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'>...
Cooking fuel
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Forest policy and administration
Logging truck in Mondulkiri protected forest , Cambodia. Photo by Global Water Forum, taken on 23 February 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-sA 2.0Cambodia is deeply concerned about deforestation. While the country seeks fast economic development, forests represent a tremendous national treasure. In order to help ss='cambodia-color'>...
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Types of state-protected areas
Flooded forest in Cambodia. Photo by Andrea Kirkby, taken 11 May 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.A 1993 royal decree designated 23 protected areas covering about 3,273,300 ha, equal to around 18% of the country’s total land area, and brought them under the jurisdiction of the Ministry ss='cambodia-color'>...
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
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. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Education policy and administration
The Royal Government of Cambodia has continued its effort to reform the education sector at all levels. Over the years, policies and regulations have been enforced to improve education quality, accessibility, efficiency, effectiveness, inclusiveness, and transparency. Those policies and regulations include Education strategic Plan 2019-2023, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Business structures and legal registration
Since the 1990S, the Cambodian economy haS recorded a SubStantial expanSion led by the touriSm, manufacturing and conStruction SectorS. One of the higheSt economic growth rateS in the world allowed Cambodia to become a lower-middle-income country in 2015 277The country haS a Strategic poSition in SS='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 14 Life below water
SuStainable Development Goal 14 iS primarily about the interactionS of humanS with the oceanS. Specifically, it aimS to conServe and manage the uSe of oceanS, SeaS and marine reSourceS for SuStainable development.285 A UN General ASSembly call for action haS been uSed to clearly articulate SS='cambodia-color'>...
Cassava
Cassava is a significant contributor to the agricultural sector in Cambodia. The planting, harvesting, processing and export of cassava provides jobs and livelihoods for thousands of Cambodians. Cassava is a significant cash crop for Cambodian farmers.357 Cassava production in Cambodia has increased substantially since 2006. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministries and other national bodies
Nearly all of the ministries were established in 1995. A few ministries were only recently created in the post-2013 national election by a separation of one ministry into two. There are 28 government ministries and secretariats, and many national bodies. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Extractive industries
Extractive industries include mining and mineral sectors, natural gas and oil exploration, petroleum refineries, and quarrying for construction resources such as sand, stone, and gravel. Cambodia’s extractive resources have gone largely untapped, while these resources are geographically identifiable. French and Chinese geologists have been indicated ss='cambodia-color'>...
Legal aid
Under Cambodia’s Constitution, all Khmer citizens have equal status before the law, regardless of wealth or station.469 This promotes a political principle called the rule of law,470 an ideal that all members of a society, both the people and the state, are held equally accountable ss='cambodia-color'>...
Health care policy and administration
A quality and effective healthcare system that provides equal access to services is critical to ensure the well-being of any population. Both developed and developing countries strive to bring improvements to their healthcare systems. Cambodia, in particular, has undergone significant transformations in terms of healthcare ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ground water
Cambodia relies heavily on its groundwater resources to overcome water shortages during the dry season. More than half of the population depends on it when enough surface water is not available. At a certain depth, the ground is saturated with water, and the upper surface ss='cambodia-color'>...
Environment and natural resources policy and administration
The 7th National Consultation Workshop on the Draft of the Environment and Natural Resource Code of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 22 March 2018. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0.With 76% of its people living in rural areas,605 Cambodia holds ss='cambodia-color'>...
On-shore oil and gas exploration and extraction
Nineteen onshore blocks have been delineated for possible oil exploration. Contracts have been awarded for three. No oil is currently extracted in Cambodia. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Fisheries production
Local workers loading fresh catch to be transported to the city market at Chhnoc Trou pier, Kampong Chhnang province, Cambodia. Photo by sylyvann Borei/World Fish, taken on 7 April 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has abundant and productive fisheries. Fish is a traditional staple in the Cambodian ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 2 Zero hunger
SuStainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) SeekS to “end hunger, achieve food Security and improved nutrition and promote SuStainable agriculture”, enSuring univerSal acceSS to Safe, nutritiouS and Sufficient food for everyone at all timeS. LikewiSe, it provideS a much more comprehenSive approach to the iSSue SS='cambodia-color'>...
