On 16 October 2020, the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and the Parliamentary Institute of Cambodia (PIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Cooperation and Partnership in Joint Policy Research and Capacity Development.
CDRI and PIC have agreed to enter into this MOU that will enable them to work together in policy, legislative and subject matter research and capacity development in areas of mutual interest, which include: Research exchange between CDRI and PIC, research activities and publications; Joint organization and participation in seminars, conferences, expert hearings, and other related activities; and Exchange of academic and research materials, other information, and other research and academic activities.
CDRI is an independent research institute for innovative ideas to inform policy for Cambodia’s development. CDRI works to produce independent, objective, high quality policy-relevant development research, to maximise its accessibility to policy makers, influencers and stakeholders. PIC was founded in 2011 as an independent and non-partisan capacity development institute. It has two mandates: 1) to contribute to strengthening the capacity of parliamentary staff and MPs; and 2) to share its experiences with others and other parliaments in the region and beyond.
On July 15, 2020, the Center for Environment and Natural Resources hosted a kick-off workshop for the preparation of the State of Gender Equality and Climate Change Report. It was attended by 25 participants from UN Women, CDRI, Ministries of Environment, Agriculture, Rural Development, Women’s Affairs, and Mines and Energy, and NCDD Secretariat, and Action Aids (CSO). The expected outcome is the national report would become “a tool” to raise awareness about benefits, advantages, and need for gender-responsive climate action, […]
CDRI in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Vocation Training, RGC, organized the Workshop on the Contribution of Vocational Skills Development to Inclusive Industrial Growth and Transformation: An Analysis of Critical Factors in Cambodia”, at Hotel Cambodiana, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Thursday, 13 August 2020, 9:00-18.30 – The project is funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and SDC under the Swiss Programme for Research on Global Issues for Development (r4d Programme) – It is led by Zurich University […]
Author: Dr Jayant Menon, a Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore, and Adviser to the IDRC Project on the Impact of Covid-19 on Inclusive Development and Democratic Governance The Delta variant of COVID-19 has become dominant in Southeast Asia, calling into question the efficacy of trying to eliminate the virus, and the current combination of mobility restrictions at and within borders. The variant’s high transmissibility is eroding the health-protective effects of border closures relative to domestic mobility restrictions, […]
Tour visit to the Southern University of Science and Technology of China. The Cambodian delegation is made of government officials, CDRI researchers, SDC (Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation) program coordinator and private sector representative. 29 March 2018