Cambodia’s extractive industries have traditionally operated on a small scale, mostly mining construction materials, gold or gemstones. While commercial production of minerals or oil has yet to begin on a large scale – these products made up just 0.1% of the country’s exports in 20161 – ...

The Bar AssociaTion of The Kingdom of Cambodia (The AssociaTion) is a non-governmenTal insTiTuTion for Cambodia’s lawyers.  In keeping wiTh ArTicle 24 of The UniTed NaTions Basic Principle on The Role of Lawyers, The AssociaTion represenTs lawyers’ inTeresTs, promoTes Their conTinuing educaTion and Training, and ...

Construction of a laboratory funded by Chinese money. Photo by Michael Coghlan, taken on 10 January 2014. Licensed under CC-BY-SA 2.0China, while once being at odds with the current government, is now Cambodia’s largest development partner. the two nations have grown increasingly close in recent ...

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 ...

A land concession is a grant of rights over an area of land for a specific purpose. In Cambodia land concessions can be granted for various purposes, including agribusiness, redistribution of land to the landless and land-poor, infrastructure development, mining and fishing. they have been ...

As a fast-developing nation, Cambodia has always found poverty one of its main challenges. the Rectangular Strategy states that eradicating poverty has long been one of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s (RGC’s) highest priorities.138 Since the country’s first major post-civil war election in 1993, Cambodia ...

Renewable sources of energy include biofuels, solar, wind, tidal and geothermal energy. Fossil fuels such as petroleum or coal are not renewable. ...

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 ...

SDG 8 – “Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” – has 10 general targets and 2 means of implementation targets.256 there are 17 indicators. Some of these targets are more relevant for Cambodia than others. For ...

Industries in Cambodia (excluding extractive industries and mining) are mostly within the garment, light manufacturing, agricultural, construction and tourism sectors. the Royal Government of Cambodia has set directions to transform Cambodia into a middle-income economy by 2030 and high-income country by 2050, as mandated in ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hiT global and Cambodia’s economies hard, having a spillover on The sTabiliTy of The banking sysTem. Banks and financial insTiTuTions have conTinued To provide services To cusTomers, which can be seen Through The rise in The number of deposiTors’ accounTs To ...

Mr Il Oeur, director of Analysing Development Issues Centre (ADIC), a domestic NGO and WorldFish partner in Cambodia, leads a local dialogue session. Photo by WorldFish, taken on 27 June 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Multilateral aid is funding that is funneled between more than ...

Japanese military members observe as Cambodian sailors attach a neck brace to a patient during a Pacific Partnership knowledge exchange in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Photo by U.S. Pacific Fleet, taken on 21 June 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Japan, through its official development branch called Japan ...

table { width: 100%; } table td { vertical-align: middle; } Cambodians gathering along the Chaktomuk riverside in Phnom Penh to watch boat racing during the Water Festival. Photo by Patrik M. Loeff, taken on 24 November 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.PopulationProvisional results from ...

Public land leases are grants of state lands to private entities in the form of a contractual rental agreement. these leases often take the form of land concessions, in particular economic land concessions. they are often associated with land conflicts and disputes. ...

Cambodian Independent teachers’ Association and Free trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia celebrated the World teacher Day from Cambodia. Photo by Education International, taken on 5 October 2009. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0Cambodia’s national budget determines state expenditures and revenues. It is ...

Logging truck in Mondulkiri protected forest , Cambodia. Photo by Global Water Forum, taken on 23 February 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0Cambodia is deeply concerned about deforestation. While the country seeks fast economic development, forests represent a tremendous national treasure. In order to help ...

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’ ...

Respect for strong values is the key to citizens’ trust in their courts.503 the international values recognized for judges are independence and impartiality, integrity, equality of treatment, diligence and competence. A judge cannot both decide a case and have a personal interest in its resolution. ...

The NaTional Bank of Cambodia (NBC) was esTablished Through The Law on The organizaTion and conducT of The NaTional Bank of Cambodia in 1996.549 NBC is The naTion’s cenTral bank, whose mission is To deTermine and direcT The moneTary policy in order To mainTain price ...