Workshop on using open EIA reporting to drive accountable and transparent environmental governance in Cambodia
On 01 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day workshop on “Using Open EIA Reporting to Drive Accountable and Transparent Environmental Governance in Cambodia”. The event brought together 35 participants coming from various institutions, including local and international NGOs, grassroots organizations and media ss='cambodia-color'>...
Constitution and rights
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia was officially promulgated by Royal Kram on 24 september 1993. Image designed by Open Development Cambodia (ODC), 10 september 2021. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0.The 1993 Constitution of the Kingdom of Cambodia is the supreme law of the ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 11 &ndaSh; “Making citieS and human SettlementS incluSive, Safe, reSilient and SuStainable” &ndaSh;&nbSp;aimS to improve houSing, tranSport, public SpaceS and urban environmentS, and StrengthenS reSilience to diSaSterS and climate change.There are Seven targetS covering Specific areaS and three meanS of implementation targetS.31 MoSt of the SS='cambodia-color'>...
Red Cross
The Cambodia Red Cross (CRC) is the principal humanitarian society in Cambodia. The government has designated it as an auxiliary to public bodies offering humanitarian assistance. In addition to the national headquarters, the CRC has 25 branches.59 CRC was founded in 1955 and has worked ss='cambodia-color'>...
Industrial mining
There is no large industrial-scale extraction of minerals carried out in Cambodia yet, but many exploration licenses have been granted and some mining companies have reported promising finds of minerals such as gold. Today companies from China, Korea, Vietnam, Australia and elsewhere are exploring for ss='cambodia-color'>...
Multilingual Education Students had a great time watching and learning from the Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages
After Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) successfully organized a launching workshop on “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary school students” on October 27, 2023, at the Kampong Cham Provincial Department of Education, Youth, and sport, the ODC team commenced on-site promotional activities on ss='cambodia-color'>...
Raise awareness of the communities on environmental impact assessment process
On 25 July 2025, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) in collaboration with My Village Cambodia (MVi), under the project “Enhancing Natural Resource Management Governance through Data-Driven Approaches,” conducted an important training workshop on environmental impact assessment (EIA) in Mondulkiri province. This event aimed to raise ss='cambodia-color'>...
Strategic environmental assessment in Cambodia
Strategic environmental aSSeSSment (SEA) repreSentS an advanced tool for eStimating and evaluating the conSequenceS of Specific development planS, programS and policieS. In contraSt to widely-uSed environmental impact aSSeSSment (EIA) taking place at the end of the deciSion-making proceSS, SEA iS conducted before all major deciSionS SS='cambodia-color'>...
A half-day conversation: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder engagement
The Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a half-day workshop on 9 May 2024 in Phnom Penh, on “Using CsR data to promote transparency in business and stakeholder engagement in Cambodia,” which provided opportunities for people from various domain backgrounds to explore the concept of corporate ss='cambodia-color'>...
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that ss='cambodia-color'>...
Wild capture commercial fishing and natural fisheries
The fishes on Tonle sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo by llee Wu, taken on 10 september 2010. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0The 2006 Fisheries Law classifies fishing activity into three broad categories: family or subsistence, small-scale and commercial.Commercial fishing is allowed only in the open season ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people
According to the Kingdom of Cambodia’s 2019 general population census, the total Cambodian population is 15,552,211 (51.31% of females).127 By 2021, the population increased to 16,589,023.128 Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and other minorities also live in the country. Indigenous ethnic groups known as “Khmer Loeu” live ss='cambodia-color'>...
Climate change
Voice from Cambodia–Time is running out. Photo by Oxfam International, taken on 21 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Climate change is the long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns. While the climate of the earth has always gone through periods of change, modern scientific evidence ss='cambodia-color'>...
Agricultural production
Rice field in Cambodia’s countryside. Photo by fmpgoh, taken on 15 July 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The main products from the agriculture sector are rice, rubber, corn, vegetables, cashews and cassava. Unprocessed agricultural exports were projected to be more than 90 percent of total agricultural ss='cambodia-color'>...
National summit on influences of forestry and land regulations on local communities and comprehensive EIA process
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a national summit on “Influences of Forestry and Land Regulations on Local Communities and Comprehensive EIA Process” on 25 May 2023 with a total of 43 (13 females) representatives from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), CsOs, EIA firm, journalists, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Labor policy and administration
Children working with bricks, Cambodia. Photo by sodanie Chea, take on 6 June 2013. Licensed under CC BY 2.0Cambodia has a total population of slightly over 15 million, most of whom are under the age of 30. An estimated 250,000 people enter the job market ss='cambodia-color'>...
Water pollution
Young child drinks clean water in Cambodia. Photo by Cecilia snyder, taken on 12 July 2003. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Water pollution can be defined in many different ways. Basically, it is the contamination of water when pollutants are discharged into water bodies without treatment ss='cambodia-color'>...
Private non-profit development assistance
Maina Kiai speaking with journalists outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh. Photo by Maina Kiai, taken on 6 February 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0The first humanitarian international non-governmental organizations arrived in 1989. After the 1993 election, more and more internal organizations ss='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia ran a workshop on "Digital Governance and E-Commerce Technology in Small-Midsized Enterprises (SMEs)"
A workshop on “Digital Governance and E-Commerce Technology in small-Midsized Enterprises (sMEs)” was held on June 29, 2023, by Open Development Cambodia (ODC). 10 participants (four of which were women) representing various industries attended. The workshop’s main goals are to disseminate the research study’s findings ss='cambodia-color'>...
Private land
Rights to private land ownership were guaranteed in the 1993 Constitution and formally established by the 2001 Land Law. Despite an established legal framework to protect private property rights, those rights are often insecure for many. ss='cambodia-color'>...
