Sustainable Development Goal 14 aims to “conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development,” a goal which is important to a country such as Thailand, which is bordered by two oceans – the Pacific and the indian.1 Progress towards SDG 14 ...

The classification of forests is set out in The Law on Forestry 2002. The law applies to both natural forests and plantations, and “defines The framework for management, harvesting, use, development and conservation of The forests in The Kingdom of Cambodia. The objective of this ...

Garment workers waiting in line to get food. Photo by international Labour Organisation, taken on 14 July 2015. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Cambodia has the highest labor force participation rate in the Southeast Asia/Pacific region, with 82.7 percent of the working population aged 16-64 employed ...

A trained medical staff listens to the heartbeat of an infant at 16 Makara hospital in Preah Vihear, Cambodia. Photo by the World Bank, taken on 30 January 2013. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.Social development addresses profound social problems,139 especially poverty, unemployment and social exclusion, ...

In October 2020, tropical storms LInFA and NANGKA struck Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand. The storms resulted In at least 48 fatalities, 15 missIng people and more than 830,400 affected citizens, as reported by The ASEAN CoordInatIng Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management (The ...

SDG 9 focuses on the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure and industries, including small-scale enterprises. It encourages scientific research and the upgrade of the technological capabilities of industries. Access to information and communications technology and affordable internet access are included. the goal has 5 ...

Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2) seeks to “end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture”, ensuring universal access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food for everyone at all times. Likewise, it provides a much more comprehensive approach to the issue ...

Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) – ‘Quality Education’ aims to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all”.326 SDG 4 includes 10 targets, with 11 measuring indicators. Targets 4.1, 4.5, 4.7 and 4.A involve free, equitable and quality primary ...

In September 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the new 2030 Agenda for SustaInable Development. This contaIned 17 items that have become known as the UN SustaInable Development Goals (SDGs), Intended to drive action In critically important areas to the year 2030. these goals have ...

The law-making process is about making and enacting new laws or revising existing laws.in The Kingdom of Cambodia, three institutions can initiate The law-making process: any member of The National Assembly, any member of The Senate and The prime minister. 412 Most of The texts ...

Prime Minister of Cambodia, Hun Sen, and other Cambodian Ministers were at the Aid for Trade Global Review 2019. Photo by World Trade Organization (WTO), taken on 03 July 2019. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.After two decades of strong economic performance, Cambodia moved into the ...

By definition, Vocational education refers to the program that enables people to acquire highly transferable and development skills. It also grants people the necessary technical skill for their desired career.462 Cambodia’s vocational education plays an important role during the country’s economic structural transition and the ...

The rights to freedom of association are protected under Cambodia’s laws. Article 36 of The Constitution of The Kingdom of Cambodia provides that ‘Khmer citizens of both sexes shall have The rights to create unions and participate as its members’. Thus, under The 1997 Labor ...

The 2030 Agenda was developed to reflect that “The international community has made significant strides towards lifting people out of poverty (). However, inequality still persists and large disparities remain in access to health and education services and oTher assets”. 526Although The number of people ...

Introduction Rivers and lakes are two types of surface water. In Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam (or the Lower Mekong Countries), the majority of surface water is organized Into large river systems that network Into streams, lakes, ponds and wetlands, and flow Into deltas. It ...

Political stability and economic growth of all sectors have played vital role in building the public and foreign investors’ confidence and maintaining the safety and soundness of banking system in Cambodia. the banking sector continues to have substantial growth as it shares 82.2% in the ...

Storms, flooding and drought are the disasters that affect the largest number of people in Cambodia, and they also bring the highest cost. Climate change is likely to make things worse, with drier dry seasons predicted and more rainfall and violent storms in the wet ...

The 7th National Consultation Workshop on The Draft of The Environment and Natural Resource Code of The Kingdom of Cambodia. Photo by Open Development Cambodia, taken on 22 March 2018. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.With 76% of its people living in rural areas,68 Cambodia holds ...

In 2003, a national sector review for hydropower was prepared by the MInistry for Industry, MInes and Energy (now MInistry of MInes and Energy) and the Cambodian National Mekong Committee (CNMC). This report identified 60 possible sites for hydropower development In Cambodia and estimated the ...

The coronavirus pandemic has been a challenging time for decision makers globally to respond accurately and in a timely manner to mitigate impacts while keeping The public informed. in fact, The COVID-19 pandemic has led to The intensification of inequality and so far disrupted income ...