The Impacts of Climate Change on Agriculture and Water Resources in Cambodia: From Local Communities’ Perspectives
This study investigates the impacts of climate change on agriculture and water resources in Cambodia, focusing on local communities across four agro-ecological zones. Using a mixed-methods approach—including surveys, focus group discussions, and vulnerability assessments—the research identifies site-specific climate hazards such as droughts, floods...
Disruption and Opportunities During the Covid-19 Pandemic in Cambodian Higher Education: Perspective from Teaching Staff
The twofold aim of this study is to: identify the challenges and opportunities posed by the immediate response to school and university closures; and assess the edtech readiness and preparedness of HEI teaching staff. The findings demonstrate that unstable internet connection and difficulty assessing student performance are the biggest obstacles im...
Water Diplomacy in the Mekong
In this article, we introduce the MRC water diplomacy framework and provide an overview of its governance structure, present three case studies of hydropower dam projects illustrating implementation of the MRC water diplomacy framework, and discuss the challenges affecting the MRC’s ability to implement water diplomacy effectively. The insights gai...
Children of Internal Migrants: Does Moving with Parent(s) Affect Schooling Progression?
Using the 2011 Cambodia Rural-Urban Migration Project, we re-examine the effect of parental migration on the long-term educational progress of children who have accompanied their parents to urban areas by comparing such children with those left behind in rural areas. We use a measurement that captures schooling disruption effect and allows for the...
Gender and Inclusive Development Analysis
This study reports the results of a comprehensive gender and inclusive development analysis (GIDA) to inform the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)‟s workplans regarding Cambodia‟s Country Development Cooperation Strategy (CDCS) for 2020– 2025. The GIDA uses a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to identify m...
No Dead-End Ahead: Permeability Pathways Between Tertiary Vocational Education and Training and Academic Education
Permeability, in the context of education and training systems, refers to flexible learning pathways, that is, the horizontal and vertical links between education and training programmes and institutions that enable students to move through different learning environments at different speeds regardless of programme orientation. This study aims at d...
