Category: Cambodia
Cambodia Faces Possible Food Crisis: ‘Water But No Fish’
Growing population and changes to the Tonle Sap’s unusual seasonal rise and fall, are contributing declines in fish catches. Other contributing factors include dam construction and indiscriminate, often illegal fishing practices.
ADB supports economic diversification and inclusive growth in Cambodia
On Friday the ADB endorsed a new 5-year country partnership strategy (CPS) that lays out the institution’s support for Cambodia’s goal of becoming an upper middle-income country by 2030.
Cambodia’s energy security woes
Fifty percent of Cambodia’s population had electricity in 2016. By 2019, 80 percent of households were connected to the grid. The challenge now are rural areas where certain remote areas have almost no electricity.
Freshwater Dolphin Day to be marked today
“Last year’s dolphin survey results saw us bend the curve for the Mekong’s Irrawaddy dolphins – the 20-year decline finally swung upwards with a first-ever increase.”
Cambodia on track to tackle chemicals and waste
Building on previous national assessments of chemicals and waste management, Cambodia will undertake a systematic analysis of its national obligations under its participation in international convention.