ODC, a Cambodian NGO, participated in the Paris Peace Forum 2019
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.Mr. Thy Try is standing in front of thE GrandE hallE dE La VillEttE whErE thE Paris PEacE Forum was cElEbratEd.ThE Paris PEacE Forum is Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/odc-a-cambodian-ngo-participatEd-in-thE-paris-pEacE-forum-2019/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Copper
Copper exploration is concentrated in Preah Vihear province in the northern part of Cambodia. The most active explorer is Australian-based Geopacific Resources, in collaboration with Cambodian tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group. Geopacific Resources is working with Cambodian-based Royal Group at Kou Sa, a 158 km2 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/copper/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Small and medium enterprises SME
Small and medium enterprises (SMe) have long been considered a vital driver to economic growth for developing economies. SMes stimulate job creation throughout the country. Migration of employment to neighboring countries and the unemployment rate has significantly decreased due to a rising number of SMes, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/small-and-medium-enterprises-sme/ ' class='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, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/education-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Environmental impact assessments
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 Code75, Chapter III of the Law on environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 199676(ePNRM Law), and the Sub-Decree no. 72 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/environmental-impact-assessments/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Announcement: Basic data journalism training
ODC is delighted to announce a new “Training on Basic Data Journalism” that will be implemented in collaboration with CamboJA. The program receives the support from the Mekong: Sustainable News project from CFI, the French Media Development agency in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam led ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-basic-data-journalism-training/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Open Development Cambodia
Salt
Woman working in the salt fields in Kampot. Photo by douglasjonesjr, taken on 28 March 2014. Licensed under CC BY 2.0.Salt is produced in Kampot and Kep provinces, where seawater is allowed into salt evaporation ponds As the water evaporates, salt crystals are left behind ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/salt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Unions
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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/unions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Minerals and mineral products
Minerals from Halpern Mineral Collection, San Francisco, Photo by eric Hunt taken on October 21 2006. License under: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Many of Cambodia’s mineral resources are undeveloped, with most production concentrating on construction materials such as crushed stone, sand, gravel and limestone.131There is currently no ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/mineral-and-mineral-products/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Labor
Garment workers waiting in line to get food. Photo by International Labour Organisation, taken on 14 July 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has the highest labor force participation rate in the Southeast Asia/Pacific region, with 82.7 percent of the working population aged 16-64 employed ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/labor/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ethnic minorities and indigenous people policy and rights
Cambodia is known for its rich cultural diversity, including ethnic minorities and indigenous communities. As the country has developed, efforts have been made to recognize and protect these groups’ rights through policies and initiatives to promote inclusivity, preserve cultural heritage, and address issues such as ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/ethnic-minorities-and-indigenous-people-policy-and-rights/ ' 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'>...
Workshop on the role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in public services in Cambodia
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) in collaboration with STAR Kampuchea and Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) arranged a workshop entitled “Role of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Public Services in Cambodia” under financial support by the Swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions (SPIDeR) on 12 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/workshop-on-the-role-of-information-and-communication-technology-ict-in-public-services-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Floods
In October 2020, tropical storms LINFA and NANGKA struck Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. The storms resulted in at least 48 fatalities, 15 missing people and more than 830,400 affected citizens, as reported by the ASeAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/floods/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Non-governmental preparedness and response agencies
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 ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/non-governmental-preparedness-and-response-agencies/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Development and assistance for land tenure and land titling
Beginning in 2002, the World Bank, Germany, Finland and Canada began a joint-program to promote land tenure security in Cambodia by providing financial and technical support to land titling efforts. Following the eviction of residents of the Boeung Kak Lake area of Phnom Penh due ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/development-and-assistance-for-land-tenure-and-land-titling/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ICT tools to work and communicate from home
The world has been disrupted and traumatized by the Coronavirus crisis. Also known as COVID-19, this global pandemic has affected every industry which made them difficult to cop and conduct their work as normal. The COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia is also a part of the ongoing worldwide pandemic. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/ict-tools-to-work-and-communicate-from-home/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Multilingual Education Students had a great time watching and learning from the Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages
After Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) successfully organized a launching workshop on “Digital educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” on October 27, 2023, at the Kampong Cham Provincial Department of education, Youth, and Sport, the ODC team commenced on-site promotional activities on ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/multilingual-education-students-had-a-great-time-watching-and-learning-from-the-digital-educational-resources-in-indigenous-languages/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Responsible business in Cambodia
Given that most business models are profit-driven, the need for accountable and responsible businesses plays a significant role in minimizing its adverse effects on the environment and society contributing to sustainable development. Based on this basis, the concept of conducting business responsibly goes beyond profit ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/responsible-business-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Wild capture commercial fishing and natural fisheries
The fishes on Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo by llee Wu, taken on 10 September 2010. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0The 2006 Fisheries Law classifies fishing activity into three broad categories: family or subsistence, small-scale and commercial.Commercial fishing is allowed only in the open season ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/commercial-fishing-and-natural-fisheries/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
