Despite consistent economic growth and development, a significant percentage of its population is at great risk to climate change due to threats to agriculture.
Category: Cambodia
Climate change to delay Kingdom’s ascent to middle-income economy
According to the studies, climate change will cause the Kingdom’s economy to grow at just 6.6 percent on overage from 2017 to 2025, down from 6.9 to 7 percent if climate change were not a factor.
The Macro Challenges in Cambodia’s Microfinance Sector
International backers are very concerned about the state of the Cambodian microfinance sector but are wary of taking action in case it affects microfinance sectors in other countries.
Ecstasy and The Environmental Impact of Illegal Drugs
One type of tree that contains safrole oil, used to make ecstasy, is protected under Cambodian law. Government and non-profit groups are working together to stop the illegal oil processing.
Cambodia: the kingdom of wetlands
More than 46% of its people live and work on these vital resources and 80% of the population rely on them for food, but in the past 15 years half of Cambodia’s wetlands have been lost.
Can the US Bring Cambodia Back from the Brink?
The road to democratization in Cambodia is paved with obstacles
National Bank of Cambodia calls for green finance policies
This comes after the Swiss-based Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on the same day launched an open-ended fund for central bank investments in green bonds.
At a Cambodian Lake, a Climate Crisis Unfolds
A trifecta of climate change, hydropower dams and illegal fishing are threatening the Tonle Sap, and the people who rely on its fish.
Plundering Cambodia’s forests
Meet the man on a mission to take down Cambodia’s timber tycoons and expose a rampant illegal cross-border trade.