The International Court of Justice yesterday unanimously declared that its 1962 judgment awarding the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia also gave the Kingdom sovereignty over the promontory that the temple sits on. But while the announcement was initially greeted as a resounding victory by some in ss='cambodia-color'>...

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'>...

The launch event of a project improving the delivery of public services through ICT in svay Rieng province, Cambodia. Photo by the ODC team, taken on 28 June 2017. Licensed under a CC BY-sA 4.0.Civil society, representing the interests of ordinary citizens, is the part of ss='cambodia-color'>...

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 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Although there is currently no commercial-scale production of gold carried out in Cambodia, exploration by many companies is underway, with some promising find reported. subject to government approval, commercial production could begin in 2016 or 2017. Gold is found in a number of ss='cambodia-color'>...

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 SS='cambodia-color'>...

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) was established in 1966 which headquarter is in Manila and currently has 68 members under its institution. The ADB aims to assist members and partners by providing loans, technical assistance, grants, and investments to promote socio-economic development.145 The ADB has ss='cambodia-color'>...

There is no large industrial-scale extraction of minerals carried out in Cambodia yet, but many exploration licenses have been granted and some mining companies have reported promising finds of minerals such as gold. Today companies from China, Korea, Vietnam, Australia and elsewhere are exploring for ss='cambodia-color'>...

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 SS='cambodia-color'>...

After Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) successfully organized a launching workshop on “Digital Educational Resources in Indigenous Languages for Primary school students” on October 27, 2023, at the Kampong Cham Provincial Department of Education, Youth, and sport, the ODC team commenced on-site promotional activities on ss='cambodia-color'>...

Protected Forests are generally established under individual sub-decrees, specifically for the purpose of protecting biodiversity and conservation. They are home to many endangered or threatened species. ss='cambodia-color'>...

StormS, flooding and drought are the diSaSterS that affect the largeSt number of people in Cambodia, and they alSo bring the higheSt coSt. Climate change iS likely to make thingS worSe, with drier dry SeaSonS predicted and more rainfall and violent StormS in the wet SS='cambodia-color'>...

Biofuel crops have a significant potential for contributing to future energy requirements worldwide. Agricultural lands offer energy farming as an alternative to their usual role of food production. Biofuel crops are an environmentally valuable means of sustainable energy production.233 The demand for transport fuels in ss='cambodia-color'>...

“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that ss='cambodia-color'>...

The fishes on Tonle sap Lake, Cambodia. Photo by llee Wu, taken on 10 september 2010. Licensed under CC BY-ND 2.0The 2006 Fisheries Law classifies fishing activity into three broad categories: family or subsistence, small-scale and commercial.Commercial fishing is allowed only in the open season ss='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 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Young child drinks clean water in Cambodia. Photo by Cecilia snyder, taken on 12 July 2003. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Water pollution can be defined in many different ways. Basically, it is the contamination of water when pollutants are discharged into water bodies without treatment ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 29 December 2020, at the new office of Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) in Kampot, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a focus group discussion on mapping information and data of saltwater community fisheries and conservative fisheries in Kampot and Kep.Group photo ss='cambodia-color'>...

Aerial view of Cambodia paddy rice field. Photo by Sai Kwong, taken on 23 October 2010. LicenSed under CC BY-NC 2.0.Land lieS at the center of debateS about Cambodia&rSquo;S Socioeconomic development. For farmerS in the fertile lowlandS, private land ownerShip rightS have enabled recovery of SS='cambodia-color'>...

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'>...