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 Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/topics/ExtractivE-industriEs/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Energy policy and administration
ElEctricitE du CambodgE (EdC). Photo by bmEabroad, takEn on 10 NovEmbEr 2011. LicEnsEd undEr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.Low ElEctrification ratEs and ovEr-dEpEndEncE on fossil fuEl imports havE contributEd to Cambodia ranking 120 out of 124 nations in thE nEw World Economic Forum’s Global EnErgy ArchitEcturE PErformancE IndEx Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/topics/EnErgy-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Law making process
The law-making process is about making and enacting new laws or revising existing laws.In the Kingdom of Cambodia, three institutions can initiate the law-making process: any member of the National Assembly, any member of the Senate and the prime minister. 95 Most of the texts ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/law-making-process/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
អាមេរិកគាំទ្រការស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងពេលបោះឆ្នោត
ខណៈដែលប្រទេសជាមិត្ត និងជាម្ចាស់ជំនួយមួយចំនួន បានផ្ញើលិខិតអបអរសាទរលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសតំណាងរាស្ត្រ អាណត្តិទី ៥នេះ រដ្ឋាភិបាលសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក មិនត្រឹមតែមិនផ្ញើសារអបអរសាទរលទ្ធផលឆ្នោតដូចប្រទេសឯទៀតទេ ថែមទាំងសង្ស័យថា ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតនេះមិនប្រក្រតីច្រើន ហើយអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតឯករាជ្យមួយ លើដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ និងសុំឲ្យធ្វើកំណែទម្រង់ គ.ជ.ប។ ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គាំទ្រឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រអាណត្តិទី៥ និងបានជំរុញឲ្យមានកំណែទម្រង់ គ.ជ.ប។ ការគាំទ្រនេះ ធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានបដិសេធមិនទទួលយកលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ដោយអះអាងថា មានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ និងបន្ទាប់ពីមានភាពចម្រូងចម្រាសក្នុងការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការចម្រុះ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេតពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីទាំងនោះ។ ក្នុងបទអត្ថាធិប្បាយប្រចាំសប្ដាហ៍របស់ លោក លោក វីល្លៀម ថត (William E. Todd) ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ប្រចាំប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ចេញផ្សាយជាភាសាអង់គ្លេស ក្នុងគេហទំព័រព័ត៌មានរបស់ស្ថានទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក នៅថ្ងៃទី៤ សីហា និងត្រូវបានបកប្រែជាភាសាខ្មែរចុះផ្សាយបន្តនៅក្នុងកាសែតរស្មី កម្ពុជា និងគេហទំព័រព័ត៌មានរបស់ខ្លួន បង្ហាញពីអារម្មណ៍របស់លោក និងជំហររបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ជុំវិញដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតនៅកម្ពុជា។ លោកបានសរសេរថា លោកសូមថ្លែងអំណរគុណចំពោះប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/nEws/%E1%9E%a2%E1%9E%b6%E1%9E%98%E1%9f%81%E1%9E%9a%E1%9E%b7%E1%9E%80%E2%80%8b%E1%9E%82%E1%9E%b6%E1%9f%86%E1%9E%91%E1%9f%92%E1%9E%9a%E2%80%8b%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%b6%E1%9E%9a%E2%80%8b%E1%9E%9f%E1%9f%8a%E1%9E%bE/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Renewable energy production
Renewable sources of energy include biofuels, solar, wind, tidal and geothermal energy. Fossil fuels such as petroleum or coal are not renewable. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/renewable-energy-production/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Disaster and emergency response funding
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.” ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/disaster-and-emergency-response-funding/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce
In 1996, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) was established by law. Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. After a nomination of the Prime Minister’s candidate and the vote of confidence on the cabinet by the National ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ministry-of-commerce/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
MoU signing ceremony between ODC and Svay Rieng University
On 09 December 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with Svay Rieng University (SRU), organized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing ceremony to provide financial support to final-year Bachelor’s degree students. In collaboration with the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Ministry of education, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/mou-signing-ceremony-between-odc-and-svay-rieng-university/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Land classifications
Land in Cambodia is divided into three classifications: private property, state private property and state public property. The distinction between state private property and state public property is essential to determining how state land is to be used. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/land-classifications/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Opportunities to improve the management of marine fisheries conservation areas through open data and public participation
On 29 December 2020, at the new office of Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) in Kampot, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a focus group discussion on mapping information and data of saltwater community fisheries and conservative fisheries in Kampot and Kep.Group photo ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/opportunities-to-improve-the-management-of-marine-fisheries-conservation-areas-through-open-data-and-public-participation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Disasters and emergency response
Cambodia flood, 2011. Photo by EuropEan Commission, takEn on 11 OctobEr 2011. LicEnsEd undEr CC BY 2.0Storms, flooding and lightning strikEs arE thE major causEs of dEath and propErty damagE from natural disastErs in Cambodia, whilE drought causEs sEvErE hardship, EspEcially for farmErs. In a Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/topics/disastErs-and-EmErgEncy-rEsponsE/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Private non-profit development assistance
Maina Kiai speaking with journalists outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Phnom Penh. Photo by Maina Kiai, taken on 6 February 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0The first humanitarian international non-governmental organizations arrived in 1989. After the 1993 election, more and more internal organizations ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/private-non-profit-development-assistance/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Consultative workshop on digital educational resources in indigenous languages for primary school students
On 02 March 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a Consultative Workshop on Digital educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students in a meaningful and active collaboration with the Special education Department (SeD) of the Ministry of education, Youth and Sport (MOeYS) that ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/consultative-workshop-on-digital-educational-resources-in-indigenous-languages-for-primary-school-students/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Plants
Although there are often new discoveries,241 a global lack of up to date data on botanical research makes plants biodiversity hard to assess in Cambodia. Compared to neighboring countries, the number of plant species is low, mostly due to the relative country’s flat landscape.242 Botanical knowledge ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/plants/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Land sales and trades
The legal framework surrounding land sales and transfers was obliterated by the 2007 Civil Code, leaving little legal guidance. Forced land sales and distress sales are a substantial cause of land tenure insecurity in Cambodia. They are a significant cause of landlessness, and it is ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/land-sales-and-trades/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/small-and-medium-enterprises-smes-information-toolkit/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Education and training
Chi Phat primary school, Koh Kong Province. Photo by ODC team, taken on 28 November 2017. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.Access to free, good quality education in Cambodia is a right set out in the country’s Constitution: Article 65: “The State shall protect and promote citizens’ ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/education-and-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
International relations
Cambodia has strong diplomatic links with many countries. Its warmest relationship with a superpower is with the People's Republic of China. The most important economic ties are with China, the United States of America, Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia is a member of the UN, ASeAN, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/international-relations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ODC, a Cambodian NGO, presented in the fifth edition of the Paris Peace Forum 2022
Last three years, Mr. Thy Try, executive Director/editor-in-Chief of Open Development Cambodia, was selected to attend the Paris Peace Forum 2019 on 12–13 November. He was impressed by how the Forum brought together many participants and high-level experts from all over the world. He learned ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-a-cambodian-ngo-presented-in-the-fifth-edition-of-the-paris-peace-forum-2022/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/priority-health-concerns/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
