The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed on July 10, 2020, by H.E Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and Chair of the Supreme National Economic Council (SNEC) and Dr. Pech Sokhem, Executive Director, the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI).
MEF, SNEC, and CDRI will conduct collaborative evidence-based policy research, policy dialogue, and engagement, and work together to support capacity development of relevant national and sub-national institutions and to build strategic partnerships for knowledge sharing with regional and international institutions.
Areas of cooperation include the following: socio-economic and international relations transformation due to the COVID 19 crisis, governance and reform, food security and self-reliance, multilateralism, and workforce development and skills. It is to support RGC’s efforts in pursuing sustainable and inclusive economic growth, Cambodia’s SDGs, especially Cambodia Vision 2030 and 2050, and adaptation to the COVID 19 “new normal”. For more information, please email to Sina at cdri.org.kh.
A high level meeting on “The March towards Industry 4.0: Skills for Industrial Growth” was organised to provide a platform to discuss future business development in some key sectors and skills demand and workforce training to support business growth and industrial transformation. Senior leaders of TVET providers and CEOs/HR directors from private sector had productive discussion on building partnerships and matching skills training with market needs through internship, curriculum development and sharing of technical and practical know-how. The meeting was co-convened […]
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, […]
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 One of the supposed silver linings of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the acceleration towards a digital economy. Lockdowns and social distancing measures have hastened the adoption of technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) that enable work-from-home arrangements, remote learning, telemedicine and other novel forms of service delivery. While […]
From 09 -18 January 2024, CDRI’s Environment Centre conducted an in-depth fieldwork project named “Grounded Case Studies of Asian Mega Delta Project Work Package 4 on The Resilient Aquatic Food in Food, Land, and Water Systems,” which focuses on the Mekong Delta provinces of Takeo and Kompong Thom to explore how formal and informal institutions manage land and water resources, ultimately impacting the multifunctionality of the landscape and its ability to support resilient food production. The research used a combination […]