The EU Ambassador to Cambodia, Carmen Moreno, shook hands with Prime Minister Hun Sen at Peace Palace on December 2, 2019. Photo from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page.European Union (EU) has been one of Cambodia’s biggest trading partners and a major development partner since ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/european-union-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is set up as a multi-party democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The King serves as the head of state and the Prime Minister is the head of the Royal Government of Cambodia. Norodom Sihamoni,33 the King, was crowned in 2004 after the abdication of ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/private-non-profit-development-assistance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

For most of the 21st century, Cambodia has enjoyed significant economic expansion, moving from a period of political turmoil to emerge as one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. Cambodia achieved lower-middle-income status in 2015, largely as a result of free-market reforms, the introduction ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/securities-exchange-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia's potential for uranium mining was examined in 1977 by the International Atomic Energy Agency under its International Uranium Resources Evaluation Projects and National Favorability Studies. The findings indicated that Cambodia's uranium potential is limited. ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/uranium/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Biodiversity​ or​ Biological​ Resources:​ Various​ organisms​ in​ the​ same​ or​ different​ species​ and​ living​ organisms​ of​ all​ levels​ and​ sources,​ including​ land,​ marine​ and​ freshwater​ ecosystems,​ and​ the​ ecological​ relationships​ in​ which​ these​ ecosystems​ exist.​105​​ Biodiversity is essential for most of the resources used by ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/biodiversity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian forest cover has reduced dramatically in recent decades. In 1973 there were 13.1 million hectares of total forest, but by 2014 the total cover had fallen to 8.7 million hectares. ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-cover/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Islamic finance could help to boost trade between Cambodia and the Middle East, as well as attract investment from Muslim-majority countries, experts said on Saturday. Knowledge of Islamic finance and banking, which bars interest lending and discourages unfair trade advantages, is almost nonexistent among Cambodia’s Muslims, ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/financing-cambodias-muslims/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Political stability and economic growth of all sectors have played vital role in building the public and foreign investors’ confidence and maintaining the safety and soundness of banking system in Cambodia. The banking sector continues to have substantial growth as it shares 82.2% in the ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/banking-and-financial-services-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

H.E. Hang Chuon Naron and Julie Chung in the inauguration of the Rice Academy, Cambodia. Photo by U.S Embassy Phnom Penh, take on 17 September 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0In 1996, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) was established.171 Its organization and functioning ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ministry-of-education-youth-and-sports/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

SDG 11 – “Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” – 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.183 Most of the ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Rural energy cooperative in Cambodia. Photo by Nomade Moderne, taken on 23 March 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The electricity distributed in Cambodia is partly generated within the country and partly imported. For many years, local generation was on a relatively small scale, and was ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/electricity-infrastructure/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen were at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World Trade Organization (WTO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.International trade plays an essential role in improving Cambodia’s growth, employment and business opportunities. Trade policy ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/trade-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Legal aid is provided either by the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), internationally funded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public interest law firms. A special legal team under the supervision of the Prime Minister, aiming to assist impoverished women, particularly those in prison, ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/legal-aid-providers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Although Cambodia is believed to have iron ore resources and a number of exploration licenses have been granted, no significant finds have been reported. There is no commercial mining of iron ore in the country. While ambitious plans for mining and steel plants have been ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/iron-and-steel/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This contained 17 items that have become known as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), intended to drive action in critically important areas to the year 2030. These goals have ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sustainable-development-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Products from Vietnam arrive at the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in Kandal province. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on 23 February 2013.  Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0The Comprehensive Cambodian Peace Agreement, commonly referred to as the Paris Agreement, is seen as the beginning ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/development-policies-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

SDG 7 focuses on affordable, reliable and sustainable access to modern energy services. This includes ensuring universal access to energy services (SDG 7.1), increasing the proportion of renewable energy sources used to supply these services (SDG 7.2) and doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg7-affordable-and-clean-energy/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Firewood and charcoal are the main sources of energy for households and many small and medium enterprises, such as brick and tile industries. The cooking fuels used in Cambodia have changed greatly in the last decade. The National Census 2008 showed that 91 percent of ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/cooking-fuel/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Minerals from Halpern Mineral Collection, San Francisco, Photo by Eric Hunt taken on October 21 2006. License under: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Many of Cambodia’s mineral resources are undeveloped, with most production concentrating on construction materials such as crushed stone, sand, gravel and limestone.412There is currently no ref='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/mineral-and-mineral-products/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...