Determinants of Informal Borrowing: Evidence from Households in 11 Rural Villages in Cambodia
Informal borrowing remains an important source of financing for rural Cambodian households, exposing them to exploitative interest rates. This study examines the determinants of informal credit reliance using survey data from 1,183 households in 11 villages. We analyze how financial literacy, measured based on understanding of basic financial and e...
The Human Ecology of the Tonle Sap: The Human-Nature Conditions in the Context of Climate Change and Hydropower Development
Tonle Sap Lake (TSL) is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The flood pulse of TSL, characterized by the flow and volume of water from the Mekong River, shapes the inundation and the productivity of fishery and natural resources; and the human ecological system of (1) water-based, (2) land-based, (3) water-land-based communities. Climate...
Unfolding India’s Development Partnership In The Mekong Subregion: A Comprehensive Overview
The Mekong subregion has received considerable attention from major powers due to its strategic location at the intersection of major Asian economies, wealth of resources, and increasing geopolitical significance. India was the first major power that initiated multilateral cooperation with this region in the early 2000s. However, India’s developmen...
Dynamic Multi-Factor Flood Risk Assessment in Peri-Urban Areas: Integrating Migration, Exposure, and Community-Level Vulnerability and Capacity
Rapid peri-urban expansion has intensified flood risk in Southeast Asian cities through wetland loss, rural–urban migration, and delayed infrastructure development. This study examines the spatial and temporal dimensions of flood risk in Phnom Penh, Cambodia using a multi-factor framework based on hazard, exposure, vulnerability, and coping capacit...
Understanding Academic Achievement Gap in Cambodia: Why Boys Lag Behind in Upper Secondary Schools?
The global emphasis on addressing gender disparities in education has highlighted the importance of equitable academic achievement. In Cambodia, where men traditionally dominated the society, a notable shift has been observed: female students have surpassed their male counterparts academic performance in recent years. This reversal has sparked sign...
Strengthening Systems for Inclusive Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Services in Cambodia
Inadequate governance and climate change exacerbate vulnerabilities in Cambodia's water system. More than 25% of the rural population relies on untreated water sources, while only 37% have access to safely managed sanitation. This study employed a participatory action research approach to examine the effectiveness of national Climate-Resilient Wate...
From Slow Violence to Ecological Crisis and Hard Violence: The Impacts of Climate Change and Hydropower Development in the Mekong River Basin on Tonle...
Hydropower and climate change have made impacts on ecosystems and communities dependent on the Mekong River. Some studies present these impacts as slow violence or disorientation, and others as fast violence. However, slow violence, fast violence, and disorientation cannot be adapted or resilient, as impacts exceed the capacities of ecosystems and...
Innovating Community Fish Refuges in Tonle Sap Lake for Enhancing Resilience to Climate Change and the Altered Hydrological Regime of the Mekong River
River ecosystem discontinuity and connection are of concern in transboundary river basins. Humans have impacted river ecosystems and disconnected the river ecosystem landscapes by building infrastructure and hydropower. Climate change has decreased connectivity. A bulk of studies examine the impacts of climate change and infrastructure development...
Socioeconomic Dimensions of Dynamic Urban Flood Risk, Migration, Vulnerability, and Coping Capacity: The Case of Peri-Urban Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Urban flooding increasingly challenges rapidly expanding cities in developing countries. Migration, weak urban planning, and unregulated land use collectively intensify flood risk. Effective flood mitigation requires understanding the dynamic interactions between physical and social processes that shape urban vulnerability. This study examines how...
The Role of Home-Based Parental Involvement in Student Learning in Cambodian Secondary Schools
This study investigates the influence of home-based parental involvement on secondary school students’ academic achievement, accounting for factors including gender, grade, repetition, siblings, parental literacy, working in paid jobs, family resources, school type, and location. It focuses primarily on four activities at home, namely (a) discussin...