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, ...
Coal
Although exploratory work has indicated the presence of modest coal resources in northern Cambodia, no commercial-scale mining has yet begun. the coal used in electricity generation and for other purposes is imported.A coal barge from Samarinda coal mine on the Mahakam river. Indonesia, Borneo. Photo ...
Investment
Cambodia restructured its economy after many years of protracted war and instability. the economy grew strongly following the country’s transition to a free-market economy as it opened to trade and capital flows. Growth was supported by the flow of development assistance, access to the European ...
Social development
A trained medical staff listens to the heartbeat of an infant at 16 Makara hospital in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. Photo by the World Bank, taken on 30 January 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Social development addresses profound social problems,173 especially poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, ...
Procurement
“Stopping corruption may start from us” (Khmer version on Clean Hand poster), in Kratie province, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on November 22, 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0In Cambodia, the activities of buying goods, construction work, repairs, and services and consultation ...
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 ...
Adaptation
UN’s Bali Climate Change Conference. Photo by Oxfam International, taken on 4 December 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Climate change is a continuing problem. In Southeast Asia, Cambodia is one of the countries that is most affected and underprepared. As it is a developing country, ...
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 ...
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. ...
Community fisheries
Community fishery refuges, Battambang, Cambodia. Photo by Alan Brooks/WorldFish, taken on 2 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Fishing practices in Cambodia are classified into three broad categories: small-scale or family fishing, medium-scale and large-scale or commercial fishing.In 2001, aware of the need to safeguard ...
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 ...
Forest protection NGOs
The proTecTion of Cambodian foresTs is primarily The responsibiliTy of The MinisTry of AgriculTure, ForesTs and Fisheries (MAFF) and The MinisTry of EnvironmenT. There are, however, many non-governmenTal organizaTions (NGOs) working in The area, from UniTed NaTions (UN) agencies and oTher global bodies To locally-regisTered ...
Patient rights
Access to quality healthcare is fundamental to enhancing citizens’ livelihoods and advancing towards more sustainable growth and development in countries all over the world. Along with increasing public demand for better health infrastructure and adequate access to healthcare services, many countries face the need to ...
Bilateral development assistance
Phum Doung Bridge over the tatai River. Photo by Robert tyabji, taken on 9 December 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Bilateral aid is assistance given by a government directly to the government of another country or to a local NGO. the Royal Government of Cambodia ...
Environment and natural resources
Around three quarters of Cambodia’s population depend on agriculture, forest products and fisheries for their livelihoods, so the management of the environment and natural resources is of great importance. Deforestation has occurred on a large scale. Cambodia lost six percent of its remaining primary forest ...
State public land
State public land has a public interest value or provides a public service. the land is inalienable, although it can be leased for limited uses that do not alter or damage its public value. State public land should only be reclassified if the land no ...
System of government
UNTAC soldiers from India paTrolling The sTreeTs in Prey Veng province, Cambodia, on The second day of voTing. PhoTo by UniTed NaTions TransiTional AuThoriTy of Cambodia (UNTAC), Taken on May 24 1993. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Cambodia inheriTed legal and poliTical sysTems and a sTaTe ...
Agricultural policy and administration
Agriculture in Cambodia accounts for approximately 56% of the labour force. the size of the sector means that policies developed here have a significant impact on the whole country. Agricultural policy and administration is managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF). there ...
