Social Development editor – ResearcherChanphalla is a Social Development editor – Researcher of Open Development Cambodia. His main responsibilities are daily news summary, conducting research, producing social development related contents, translating, editing and other reporting tasks.Chanphalla is an International Relations (IR) graduate of Institute of ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/p_profile/ban-chanphalla/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Mr Il Oeur, director of Analysing Development Issues Centre (ADIC), a domestic NGO and WorldFish partner in Cambodia, leads a local dialogue session. Photo by WorldFish, taken on 27 June 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Multilateral aid is funding that is funneled between more than ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/multilateral-development-assistance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is one of the most biodiverse countries in Southeast Asia. Biodiversity supports Cambodians ecologically, economically and culturally. It plays an important role in providing ecosystem services and economic development to achieve the Cambodian Millennium Development Goals including poverty reduction. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/environmental-and-biodiversity-protection/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The United Nations has declared 9 August to be International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. every year, events and activities around the world celebrate indigenous peoples (IPs), their cultures, beliefs and traditions. It is also a day to reflect and raise awareness about the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/celebrating-the-international-day-of-the-worlds-indigenous-peoples-2020/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Sustainable Development Goal 4 – ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all – focuses on education as a fundamental human right that is necessary for the achievement of all the SDGs.25 education supports the achievement of gender equality by empowering women and is crucial to creating ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-4-quality-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/water-and-sanitation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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.149 Since the country’s first major post-civil war election in 1993, Cambodia ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/poverty-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Respect for strong values is the key to citizens’ trust in their courts.245 The international values recognized for judges are independence and impartiality, integrity, equality of treatment, diligence and competence. A judge cannot both decide a case and have a personal interest in its resolution. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/court-monitoring/ ' 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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-classifications/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

I had been a frequent visitor to the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) website in search for Cambodian news and information as well as for academic purpose. I had wondered if there was any possibility of trying here since I had rarely encounter the job or ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/reflecting-on-my-internship-experience-with-odc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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Philippe Laurent became secretary-general of Cambodia Airports in May 2008. He was one of six senior executives in charge of the country’s international airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the little-used facility in Sihanoukville. Mr. Laurent is now carrying out a one-man campaign against ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/weathering-the-turbulence-cambodia-airports-comes-under-attack-by-a-former-executive/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 15 June 2021, Australia’s Chargé d’Affaires Mr Luke Arnold met H.e. Cham Prasidh, Senior Minister at the Ministry of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation (MISTI) to advance bilateral collaboration on access to clean piped water in Cambodia’s provinces. Mr Arnold presented the findings of ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/australian-commissioned-analysis-on-expanding-access-to-piped-water-through-public-private-partnerships/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/trade-policy-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is struggling to safeguard its forests while preserving economic growth since many people make a living via farming, logging, and other activities that might lead to deforestation. Almost 80% of Cambodians living in rural regions rely on forests for survival. On the other hand, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-protection-support/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The first outbreak of COVID-19 was reported in China in late 2019 and on 30 January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it as a Public Health emergency of International Concern (PHeIC).363 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the global economy and the growing crisis ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/socio-economic-impact-of-covid-19-on-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Article 68 of Cambodia’s Constitution states that the Government shall provide free primary and secondary education for all citizens and each individual shall pursue basic education for at least 9 years. education is a fundamental engine of social and economic development for a country, especially ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/primary-and-secondary-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/groundwater/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) is delighted to organize the workshop “Mobile Data Collection with Kobo Toolbox”. The course will focus on: Principle and application of Kobo Toolbox which is a suite mobile data collection technology for building form questionnaire, data collection and management for higher quality.Hands-on ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/workshop-mobile-data-collection-with-kobo-toolbox-2/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...