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 ...

Cambodia flood, 2011. Photo by European Commission, taken on 11 October 2011. Licensed under CC BY 2.0Storms, flooding and lightning strikes are the major causes of death and property damage from natural disasters in Cambodia, while drought causes severe hardship, especially for farmers. In a ...

The Open Development Cambodia (ODC) Team recently had the privilege of attending the United Nations High-Level Political Forum 2023 in New York City. This global event serves as a platform to discuss and accelerate the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while emphasizing the full implementation ...

Article 68 of Cambodia’s Constitution states that the Government shall provide free primary and secondary education for all citizens and each individual shall pursue basic education for at least 9 years. Education is a fundamental engine of social and economic development for a country, especially ...

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 ...

Forest cover is the area of land covered by tree canopy. Measuring and reporting this can show the different types of forest that exist and the areas of each, and how these areas change over time. ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 8 new map features in Phnom Penh, Tboung Khmum and Svay Rieng province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 8 new map features in Phnom Penh, Tboung Khmum and Svay Rieng province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 2 new map features in Siemreap and Preah Sihnouk province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 2 new map features in Kep and Pursat province. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some area ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “State land reclassification” adding 01 new map features in Phnom Penh. This dataset contains information regarding​​ the establishment of land as state public properties and the reclassification to state private properties of some area in Phnom ...

Police maintained a subtle, and mostly unarmed, presence at a rowdy opposition rally that filled Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Monday, despite persistent tensions over last month’s contested national election and a beefed-up security presence around the city. Even as the crowd swelled to well over ...

This year’s subdued Water Festival festivities in the capital, where traditional boat races were cancelled, has resulted in a bump in tourism in the provinces as Cambodians use the three-day holiday to visit their families, enjoy cultural activities and lounge on beaches.“It was unusually quiet ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) published a new online resource detailing on water treatment plant in Phnom Penh in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the map illustrates the capacity and location of water treatment plant in Phnom Penh which are under the operation of Water ...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has updated layers of electricity license coverage by status and by type of license. ODC also has added a new profile page on electricity license coverage for all province in Cambodia, which are available in both Khmer and English.=> The page ...

On 09 September 2021, the Phnom Penh Capital Administration issued a notification on permission to reopen public and private educational institutions for all secondary and high schools in Phnom Penh from September 15, 2021 onwards.Phnom Penh Capital Administration has decided to reopen public and private ...

 Nine Boeng Tamok lake residents face charges of “intentional acts of violence and obstruction of public officials” and were placed under court supervision following a February 21 warrant issued by the Phnom Penh Municipal court. ...

Despite a wave of international concern over the shutdown of independent media Voice of Democracy (VOD), Prime Minister Hun Sen said that the outlet’s license will not be restored and offered VOD reporters government jobs instead in a Facebook post Tuesday. ...

On 11 September 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted an enriching training session titled “Data visualization in journalism,” attended by a group of 14 journalists (2 females) from various locations such as Phnom Penh, Kratie, Siem Reap, Battambang, Stung Treng, and Mondulkiri.With our “Data visualization ...

On 18 August 2021, Australian Embassy in Cambodia issued a media release on the support of Australia towards Cambodia’s economic recovery through the Mekong-Australia Partnership. COVID-19 has caused major disruptions for Cambodia’s economic development, meaning Cambodia will need to find new sources for sustainable and ...