An Investigation of Land Cover and Land Use Change in Stung Chrey Bak Catchment, Cambodia
This study investigates land use and land cover (LULC) change in the Stung Chrey Bak catchment, Kompong Chhnang province, Cambodia, over the period 1989–2008. Using a mixed-methods approach that combines satellite remote sensing (Landsat and ASTER imagery) with field interviews and participatory mapping, the research identifies significant tran...
What Limits Agricultural Intensification in Cambodia? The Role of Emigration, Agricultural Extension Services and Credit Constraints
This paper attempts to define the factors which determine emigration and rice double cropping, i.e. rice cultivation on the same plot twice per year, by rural households in Cambodia, and investigates whether these decisions influence each other using data from a two-period panel survey of 231 households in three provinces in rural Cambodia. In...
Policy Coherence in Agricultural and Rural Development: Cambodia
This paper presents the main findings of the Policy Coherence for Agriculture and Rural Development study. Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is about making sure that policies for sector development do not contradict or undermine one another and that as far as possible, policies are complementary and create synergy. In practice, it is abo...
Improving the Governance of Water Resources in Cambodia: A Stakeholder Analysis
Irrigation development and management of water resources present serious governance challenges for many stakeholders in Cambodia. Farmers, government agencies, development organisations and the private sector all have a role to play, yet their roles and responsibilities are not always well defined. Contemporary ideas on water governance indica...