ODC has updated the Special Economic Zone page in Cambodia, adding interactive map and data visualization on province based SEZ in respond to the latest SEZ dataset on ODC website.Click here to access the page href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/odc-updates-special-economic-zone-page/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In Cambodia, petroleum is traditionally the main source of energy for transportation. The petroleum fuels used for transportation include gasoline, diesel, heavy fuel and fuel oil. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/energy-for-transport/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United States of America (the US) is one of the biggest donors to Cambodia.1 2 The history of cooperation and relations between the two countries can be traced back to the early 1950s after Cambodia received full independence from France. In 1955, the first href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/united-states-aid/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has a large number of United Nations agencies, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in humanitarian, rehabilitation, and development initiatives as well as disaster risk reduction and disaster management.Under the Law on Disaster Management (2015), Article 32, if the National Committee for Disaster href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/non-governmental-preparedness-and-response-agencies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/aid-and-development/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This contained 17 items that have become known as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), intended to drive action in critically important areas to the year 2030. These goals have href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sustainable-development-goals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Lack of trust from investors has so far limited the growth potential of the growing number of Cambodian technology startups. Five-year old Khmerload, a Cambodian entertainment news website modeled after the American media giant Buzzfeed, has become one of the country’s first local tech startups href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/investors-start-to-see-potential-returns-in-cambodian-startups/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s government yesterday announced it had chosen the largest local bank, Acleda Bank Plc, to be its partner for vehicle tax stamp sales. Acleda will operate for the General Department of Taxation of the Ministry of Economy and Finance in all 23 provinces and Phnom Penh.   Sim Eang, royal href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/acleda-to-sell-vehicle-tax-stamps/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy. According to the 1993 Constitution, although he is the head of state, the king has very limited powers compared to the prime minister, the head of the government. Unlike the 1947 Constitution, power does not come from the king but href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/national-government/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Patients are registered during the outreach screening at Vien Health Center. Photo by Community Eye Health, taken in 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0The Kingdom of Cambodia is an indivisible state.  The country’s administration at all levels and in all sectors falls under the same href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/provincial-and-local-governments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has begun to integrate disaster and climate resilience goals into its national policies but implementation remains difficult. In the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014–2018, the government prioritizes the target to: “build a resilient nation and local communities to pursue sustainable development.” href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/disaster-and-emergency-response-funding/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-protection-ngos/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Voice from Cambodia–Time is running out. Photo by Oxfam International, taken on 21 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Climate change is the long-term change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns. While the climate of the earth has always gone through periods of change, modern scientific evidence href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/climate-change/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

In Cambodia, electricity demands have been forecast to grow at 17.9 percent annually from 2012 to 2020.250 Distribution of electricity around the country has been a challenge: according to UN data, 79 percent of people live in rural areas,251 and the entire national population had grown href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/electricity-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has added 3 new layers of forest cover in Cambodia from 2015 to 2017 in both Khmer and English. You can find document in various format such as GeoTIFF and JPEG.=> Please click here to get in to the dataset page href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-has-added-3-new-map-layers-of-forest-cover-in-cambodia-2012-2016/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Moody’s Investor Services will review ACLEDA Bank and Cambodian Public Bank (Campu Bank) for potential downgrades, according to a release from the rating agency on Wednesday. But the move comes primarily as a response to the global financial crisis and the rating agency’s attempt to realign sovereign ratings with href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/moodys-to-review-cambodias-banks-for-downgrades-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The classification of forests is set out in the Law on Forestry 2002. The law applies to both natural forests and plantations, and “defines the framework for management, harvesting, use, development and conservation of the forests in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The objective of this href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-classifications/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Young man fishing with a cast net on Siem Reap river, Cambodia. Photo by Brian Hoffman, taken on 12 January 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Fisheries management in Cambodia is divided between central and local governments. At the central level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/fishing-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just updated the economic land concession and developer information of Chhun Hong Rubber Better Co., and published an amendment contract between the company and the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). Published with comprehensive documentation, the profile page is accessible href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-has-updated-economic-land-concession-information-and-published-contract-of-chhun-hong-rubber-better-co-with-maff/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...