Goal 16’s full title is “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” It has a monitoring framework of 12 targets (2 around means of implementation) and 23 indicators.  Transition ...

Construction of a laboratory funded by Chinese money. Photo by Michael Coghlan, taken on 10 January 2014. Licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0China, while once being at odds with the current government, is now Cambodia’s largest development partner. the two nations have grown increasingly close in recent ...

The rights to freedom of association are protected under Cambodia’s laws. Article 36 of The Constitution of The Kingdom of Cambodia provides that ‘Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have The rights to create unions and participate as its members’. Thus, under The 1997 Labor ...

A land concession is a grant of rights over an area of land for a specific purpose. In Cambodia land concessions can be granted for various purposes, including agribusiness, redistribution of land to the landless and land-poor, infrastructure development, mining and fishing. they have been ...

According to the Kingdom of Cambodia’s 2019 general population census, the total Cambodian population is 15,552,211 (51.31% of females).44 By 2021, the population increased to 16,589,023.45 Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and other minorities also live in the country. Indigenous ethnic groups known as “Khmer Loeu” live ...

The primary legal requirements for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Cambodia are set out in Content II, Book V of The Environment and Natural Resource Code80, Chapter III of The Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 199681(EPNRM Law), and The Sub-Decree no. 72 ...

Rights to private land ownership were guaranteed in the 1993 Constitution and formally established by the 2001 Land Law. Despite an established legal framework to protect private property rights, those rights are often insecure for many. ...

Oil and gas have been found on Cambodian territory but no commercial extraction has begun. When extraction may begin is uncertain while oil prices are at comparatively low levels. All the petroleum products for local demand are imported, chiefly from Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand. Consumption ...

Industries in Cambodia (excluding extractive industries and mining) are mostly within the garment, light manufacturing, agricultural, construction and tourism sectors. the Royal Government of Cambodia has set directions to transform Cambodia into a middle-income economy by 2030 and high-income country by 2050, as mandated in ...

The launch event of a project improving The delivery of public services through ICT in Svay Rieng province, Cambodia. Photo by The ODC team, taken on 28 June 2017. Licensed under a CC BY-SA 4.0.Civil society, representing The interests of ordinary citizens, is The part of ...

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 ...

One of the key goals of the 2030 Agenda is to “decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation”.144 Sustainable consumption and production involves promotion of resource and energy efficiency as well as reduction of economic, social and environmental costs. these are intended to ...

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 ...

A Special Economic Zone (SEZ) is a defined area within a country that is subject to different laws and regulations than other areas of the country. these comprehensive industrial areas provide preferential incentives to investors and offer government import-export administrative support to facilitate trade. Though ...

Deforestation has always been a problem in Cambodia since the 1970s, and it has aggravated in​the last decade. Some protected areas have been deforested. Between 2001 and 2018, Cambodia had lost 557,000 hectares (11.7%) of forest cover in protected areas.173 This loss has had an ...

Cambodia’s forests have seen a significant reduction of total forest and dense forest cover in recent years, the growth of plantations, particularly rubber, and an ongoing problem with illegal logging. ...

Cambodia is one of the countries most affected by land mines and explosive remnants of war as a result of its tumultuous history. the country is working with a variety of partners to demine the country by 2019. ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia's land policy has three pillars: land administration, land management and land distribution. The objective of The country’s land policy is to facilitate The use and management of land and natural resources for socio-economic development in an equitable and sustainable manner. ...

“Stopping corruption may start from us” (Khmer version on Clean Hand poster), in Kratie province, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on November 22, 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0In Cambodia, the activities of buying goods, construction work, repairs, and services and consultation ...