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. ...
Water and sanitation
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 ...
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration
In the World Risk Index for 2020, Cambodia was ranked as the 16th most vulnerable country in the world out of 181 countries listed.81 Global climate changes and ongoing disasters such as storms, floods and droughts are big challenges partly because of a lack of ...
Volunteers and Interns
Try Bunheng, Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE)IT And Website Intern, July – October 2024Bunheng is an Information Technology student at the Royal University of Law and Economics (RULE), driven by a passion for technology and innovation. Currently interning as an IT and Website Intern ...
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) updated an existing profile page on “Forest cover”
Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) updated an existing profile page on “Forest cover” adding forest cover dataset 2023 in Cambodia. => Please click here to go to profile page on “Forest cover”. ...
SDG 13 Climate action
SDG 13 is aimed at taking urgent action to combat climate change impacts by developing the capacity of each country to mitigate climate risks and work towards adaptation. Least developed nations, landlocked countries and small island states are recognised as especially in need of support ...
Protected areas
As Cambodia emerged from years of conflict, pressures grew on natural resources and sensitive areas. In response, a number of protected areas were created by royal decree in 1993 to protect ecologically and culturally important places. More detailed guidelines on managing the country’s protected areas ...
Trade policy and regulation
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 ...
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on "Special economic zone in Cambodia"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) updated an existing dataset on “Special economic zone in Cambodia” by adding 1 new map feature of Grand Bokor SEZ in Preah Sihanouk province. This dataset describes the information of special economic zone (SEZ) in Cambodia from 2006 to 2024. The ...
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 ...
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 ...
Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)
Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-SA 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.345 However, based on the Ministry ...
Economic policy and administration
After the first general election in 1993, the government prepared and implemented a comprehensive micro- and macroeconomic policy and structural reform program to integrate Cambodia’s economy into the region and the world as well as stimulate its economic growth.387 In the two decades following that ...
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). ...
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. ...
Environmental data and strategic environmental assessment (SEA)
Phnom Penh, 03rd November 2022, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a Technical Workshop on Environmental Data and Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA). This workshop was supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through Family Health International (FHI 360) under Cluster Anchor Grant from ...
Strategic environmental assessment in Cambodia
Strategic environmental assessment (SEA) represents an advanced tool for estimating and evaluating the consequences of specific development plans, programs and policies. In contrast to widely-used environmental impact assessment (EIA) taking place at the end of the decision-making process, SEA is conducted before all major decisions ...
SMEs policy and regulation
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major economic shock in Cambodia, having a spillover on Cambodian micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and small household farmers’ survival and business continuity.493 Digital technologies are crucial during the pandemic, in which the owners of SMEs should focus ...
