ODC kicks off data literacy training program
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) kicks off its Data Literacy Training Program, the first training lasts for five days held in Phnom Penh, from 21-25 October, 2019.With financial assistance from UsAID’s Cambodian Civil society strengthening (CCss) project, ODC is implementing Data Literacy Program which consists of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Gemstone mining
There is no large-scale industrial mining of gems in Cambodia, and few full-time miners. Most people involved in looking for gemstones fit it around other work – typically farm work – and mostly do it without licenses. As with artisanal mining, miners are often very ss='cambodia-color'>...
Land tenure and land titling funding
World Bank Headquarters, 2013: World Bank/IMF spring Meetings. Photo by simone D. McCourte, World Bank, taken on 16 April 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Funding data on development and assistance to land tenure and titling issues presents an incomplete and conflicting picture. Though various sources exist ss='cambodia-color'>...
Afar but not apart, ICT as the solutions to work and communicate from home!
Obviously, COVID-19 has forced many people’s lives to a certain degree as the fear of its spreading compels the government to take strict measures and fellow citizens are advised to abide by. At ODC, working from home appears to be an alternative and Information and ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Planning
About the PartnershipIn 2019, Cambodia, for the first time, is presenting the Voluntary National Review (VNR) at the United Nations High-Level Political Forum (UNHLPF) in July in New York City. The Ministry of Planning (MoP) takes the lead in this country-driven process of the review 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.11 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.48 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'>...
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.208 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'>...
Non-governmental preparedness and response agencies
Cambodia has a large number of United Nations agencies, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) engaged in humanitarian, rehabilitation, and development initiatives as well as disaster risk reduction and disaster management.Under the Law on Disaster Management (2015), Article 32, if the National Committee for Disaster ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ministry of Commerce
In 1996, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) was established by law. Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government of Cambodia. After a nomination of the Prime Minister’s candidate and the vote of confidence on the cabinet by the National ss='cambodia-color'>...
Forest classifications
The classification of forests is set out in the Law on Forestry 2002. The law applies to both natural forests and plantations, and “defines the framework for management, harvesting, use, development and conservation of the forests in the Kingdom of Cambodia. The objective of this ss='cambodia-color'>...
