There are critical problems of inequality surrounding access to domestic and irrigation water. Exploring issues of gender and poverty allows us to ask who has power, a voice, and the opportunity to improve their situation.
Category: Cambodia
Fuelwood Demand Goes Up as Cambodia Looks for Sustainable Uses
The demand for fuelwood including firewood and charcoal has increased in Cambodia: Annual use is reaching 6 million tons, which is equivalent to the loss of more than 70,000 hectares of forest.
Cambodian Villagers Block Digging Work by Chinese Company
”We want to the Chinese side to sign an agreement that they won’t come in here to continue clearing, as we are concerned for the loss of the lake and the fish in the shelter.”
How solar could save the Mekong
a 25-year program for a 28 GW floating solar project with 4-hours battery storage will meet Cambodia’s projected energy needs to 2045 at the cost of US$31 billion.
Forestry Communities Tapped to Produce Sustainable Charcoal
Some of the country’s more than 600 “forestry communities”, groups with a claim to communal forests, which they help protect and manage, will be tapped to produce sustainable charcoal and fuelwood under a test project.
Cambodia struggles to keep the lights on
Prime Minister Hun Sen warns of new rolling power outages that threaten to short-circuit the economy as hydropower generation seriously compromised by low water levels.