Investment governance in Cambodia: A window of opportunity
Cambodia’s new investment law could open the way for more inclusive, sustainable investment. In a series of virtual meetings, stakeholders from across Cambodia came together to assess the challenges and opportunities arising from that law and investment governance generally. ...
Environmental data and strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
Phnom Penh, 03rd November 2022, open Development Cambodia (oDC) hosted a Technical Workshop on Environmental Data and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This workshop was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Family Health International (FHI 360) under Cluster Anchor Grant from ...
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 &ldquO;Digital EducatiOnal ResOurces in IndigenOus Languages fOr Primary SchOOl Students&rdquO; On OctOber 27, 2023, at the KampOng Cham PrOvincial Department Of EducatiOn, YOuth, and SpOrt, the ODC team cOmmenced On-site prOmOtiOnal activities On ...
Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) information toolkit
RationalIn 2018, the total number of registered Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) was 155,745. More than 90 percent of registered firms in Cambodia are SMEs. However, despite being vital to the socio-economy, 95 percent are not registered yet. By 2025, 80% and 95% of small and ...
Major banks
In 2020, COVID-19 severely impacted bOth the glObal and CambOdia ecOnOmies. The banking system in CambOdia is alsO affected but at a mOderate and manageable level.1 The NatiOnal Bank Of CambOdia (NBC), CambOdia MicrOfinance AssOciatiOn, and Other relevant institutiOns pOinted Out the rate Of the ...
Priority health concerns
Two daughters look at their mother who is dying from HIV/AIDS, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank, taken in 2002. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Two common features mark Cambodia’s major health concerns:Some health figures are among the worst in the world – the 26 cases of ...
Science and technology policy and administration
Cambodia has the ambition to transform and digitalize the government system and its economy. The overarching determination comes after the country’s ambitious economic goal of 2050, the readiness to keep up with the region’s science and technology development, and the global megatrend, the fourth industrial ...
Fishing, fisheries and aquaculture
Cambodian fish farmer checking on fish quality. Photo by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), taken on 16 october 2012. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia’s inland capture fisheries are among the largest in the world. The fishing industry encompasses subsistence, commercial and recreational fishing, as ...
Forest protection NGOs
The protection of Cambodian forests is primarily the responsibility of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forests and Fisheries (MAFF) and the Ministry of Environment. There are, however, many non-governmental organizations (NGos) working in the area, from United Nations (UN) agencies and other global bodies to locally-registered ...
Forest cover reporting
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. ...
Mapping kit
The ODC mapping kit has been created as a lOw-tech, user-friendly way fOr viewing and custOmizing maps and sharing them Online Or printing them fOr fieldwOrk. MOre advanced functiOns include uplOading geOtagged phOtOs and annOtated maps sO that they can be accessed Online. Users shOuld ...
Cambodia’s agriculture sector amid COVID-19
Agriculture has been considered as the backbone of the national economy. of the total population, 76% were living in rural areas and agriculture provided 31.2% of total employment and contributed 20.7% to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2019.199 However, the global pandemic caused by CoVID-19 ...
Open Data Day 2018: Open contracting for sustainable development
From Cape Town to Helsinki, between Wellington and Sao Paulo: Some 400 events took place during this year’s open Data Day. of course, open Development Cambodia was part of the global event. For the Cambodian edition of the annual celebration of the international open data, ...
Protected forest
Protected Forests are generally established under individual sub-decrees, specifically for the purpose of protecting biodiversity and conservation. They are home to many endangered or threatened species. ...
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Women in development
Dr. Tan Reasmey, researcher and lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology at the Institute of Technology of Cambodia. Photo taken from the USAID Asia on August 18, 2016. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Relevant national policy frameworksFrom the perspective of the government as ...
International Day for Universal Access to Information 2020: Saving lives, building trust, bringing hope!
Under the slogan “Access to Information – Saving Lives, Building Trust, Bringing Hope”, this year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information on 28 September highlights the importance of this right in times of crisis. 2020 marks the sixth year the day has been marked ...
Poverty policy and regulation
As a fast-developing nation, Cambodia has always found poverty one of its main challenges. The Rectangular Strategy states that eradicating poverty has long been one of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC’s) highest priorities.311 Since the country’s first major post-civil war election in 1993, Cambodia ...
Sugarcane
Growth in sugar production in Cambodia has created significant potential for sugarcane-based biofuel production. That potential has not yet been realized, though recent foreign investment may give rise to change. There are several types of sugar crop: sugarcane, sugar palm trees and sugar beets. Sugarcane ...
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.451 The ADB has ...
