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.1 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 12 Responsible consumption and production
One of the key goals of the 2030 Agenda is to “decouple economic growth from resource use and environmental degradation”.55 sustainable consumption and production involves promotion of resource and energy efficiency as well as reduction of economic, social and environmental costs. These are intended to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Carbon trading and other Payments for Ecological Services (PES)
Forest view. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 05 December 2021. Under license CC BY-sA 4.0.Cambodia is covered with forest, accounting for around 13.1 million hectares in 1973, and it is had fallen to 8.7 million hectares in 2014.84 However, based on the Ministry ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 5 Gender equality
The SuStainable Development Goal 5 (SDG 5) iS initiated to “achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlS”. The global SDG 5 conSiStS of 9 targetS (3 targetS aS meanS of implementation) and 14 indicatorS. The objectiveS of SDG 5 are expreSSed in termS SS='cambodia-color'>...
Anti-corruption
Anti-Corruption Unit, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Photo by Michael Coghlan, taken on 9 January 2014. Licensed under CC BY-sA 2.0In the 2016 Corruption Perceptions Index published by Transparency International, released in January 2017, Cambodia ranked 156th out of 176 countries.188 Cambodia has the lowest score of all ss='cambodia-color'>...
Legal aid providers
Legal aid is provided either by the Bar Association of the Kingdom of Cambodia (BAKC), internationally funded Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and public interest law firms. A special legal team under the supervision of the Prime Minister, aiming to assist impoverished women, particularly those in prison, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Environmental impact assessments and the Sihanoukville building collapse
Early in the morning of June 22, disaster struck sihanoukville as a seven-story condominium building under construction collapsed. According to survivors, around 60 construction workers were on-site, some with their families sleeping.225 The collapse has killed 28 people and injured 25, and led to the ss='cambodia-color'>...
National Election 2013
August 26, 2013 – Constitutional Council ordered NEC to unseal voting records in a number of polling stations in Battambong province– CNRP held protest rally in Phnom Penh August 25, 2013 – NEC opened safety Package A of 13 polling stations in Kratie province to examine ballots– CNRP ss='cambodia-color'>...
Quarrying
Small-Scale quarrieS producing conStruction materialS are a key part of the mining induStry in Cambodia. Clay for brick and tile manufacturing and Sand and gravel are found in many locationS.Under the Law on Mineral ReSource Management and Exploitation (‘the mining law’) there are Six typeS SS='cambodia-color'>...
Four community fisheries in Kampot attended a training on business plan and digital literacy
On 17 May 2024, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) organized a full-day training in Tuek Chhou district, Kampot province, attended by 24 participants, including six women who lead or run businesses from four community fisheries and tourism communities: Trapeang sangke, Kampong samaki, Prek Tnaot, and Trapeang ss='cambodia-color'>...
Provincial and local governments
Patients are registered during the outreach screening at Vien Health Center. Photo by Community Eye Health, taken in 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0The Kingdom of Cambodia is an indivisible state. The country’s administration at all levels and in all sectors falls under the same ss='cambodia-color'>...
Public revenues from extractive industries
Extractive industries include mining and mineral sectors, natural gas and oil exploration, petroleum refineries, and quarrying for construction resources such as sand, stone, and gravel. Cambodia’s extractive resources have gone largely untapped, while these resources are geographically identifiable.The government considers extractive industries a potentially important ss='cambodia-color'>...
Investment policy and regulations
Cambodia’s economy has experienced an impressive performance, reflected in its rapid economic growth and significant poverty reduction. Part of this is the result of the relative openness of Cambodia towards foreign investors. Domestic investment has also been growing, although at a lower rate than other ss='cambodia-color'>...
Forest protection
Deforestation has always been a problem in Cambodia since the 1970s, and it has aggravated inthe last decade. some protected areas have been deforested. Between 2001 and 2018, Cambodia had lost 557,000 hectares (11.7%) of forest cover in protected areas.385 This loss has had an ss='cambodia-color'>...
Construction
Construction on a Phnom Penh tower block. Photo by Axel Drainville, taken on 4 May 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0The construction industry has boomed in Cambodia. From 2000 to November 2018, Cambodia’s Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction approved 43,136 construction projects representing 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'>...
Social accountability page was presented at civic tech meetup
On 25 November, the Open Development Cambodia (ODC) team conducted a presentation at the seventh Civic Tech Meetup in Kampong Chhnang city, Kampong Chhnang province. The series of meetups were challenged by Covid-19, but have recently resumed limited in-person meetings. During this all-day hybrid virtual ss='cambodia-color'>...
Indigenous youth become confident in expressing himself
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
SDG 11 Sustainable cities and communities
SDG 11 &ndaSh; “Making citieS and human SettlementS incluSive, Safe, reSilient and SuStainable” &ndaSh;&nbSp;aimS to improve houSing, tranSport, public SpaceS and urban environmentS, and StrengthenS reSilience to diSaSterS and climate change.There are Seven targetS covering Specific areaS and three meanS of implementation targetS.535 MoSt of the SS='cambodia-color'>...
