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. 1 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'>...

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'>...

The purpose of this contest is to encourage professionals, researchers, and students, especially those who identify as Indigenous Peoples, to demonstrate the value of data through effective visual data storytelling, and to contribute to the open data community by increasing the accessibility of information on ss='cambodia-color'>...

On 14, 15,16 and 17 of June 2021, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted a four-day training under the topic of “Data Literacy Training on Social Accountability”. Due to the pandemic outbreak, the half-day training waS conducted virtually via Zoom video conferencing platform and waS joined SS='cambodia-color'>...

Open Development Cambodia (ODC), in collaboration with the core members of the ICT4D Cambodia Network, InsTEDD and the East West Management Institute (EWMI) held a half-day ICT4 social Advocacy Network Meeting, funded by the sPIDER – The swedish Program for ICT in Developing Regions, on ss='cambodia-color'>...

Chi Phat primary school, Koh Kong Province. Photo by ODC team, taken on 28 November 2017. Licensed under CC BY-sA 4.0.Access to free, good quality education in Cambodia is a right set out in the country’s Constitution: Article 65: “The state shall protect and promote citizens’ ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia is moving forward with a fast phase development in technology advancement. The country has reached more than 12.5 million internet users in the late 2018 following an increase of mobile operators’ service expansion in rural areas, according to Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC). With ss='cambodia-color'>...

Quantum Geographic Information SyStem (QGIS) iS a uSeful Spatial viSualization and analySiS tool that iS becoming a viable alternative to more expenSive Software packageS. It iS alSo an open-Source Software package that relieS on expert and uSer contributionS worldwide. QGIS haS many functionS related to SS='cambodia-color'>...

On 01 October 2020, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a half-day workshop on “Using Open EIA Reporting to Drive Accountable and Transparent Environmental Governance in Cambodia”. The event brought together 35 participants coming from various institutions, including local and international NGOs, grassroots organizations and media ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cassava farm in siem Reap, Cambodia. Photo by CIAT, taken on 09 December 2014. Licensed under CC BY-NC-sA 2.0The drought that Cambodia experiences is a shortage of water that is typically caused by:late onset of the rainy season (which normally occurs from May/June to October and ss='cambodia-color'>...

Cambodia’s extractive industries have traditionally operated on a small scale, mostly mining construction materials, gold or gemstones. While commercial production of minerals or oil has yet to begin on a large scale – these products made up just 0.1% of the country’s exports in 2016132 – ss='cambodia-color'>...

In collaboration with STAR Kampuchea, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) conducted and facilitated a virtual workShop on commune/Sangkat citizen budget template to commune and diStrict officialS in Ou Chrov and Malai diStrict in the morning of the 12th and 14th of July, 2021 reSpectively. ThiS workShop SS='cambodia-color'>...

On 19-20 July 2022, ODC collaborated with the Children and Women Development Center in Cambodia (CWDCC) and conducted a training workshop on access to the data and information on the Open Development Cambodia website to community fisheries from Kep and Kampot province. The training was ss='cambodia-color'>...