are more relevant for Cambodia than otherS. For SS='cambodia-color'>...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Cambodia
Based on the available data and information released by the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, ODC has recently been collecting and has published a new dataset, interactive map layer and profile page of the “COVID-19” cases found in Cambodia. This new COVID-19 dashboard and dataset ss='cambodia-color'>...
Australian aid
Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun sen at Gala Dinner for AsEAN Heads of state/Government/Delegation and spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ss='cambodia-color'>...
Industries
Industries in Cambodia (excluding extractive industries and mining) are mostly within the garment, light manufacturing, agricultural, construction and tourism sectors. The Royal Government of Cambodia has set directions to transform Cambodia into a middle-income economy by 2030 and high-income country by 2050, as mandated in ss='cambodia-color'>...
First training workshop on Strategic Environment Assessment (SEA)
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and the Non-Timber Forest Products Exchange Programme (NTFP-EP Cambodia) jointly hosted the first training workshop on strategic Environment Assessment (sEA) under the shared Resources Joint solutions (sRJs) program supported by the Netherlands Committee for IUCN. The two-day training was held on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Fishing policy and administration
Young man fishing with a cast net on siem Reap river, Cambodia. Photo by Brian Hoffman, taken on 12 January 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-sA 2.0.Fisheries management in Cambodia is divided between central and local governments. At the central level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ss='cambodia-color'>...
Press release: Cambodia, EU applaud the remarkable evolution of cooperation
On 16 August 2023, His Excellency PRAK sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, extended congratulations to Her Excellency Carmen MORENO, departing Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Cambodia, for her exemplary efforts and success in her diplomatic tenure in ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Legal aid policy and regulation
Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.111 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no ss='cambodia-color'>...
ODC initiated the first multi-stakeholder dialogue on ESG in Cambodia
On 8 August 2024, the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) hosted a full-day multi-stakeholder dialogue on environmental, social, and governance (EsG) reporting in Cambodia at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom Penh. The event attracted 75 participants, including 29 women, from diverse backgrounds and institutions. Attendees ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kobo Toolbox training for ISAC partners
On 03 November 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team joined a Kobo Toolbox training facilitated by Internews for the Innovations for social Accountability in Cambodia (IsAC) program. The training aimed to address technical training skills identified by local civil society program partners. In late 2021 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Solid waste
Trash collection in siem Reap province, Cambodia. Photo taken by David Villa, taken on 12 January 2008. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 DEED.solid waste is defined as “used things, materials, or products that remain or are generated from human daily activities and livelihood and do ss='cambodia-color'>...
Budget
Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association and Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia celebrated the World Teacher Day from Cambodia. Photo by Education International, taken on 5 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Cambodia’s national budget determines state expenditures and revenues. It is ss='cambodia-color'>...
Workshop: mobile data collection with Kobo Toolbox
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to organize the workshop “Mobile Data Collection with Kobo Toolbox”. The course will focus on: Principle and application of Kobo Toolbox which is a suite mobile data collection technology for building form questionnaire, data collection and management for higher quality.Hands-on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia
Land tenure and land titling
Land registration and titling of private property has been ongoing for more than a decade. As the Cambodian government works to formally register all private property, there is a dual system of soft possessory rights to be replaced by hard ownership rights through nationally-recognized title. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Commune/Sangkat budget
Joint Accountability Action Plan (JAAP) meeting in Andoung Pou commune, Romeas Haek district, svay Rieng province. Photo by Open Development Cambodia Team, taken on 26 June 2018. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0The budget of khan/municipality and commune/sangkat administrations is included under the budget of the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration
In the World Risk Index for 2020, Cambodia was ranked as the 16th most vulnerable country in the world out of 181 countries listed.252 Global climate changes and ongoing disasters such as storms, floods and droughts are big challenges partly because of a lack of ss='cambodia-color'>...
City Defends Boeng Kak Project, Attacks Critics
The filling of Boeng Kak lake and the eviction of thousands of residents was necessary to root out the “prostitutes and terrorists” that were drawn to the area’s once-popular tourist zone, the Phnom Penh Municipality said in a statement yesterday. In a statement posted to its ss='cambodia-color'>...
Four Dead in Cambodia Garment Strike
A weeklong strike by Cambodian garment workers turned deadly Friday as police shot and killed at least four people and wounded several others in an attempt to break up a protest for higher wages. The violence came after weeks of escalating political and labor unrest marked ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chun Han Wong and Sun Narin
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