On 20 February 2018, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) and The Asia Foundation (TAF) have organized a joint workshop on “SERVIR and climate services support activity in Cambodia” at Himawari Hotel, Phnom Penh, funded by the Chemonics International. The purpose of this workshop is to share href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/joint-workshop-on-servir-and-climate-services-support-activity-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia Socio-Economic Survey 2014 has revealed the balanced sex ratio in the country, according to the state news agency-AKP. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/socio-economic-survey-shows-cambodias-balanced-sex-ratio/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 13 March 2020, the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport released a press release on online learning (E-Learning) to support students in grades 9 and 12 suspended studies at public and private schools in Siem Reap city, Siem Reap province to prevent the spread href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/announcement-of-the-ministry-of-education-on-e-learning-to-assist-students-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

On 31 January 2023, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) issued a notification to inform the public about the automation National Domain Registration system. To facilitate the request for a national domain name quickly, easily, and efficiently, the MPTC has prepared and put into href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/announcements/notification-on-the-introduction-of-the-domain-name-automation-system-kh/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Forest Law of 2002 provides a legal basis for rural communities to use and help manage forests through community forestry. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/community-forest/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) collaborated with the Special Education Department (SED) of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) to organize a launching workshop on “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary School Students” under the project “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/odc-contributed-to-the-digital-transformation-in-multilingual-education/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

National budget on uptrendIn the last three years, Cambodia’s national budget has seen significant growth of around US$ 1.6 billion, from US$ 3.4 billion in 20141 to US$ 5 billion in 2017.2 This is an average annual increase of almost 14%. The increase can be href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/profiles/access-to-public-service/budget-and-public-procurement/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodian land concessions granted to companies last year affected nearly 80,000 people, displacing many of them and increasing poverty, the NGO Forum on Cambodia says in a new report. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-land-concessions-deepen-poverty-report-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Asia’s economic success has been carried on the shoulders of poor women, whose higher load of work has been unequally compensated and undervalued, according to an Oxfam report released on Tuesday.   href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/gender-based-pay-gap-persists-oxfam-study/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Investors in Cambodia’s northeast on Monday announced an investment in a cassava-processing plant in Battambang province. Prak Phoung Kesoa, assistant CEO at Battambang Agro-Industry, said yesterday that the plant would be 100 per cent Cambodian owned href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/battambang-investors-bankroll-cassava-processing-plant/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Children working with bricks, Cambodia. Photo by Sodanie Chea, take on 6 June 2013. Licensed under CC BY 2.0Cambodia has a total population of slightly over 15 million, most of whom are under the age of 30. An estimated 250,000 people enter the job market href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/labor-policy-and-administration/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

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. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/topics/forest-cover-reporting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

After a long break, the Phnom Penh Mapping Meetup is back! We now have a more expanded organizing committee to help recruit presenters and we’re looking forward to a more engaging PPMM series. Should you be interested in following up with the matter, you’re invited to href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/ppmm-25-waterborne-diseases-climate-global-land-indicator-initiative/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

The Laos government will continue to allow what it has dubbed “preparatory work” on the controversial Xayaburi dam, including the resettlement of villagers, despite promising to suspend the project at last week’s ASEAN Regional Forum, according to a media report in Laos. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/xayaburi-dam-construction-to-proceed/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Participating in discussions and learning about current issues boosts indigenous youth’s confidence.“Because I participated in various activities and training, I now feel more confident in expressing myself and my community.”Mr. Mong Samut is a 22-year-old Brao indigenous youth. He was born in a remote area href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/indigenous-youth-become-confident-in-expressing-himself/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Last year, Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) participated in and hosted a panel discussion “Strategic Environmental Assessment in Mekong Countries” at the 42nd Annual IAIA Conference, “Resilience Through Impact Assessment and Leadership,” which was organized in Kuching, Malaysia. As part of its technical assistance collaboration href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/participation-in-the-43rd-annual-iaia-conference-with-odc/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) publishes 2 new topic pages on​ “SDG 5 Gender equality” and “SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth”, which are two of the 17 goals of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in both Khmer and English languages. Through ODC’s new href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/updates/open-development-cambodia-publishes-a-new-topic-page-on-sdg-5-gender-equality-and-sdg-8-decent-work-and-economic-growth/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Security forces have sealed off a village in eastern Cambodia and denied entry to human rights workers after the fatal shooting of a teenager in the latest violent eviction aimed at clearing land for development. Soldiers said they needed to secure the area around Proma village, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodian-troops-seal-off-village-after-land-clashes/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...

Ministry of Interior officials announced yesterday that three more villagers accused of involvement in a “secessionist plot” in Kratie province turned themselves in and confessed their guilt on Saturday, taking advantage of the prime minister’s offer of immunity for those who agree to act as href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/more-confess-to-kratie-secession/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...