Governance and Inclusive Society

NUS

The Financialization of Agrarian Landscapes in Cambodia

Financial markets have recently transformed agrarian landscapes throughout Southeast Asia. Smallholder farmers have gained access to formal financial technologies—such as microcredit, insurance, and mobile banking—to capitalize agricultural production and manage their risks. Proponents of finance argue that these new markets will promote economic growth and improve rural people’s livelihoods. In...

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Agriculture and Rural Development

ITfC

Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South

IT for Change, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and country partners are preparing a project on “Digital Economic Integration of MSMEs in the Global South”, focusing on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, MSMEs of low-income populations have faced abrupt economic downturn in which the...

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Governance and Inclusive Society

ODI

Covid-19 in ASEAN with Special Reference to Cambodia

Cambodia has so far had limited direct experience of the pandemic, however, indirect effects have been several – disruption of migration, investment, tourism, garments and regional agricultural and other exports. In 2021 there have also been some movement restrictions. This situation makes Cambodia a natural experiment in the how the...

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Educational Research and Innovation

IfM

Development of the ASEAN Plan of Action in Science, Technology and Innovation (APASTI) 2026-2035

The ASEAN Committee on Science, Technology and Innovation (COSTI) works to leverage Science & Technology to address common problems faced in the ASEAN region and to raise the level of scientific and technological advancement in ASEAN Member States (AMS). The work of the Committee is guided by the ASEAN Plan...

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Natural Resources and Environment

Sida

Challenges and Potentials of the Community Based Ecotourism in Livelihood Improvement, A Case Study in Preah Nimith CBET, Cambodia

Community based ecotourism has been considered as an effective natural resource governance policy for both forest conservation and livelihood improvement, and increasing trend worldwide. The Royal Government of Cambodia has been promoting and establishing community based ecotourism sites (CBET) across the countries. Preah Nimith CBET is located in a remote...

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Natural Resources and Environment

The State of Climate Change in ASEAN Region: Cambodia Country Report

Working to support Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), CNRE contributes to developing a comprehensive report on the status of climate change in the ASEAN region, which provides an overall outlook on the state of play of climate change in the context of the ASEAN region and can support ASEAN...

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Natural Resources and Environment

Gender-based Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction in Cambodia’s Local Communities

Under Sida’s fund, the study aims to provide policy inputs into the current gender equality and climate change responses. To strengthen women’s adaptive capacity and encourage them to actively participate in decision-making processes into the process of climate change intervention, the study analyses the root causes of gender-based vulnerabilities to...

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Natural Resources and Environment

LMC MOFA

Water Diplomacy of the Mekong Basin: Toward a Shared Basin for Prosperity

This proposed project will run for two years from June 2019 to May 2021. The study will be conducted by a research consortium comprised of institutions from Cambodia, China, Laos (PDR), Thailand, Vietnam, which all of these countries are Lancang-Mekong country members. Following are the research questions developed to tackle...

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Natural Resources and Environment

UNDP Bangkok

Impact of Climate Change Programs in Cambodia: Vulnerability, Poverty, and Gender

Climate change programs have been implemented in the affected countries to reduce the negative impacts and to make the communities resilient to climate change. The Ministry of Rural Development of Cambodia has been running two climate change programs: 1.) Strategic Program for Climate Resilience (SPCR) – The five-year Mekong River Island...

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Educational Research and Innovation

LMC

Building Regional Partnership for Higher Education Innovation

With a steady economic growth hovering between 7-8 percent over the past two decades, Cambodia achieved a lower-middle-income in 2015. Building on this progress, the government aspires to become an upper-middle-income country by 2030 and a high-income country by 2050.  Several key issues need to be urgently addressed if Cambodia...

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Agriculture and Rural Development

USAID

Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of HARVEST II Project

The project was funded by the United States Agency for International Development in partnership with Mitchell Group, Inc. (TMG). The project was to conduct mid-term evaluation on HARVEST​ II project.

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Educational Research and Innovation

TAF DFAT Ponlok Chammes

Thnal Udom Chomnes: Reimagining Future Education of Cambodia

The Covid-19 pandemic has brought about educational disruptions from pre-school to higher education in Cambodia and around the world. Although the impact of the pandemic in Cambodia was relatively low in comparison to other countries in the region and the world in 2020, and schools were able to reopen its...

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