Extractive industries policy and administration
Cambodia’s extractive industries have traditionally operated on a small scale, mostly mining construction materials, gold or gemstones. While commercial production of minerals or oil has yet to begin on a large scale – these products made up just 0.1% of the country’s exports in 20161 – ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 4 Quality education
SuStainable Development Goal 4 &ndaSh; EnSure incluSive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunitieS for all &ndaSh; focuSeS on education aS a fundamental human right that iS&nbSp;neceSSary for the achievement of all the SDGS.18&nbSp;Education&nbSp;SupportS&nbSp;the achievement of gender equality&nbSp;by&nbSp;empowering&nbSp;women and iS crucial to creating SS='cambodia-color'>...
Oil and gas resources
Oil and gas have been found on Cambodian territory but no commercial extraction has begun. When extraction may begin is uncertain while oil prices are at comparatively low levels. All the petroleum products for local demand are imported, chiefly from Vietnam, singapore and Thailand. Consumption ss='cambodia-color'>...
Off-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction
For the purposes of oil and gas exploration, six Offshore Blocks (A–F) have been set out. significant finds of oil have been made in Block A, but no oil has yet been extracted. ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 6 Clean water and sanitation
SuStainable Development Goal 6 haS 8 targetS and 11 indicatorS, which will be uSed to drive action towardS achieving univerSal acceSS to Safely managed water and Sanitation and appropriate management of water reSourceS.62&nbSp;SDG 6 recognizeS that SuStainably managing water goeS beyond providing a Safe water SS='cambodia-color'>...
Coal
Although exploratory work has indicated the presence of modest coal resources in northern Cambodia, no commercial-scale mining has yet begun. The coal used in electricity generation and for other purposes is imported.A coal barge from samarinda coal mine on the Mahakam river. Indonesia, Borneo. Photo ss='cambodia-color'>...
Economic policy and administration
After the first general election in 1993, the government prepared and implemented a comprehensive micro- and macroeconomic policy and structural reform program to integrate Cambodia’s economy into the region and the world as well as stimulate its economic growth.130 In the two decades following that ss='cambodia-color'>...
Science and technology education and promotion
Cambodia recognizes the important role of science and technology in the 21st century and aims to transform and integrate technology into its human resources through the education sector. Various policies and strategies are implemented to achieve the goal such as Policy guidelines for New Generation ss='cambodia-color'>...
Bar association legal aid services
The Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (the Association) is a non-governmental institution for Cambodia’s lawyers. In keeping with Article 24 of the United Nations Basic Principle on the Role of Lawyers, the Association represents lawyers’ interests, promotes their continuing education and training, and ss='cambodia-color'>...
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'>...
SDG 10 Reduced inequalities
The 2030 Agenda was developed to reflect that “the international community has made significant strides towards lifting people out of poverty (). However, inequality still persists and large disparities remain in access to health and education services and other assets”. 322Although the number of people ss='cambodia-color'>...
Land transfers
Land transfers in Cambodia assume a variety of forms involving both public and private entities. The right to transfer property to another and to be protected from forced transfer is essential to land tenure security. Land transfer capacity is a source of value for landowners, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Electricity production
In Cambodia, electricity demands have been forecast to grow at 17.9 percent annually from 2012 to 2020.348 Distribution of electricity around the country has been a challenge: according to UN data, 79 percent of people live in rural areas,349 and the entire national population had grown ss='cambodia-color'>...
Civil and commercial litigation
Since 1993, the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) haS been working to reform the country&rSquo;S legal framework, and in particular the application of juStice, to provide a clear and fixed procedural SyStem to enSure reSpect for individual rightS and equality before the courtS.384 In theory, SS='cambodia-color'>...
Judiciary and courts
The judiciary is one of the three powers, together with the executive (the Government) and legislative (the National Assembly and the senate), that constitute the state. 420 Its role is to monitor the application of the law and punish its violation. This power is vested ss='cambodia-color'>...
Foreign investors
Things you should know about Cambodia before investingCambodia has performed well on foreign direct investment (FDI) so far, three times better than predicted, which scored 3.6, becoming the top 25 in the world.468 The FDI reached an all-time high of 14.1% in 2012 and nearly ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 1 No poverty
SuStainable Development Goal 1 (SDG 1) SeekS to “end poverty in all itS formS everywhere”, enSuring extreme poverty iS eradicated and overall poverty iS reduced by 50%.ThiS goal provideS a much more comprehenSive approach than the Millennium Development GoalS (MDGS) to the iSSue of poverty. SS='cambodia-color'>...
