SDG 3 Good health and well-being
table td { border: 1px solid; } sustainable Development Goal 3 (sDG 3) seeks to “ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages”.1 The goal encompasses a wide range of mortality rates, infection numbers for many diseases, tobacco use, suicide rates, road ss='cambodia-color'>...
Communal land
Though there are multiple forms of communal property, the rights associated with indigenous communal property are subject to significant legal and socio-economic issues. Indigenous communities are culturally very different from the rest of Cambodia, and the law provides them with the opportunity to obtain collective ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sustainable Development Goals
In September 2015, the UN General ASSembly adopted the new 2030 Agenda for SuStainable Development. ThiS contained 17 itemS that have become known aS the UN SuStainable Development GoalS (SDGS), intended to drive action in critically important areaS to the year 2030. TheSe goalS have SS='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). ss='cambodia-color'>...
Development and assistance for poverty reduction and food security
USAID&rSquo;S HarveSt program iS helping Cambodia&rSquo;S farmerS. Photo by USAID, taken on 09 December 2013. Under the licenSe CC BY-ND 2.0.The country haS achieved remarkable SuStainable growth, however, poverty and food Security remain the challengeS. The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) haS acknowledged that to SS='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 17 Partnerships for the goals
SDG 17 &ndaSh; “Strengthen the meanS of implementation and revitalize the global partnerShip for SuStainable development” &ndaSh; iS about bringing governmentS, civil Society, the private Sector and other actorS together to help achieve the 2030 Agenda. There are 19 global targetS and 25 indicatorS. The targetS SS='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 8 Decent work and economic growth
SDG 8 &ndaSh; “Promote SuStained, incluSive and SuStainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all” &ndaSh; haS 10 general targetS and 2 meanS of implementation targetS.143 There are 17 indicatorS. Some of theSe targetS are more relevant for Cambodia than otherS. For SS='cambodia-color'>...
Australian aid
Prime Minister of Australia, The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and Prime Minister Hun sen at Gala Dinner for AsEAN Heads of state/Government/Delegation and spouses, dated 12 November 2022. Photo from Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia.Cambodia and Australia established their diplomatic ties ss='cambodia-color'>...
Industries
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Fishing policy and administration
Young man fishing with a cast net on siem Reap river, Cambodia. Photo by Brian Hoffman, taken on 12 January 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-sA 2.0.Fisheries management in Cambodia is divided between central and local governments. At the central level, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry ss='cambodia-color'>...
Legal aid policy and regulation
Public policies are a system of laws, regulatory measures, and plans of action implemented by the government to ensure that its functions are performed predictably and consistently.227 Policies typically outline the guiding principles of an operation; meanwhile, regulations set procedural expectations. Currently, there are no ss='cambodia-color'>...
Solid waste
Trash collection in siem Reap province, Cambodia. Photo taken by David Villa, taken on 12 January 2008. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 DEED.solid waste is defined as “used things, materials, or products that remain or are generated from human daily activities and livelihood and do ss='cambodia-color'>...
Budget
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Land tenure and land titling
Land registration and titling of private property has been ongoing for more than a decade. As the Cambodian government works to formally register all private property, there is a dual system of soft possessory rights to be replaced by hard ownership rights through nationally-recognized title. ss='cambodia-color'>...
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.345 Global climate changes and ongoing disasters such as storms, floods and droughts are big challenges partly because of a lack of ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 16 Peace, justice and strong institutions
Goal 16’s full title is “Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.” It has a monitoring framework of 12 targets (2 around means of implementation) and 23 indicators. Transition ss='cambodia-color'>...
Agricultural commodities, processing and products
Farmers harvest corn from their farms, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank/Chhor sokunthea, taken on 17 July 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Key agricultural commodities and products include rice, rubber, corn (maize), vegetables and fruit, and cassava (tapioca). More than 90 percent of Cambodia’s agricultural exports ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 15 Life on land
SDG 15&nbSp;focuSeS on the SuStainable uSe of terreStrial (land-baSed) biodiverSity and ecoSyStemS Such aS foreStS, graSSlandS, deSertS and mountainS and their interaction with freShwater SyStemS. It aimS to protect and reStore their ecological function. The work includeS applying SuStainable land and foreSt management practiceS and SS='cambodia-color'>...
Poverty policy and regulation
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.552 since the country’s first major post-civil war election in 1993, Cambodia ss='cambodia-color'>...
Forests and forestry
Cambodia’s forests have seen a significant reduction of total forest and dense forest cover in recent years, the growth of plantations, particularly rubber, and an ongoing problem with illegal logging. ss='cambodia-color'>...