My family used to harvest 40 bags of rice from just 1ha. These days, we cannot even sustain that amount from 3ha.”
Category: Cambodia
Cambodia needs technocratic leaders to stay relevant in Industry 4.0
Cambodia ranked 98th out of 129 countries in the 2019 Global Innovation Index, while Vietnam ranked 42nd and Thailand ranked 43rd.
To Avoid Overdependence on China, Cambodia Needs to Build Its Relations With India
Bring in the Indian card to balance China’s economic and geopolitical influence in Cambodia as well as in Southeast Asia.
Protect the giant ibis through the pandemic
The ibis’s historical range stretched across Southeast Asia, but only 194 Critically Endangered individuals remain, constrained to the northeastern region of Cambodia.
As The Tonle Sap Dries Up, Villagers Worry About Dwindling Fish Catch
“I am concerned that the next generation will not know Cambodian fish types since we don’t have fish now.”
Water volume in Tonle Sap Lake at dangerous levels
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) says the volume of water in the Tonle Sap Lake is still below all-time lows.
Cambodia’s biggest lake is running dry.
Drought and dams have pushed Tonle Sap Lake into dangerous decline, along with the fish nurseries there that provide most of the nation’s protein.
Stopping Cambodia’s reckless urban development
State capture has turned the Cambodian government into an agent of private industrial interests, rather than a defender of citizens’ interests.