On 23 March 2023, CDRI's Centre for Governance and Inclusive Society organised a consultative workshop on Poverty and COVID-19: Lessons and Future Preparedness to share preliminary findings on Cambodia's poverty, lessons on COVID-19's impacts and coping strategies, and key recommendations for future crisis preparedness with national and sub-national administrations and stakeholders from civil society organisations. Besides sharing the findings, we were able to draw key recommendations that will be useful for Cambodia to prepare for future crises and further improve the livelihood of its people.

We also would like to take this opportunity to show our sincere appreciation to HE Theng Pagnathun, Delegate of the Government and Director General of the Ministry of Planning, and HE Sor Vorin, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Interior Cambodia, for their sincere and enlightening remarks. Also, special thanks to our speakers, researchers, and participants for making this event a success!