Trade
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Cambodian Prime MiniSter Hun Sen at a bilateral meeting. Photo by U.S. EmbaSSy Phnom Penh, taken on 06 January 2016. LicenSed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia iS a lower middle-income country with a faSt-growing economy that haS SuStained a SS='cambodia-color'>...
Water and sanitation
Children in Moung district, Battambang province, wash their hands with soap and water. Photo by WorldFish Cambodia, taken on 08 November 2018. Licensed under (CC BY-ND 2.0).Recognized as a global crisis, the United Nations has included water and sanitation in sustainable Development Goal 6, ensuring ss='cambodia-color'>...
Trade policy and regulation
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 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.159 Global climate changes and ongoing disasters such as storms, floods and droughts are big challenges partly because of a lack of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights
Cambodia is known for its rich cultural diversity, including ethnic minorities and indigenous communities. As the country has developed, efforts have been made to recognize and protect these groups’ rights through policies and initiatives to promote inclusivity, preserve cultural heritage, and address issues such as ss='cambodia-color'>...
Minerals and mineral products
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.234There is currently no ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 13 Climate action
SDG 13 iS aimed at taking urgent action to combat climate change impactS by developing the capacity of each country to mitigate climate riSkS and work towardS adaptation. LeaSt developed nationS, landlocked countrieS and Small iSland StateS are recogniSed aS eSpecially in need of Support SS='cambodia-color'>...
Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)
Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-sA 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.326 However, based on the Ministry ss='cambodia-color'>...
Floods
In October 2020, tropical storms LINFA and NANGKA struck Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. The storms resulted in at least 48 fatalities, 15 missing people and more than 830,400 affected citizens, as reported by the AsEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Environment and natural resources
Around three quarters of Cambodia’s population depend on agriculture, forest products and fisheries for their livelihoods, so the management of the environment and natural resources is of great importance. Deforestation has occurred on a large scale. Cambodia lost six percent of its remaining primary forest ss='cambodia-color'>...
Overview of policy and legal framework
Environmental protection and conservation are given high priority in the Royal Government of Cambodia’s guiding strategy, the Rectangular strategy Phase III (2014–2018). ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 5 Gender equality
The SuStainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) iS initiated to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlS”. The global SDG 5 conSiStS of 9 targetS (3 targetS aS meanS of implementation) and 14 indicatorS. The objectiveS of SDG 5 are expreSSed in termS SS='cambodia-color'>...
European Union aid
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Agriculture and fishing
Rice farmers working in the field, Kandal province, Cambodia. Photo by ILO/ Khem sovannara, taken on 12 July 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Agriculture continues to play an important role in Cambodia’s economy, but it provides a livelihood for a smaller proportion of today’s population ss='cambodia-color'>...
Investment
Cambodia restructured its economy after many years of protracted war and instability. The economy grew strongly following the country’s transition to a free-market economy as it opened to trade and capital flows. Growth was supported by the flow of development assistance, access to the European ss='cambodia-color'>...
SMEs policy and regulation
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major economic shock in Cambodia, having a spillover on Cambodian micro, small and medium enterprises (MsMEs) and small household farmers’ survival and business continuity.575 Digital technologies are crucial during the pandemic, in which the owners of sMEs should focus 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.623 In the two decades following that ss='cambodia-color'>...
International relations
Cambodia has strong diplomatic links with many countries. Its warmest relationship with a superpower is with the People's Republic of China. The most important economic ties are with China, the United states of America, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia is a member of the UN, AsEAN, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Aid and development
Following the Paris Peace Accords signed in October 1991, Cambodia has received a significant amount of global support for its development and post-conflict work. In 2014, 30 – 40 percent of the country’s national budget is funded through development assistance, placing Cambodia among the most ss='cambodia-color'>...
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966 which headquarter is in Manila and currently has 68 members under its institution. The ADB aims to assist members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and investments to promote socio-economic development.729 The ADB has ss='cambodia-color'>...
