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.1 Cambodia has the lowest score of all ...
Land tenure and land titling NGOs
There are four major inTernaTional donors To land righTs developmenT and reform in Cambodia: The World Bank, Germany, Finland and Canada. Their supporT spans mulTiple programs and several years wiTh The overall objecTive of improving land Tenure securiTy and promoTing sTable land markeTs. ...
Education policy and administration
The Royal GovernmenT of Cambodia has conTinued iTs efforT To reform The educaTion secTor aT all levels. Over The years, policies and regulaTions have been enforced To improve educaTion qualiTy, accessibiliTy, efficiency, effecTiveness, inclusiveness, and Transparency. Those policies and regulaTions include EducaTion STraTegic Plan 2019-2023, ...
Coal
Although exploratory work has indicated the presence of modest coal resources in northern Cambodia, no commercial-scale mining has yet begun. the coal used in electricity generation and for other purposes is imported.A coal barge from Samarinda coal mine on the Mahakam river. Indonesia, Borneo. Photo ...
Journey of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) implementation
The 43rd Annual Conference of The InTernaTional AssociaTion for ImpacT AssessmenT (IAIA) discussed The impacT assessmenT for a jusT TransformaTion. STraTegic EnvironmenTal AssessmenT (SEA) is a sysTemaTic meThod for evaluaTing The possible effecTs of proposed policies, plans, and programs (PPPs). IT provides a compleTe view ...
Investment
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 ...
Data visualization and storytelling training
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) hosted a training on “Data visualization and storytelling” on December 20-21 and 26, 2022, with 24 participants, including journalists, citizen journalists, indigenous youth journalists, journalism students, and CSOs. People with disabilities and LGBtQIA+ are encouraged to join. this training was divided ...
Social development
A trained medical staff listens to the heartbeat of an infant at 16 Makara hospital in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. Photo by the World Bank, taken on 30 January 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Social development addresses profound social problems,190 especially poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, ...
Procurement
“Stopping corruption may start from us” (Khmer version on Clean Hand poster), in Kratie province, Cambodia. Photo by World Bank Photo Collection, taken on November 22, 2006. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0In Cambodia, the activities of buying goods, construction work, repairs, and services and consultation ...
Launching on Data Protection in the Context of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia
On 04 April 2023, Open Development Cambodia (ODC) officially launched the report on Data Protection in the Context of Indigenous Peoples in Cambodia. the event brought together 20 participants (06 females), including representatives from civil society organizations (CSOs) working on indigenous peoples (IPs), data protection ...
Investigation Committee Nixed 1 Day After Creation
A joint-party task force that the National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday announced would be set up to investigate alleged irregularities during the July 28 national election was abruptly abandoned Sunday, with NEC President Im Sousdey announcing that his organization will instead push ahead with ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investigation-committee-nixed-1-day-after-creation-38277/
Water and sanitation
Children in Moung district, Battambang province, wash their hands with soap and water. Photo by WorldFish Cambodia, taken on 08 November 2018. Licensed under (CC BY-ND 2.0).Recognized as a global crisis, the United Nations has included water and sanitation in Sustainable Development Goal 6, ensuring ...
Open Data Day 2020: Open data for equal development
Following last year’s success, in the early morning of 07 March 2020, the 6th annual Open Data Day was held. Around 60 participants from different occupations and diverse backgrounds such as students, journalists and the government sectors attended the event at Diakonia Center. Following the ...
Adaptation
UN’s Bali Climate Change Conference. Photo by Oxfam International, taken on 4 December 2007. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Climate change is a continuing problem. In Southeast Asia, Cambodia is one of the countries that is most affected and underprepared. As it is a developing country, ...
Trade policy and regulation
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen were at the Aid for trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World trade Organization (WtO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.International trade plays an essential role in improving Cambodia’s growth, employment and business opportunities. trade policy ...
Land policy and administration
The Royal GovernmenT of Cambodia's land policy has Three pillars: land adminisTraTion, land managemenT and land disTribuTion. The objecTive of The counTry’s land policy is To faciliTaTe The use and managemenT of land and naTural resources for socio-economic developmenT in an equiTable and susTainable manner. ...
Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Cambodia
Based on the available data and information released by the Ministry of Health of Cambodia, ODC has recently been collecting and has published a new dataset, interactive map layer and profile page of the “COVID-19” cases found in Cambodia. this new COVID-19 dashboard and dataset ...
Community fisheries
Community fishery refuges, Battambang, Cambodia. Photo by Alan Brooks/WorldFish, taken on 2 November 2011. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Fishing practices in Cambodia are classified into three broad categories: small-scale or family fishing, medium-scale and large-scale or commercial fishing.In 2001, aware of the need to safeguard ...
Land sales and trades
The legal framework surrounding land sales and Transfers was obliTeraTed by The 2007 Civil Code, leaving liTTle legal guidance. Forced land sales and disTress sales are a subsTanTial cause of land Tenure insecuriTy in Cambodia. They are a significanT cause of landlessness, and iT is ...
