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,77 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.78 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'>...
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'>...
Land policy and administration
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. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/land-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
National summit on influences of forestry and land regulations on local communities and comprehensive EIA process
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a national summit on “Influences of Forestry and Land Regulations on Local Communities and Comprehensive eIA Process” on 25 May 2023 with a total of 43 (13 females) representatives from the Ministry of Rural Development (MRD), CSOs, eIA firm, journalists, ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/national-summit-on-influences-of-forestry-and-land-regulations-on-local-communities-and-comprehensive-eia-process/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 14 Life below water
Sustainable Development Goal 14 is primarily about the interactions of humans with the oceans. Specifically, it aims to conserve and manage the use of oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.311 A UN General Assembly call for action has been used to clearly articulate ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg14-life-below-water/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 11 – “Making cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable” – aims to improve housing, transport, public spaces and urban environments, and strengthens resilience to disasters and climate change.There are seven targets covering specific areas and three means of implementation targets.383 Most of the ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Investment governance in Cambodia: A window of opportunity
Cambodia’s new investment law could open the way for more inclusive, sustainable investment. In a series of virtual meetings, stakeholders from across Cambodia came together to assess the challenges and opportunities arising from that law and investment governance generally. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/investment-governance-in-cambodia-a-window-of-opportunity/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Forest cover reporting
Forest cover is the area of land covered by tree canopy. Measuring and reporting this can show the different types of forest that exist and the areas of each, and how these areas change over time. ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-cover-reporting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Overview of policy and legal framework
EnvironmEntal protEction and consErvation arE givEn high priority in thE Royal GovErnmEnt of Cambodia’s guiding stratEgy, thE REctangular StratEgy PhasE III (2014–2018). Ef='https://opEndEvElopmEntcambodia.nEt/topics/ovErviEw-of-policy-and-lEgal-framEwork/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 2 Zero hunger
Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) seeks to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”, ensuring universal access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food for everyone at all times. Likewise, it provides a much more comprehensive approach to the issue ef='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/sdg-2-zero-hunger/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
