Overview of​ an industrial gold mine and refinery in Okvau. Photo taken from the Ministry of Mines and Energy’s Facebook Page, taken on 11 June 2021.Mineral resources are defined as “any substance, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form, naturally originated by a geological process ss='cambodia-color'>...

Access to information and open budgets is the first component of the Implementation Plan for the social Accountability Framework (I-sAF).39 The other three components are citizen monitoring, facilitation and capacity building, and learning and monitoring.40 Three types of local services providers are at the focus: ss='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 SS='cambodia-color'>...

Artisanal mining is small-scale mining that typically involves individuals, family groups or small communities, often working with limited technology. The mining may be seasonal, fitted around other work such as farming. There is a large overlap between this type of activity and gemstone mining. Artisanal ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Cambodia Red Cross (CRC) is the principal humanitarian society in Cambodia. The government has designated it as an auxiliary to public bodies offering humanitarian assistance. In addition to the national headquarters, the CRC has 25 branches.73 CRC was founded in 1955 and has worked ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia has begun to integrate disaster and climate resilience goals into its national policies but implementation remains difficult. In the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction 2014–2018, the government prioritizes the target to: “build a resilient nation and local communities to pursue sustainable development.” ss='cambodia-color'>...

The primary legal requirements for environmental impact assessments (EIAs) in Cambodia are set out in Content II, Book V of the Environment and Natural Resource Code181, Chapter III of the Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management 1996182(EPNRM Law), and the sub-Decree no. 72 ss='cambodia-color'>...

Jatropha, known in Cambodia as “Lhong Kwong”, is commonly grown in the Kingdom. Jatropha mainly grows in the mountainous regions of the north and central parts of Cambodia but is not restricted to those areas. It can be found in Battambong, Pursat, Kampong speu, sihanouk, ss='cambodia-color'>...

Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. Photo by U.S. EmbaSSy Phnom Penh on 09 June 2016. LicenSed under CC BY-ND 2.0.Cambodia had over 8 million hectareS of foreSt reSourceS in 2020, accounting for 44.7% of the country&rSquo;S total land area. 243 The State ownS the whole foreSt SS='cambodia-color'>...

Many varieties of gemstone are found in Cambodia, with rubies and sapphires being the most valuable. Diamonds and emeralds are not found here. There is no large-scale commercial mining of gems. stones are recovered by individuals or small family or community groups. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Land in Cambodia is divided into three classifications: private property, state private property and state public property. The distinction between state private property and state public property is essential to determining how state land is to be used. ss='cambodia-color'>...

Following the success of the first edition in March 2020 in Phnom Penh, the 2nd Training Workshop on strategic Environment Assessment (sEA) was conducted on August 26th and 27th in Battambang after being postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. ss='cambodia-color'>...

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'>...

According to the Kingdom of Cambodia’s 2019 general population census, the total Cambodian population is 15,552,211 (51.31% of females).273 By 2021, the population increased to 16,589,023.274 Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams and other minorities also live in the country. Indigenous ethnic groups known as “Khmer Loeu” live ss='cambodia-color'>...

The 17th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) was hosted by the Government of Ethiopia with the support of UN ECA and UN DEsA and took place from 28 November to 2 December 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, under the overarching theme Resilient Internet for a shared sustainable and ss='cambodia-color'>...

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused a major economic shock in Cambodia, having a spillover on Cambodian micro, small and medium enterprises (MsMEs) and small household farmers’ survival and business continuity.309 Digital technologies are crucial during the pandemic, in which the owners of sMEs should focus ss='cambodia-color'>...

The fundamental GIS training waS SucceSSfully conducted at ODC office, Phnom Penh, from 03 to 05 February 2020. A number of civil Society organizationS have been invited to join thiS three-day training. ThoSe organizationS include Build Community Voice (BCV), People Center for Development and Peace SS='cambodia-color'>...

Criteria for data submissionThe following criteria is outlined as requirements of a response to call for data contribution:ThemeThe dataet must:be related to Cambodia.be related to the 17 sustainable Development Goals (sDGs).FeaturesContributors must have permission to submit and share the dataset upon an open platform. All ss='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has published a new map layer of “Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Cambodia” on the interactive map, under the map category of “social development”. The dataset of map layer shows the cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Cambodia. The dataset information will be ss='cambodia-color'>...