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Organic Crops or Energy Crops? Options for Rural Development in Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Using the cases of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (the Lao PDR) and Cambodia, this chapter compares the two options for the development of organic agriculture and biofuel with respect to a set of development goals—the focus of which includes not only the narrow economic benefit to the farmers, but also their impact on health, poverty reduction, the environment, and sustainable development overall. There is considerable interest in both these farming enterprises in the two countries, and the public and private sectors are already engaged in a range of activities related to them.

Renewable Energy Developments and Potential for the Greater Mekong Subregion – Cambodian Profil

Renewable energy is a challenge, but also an opportunity for new industries, employment, and new ways to reduce dependency on fuel imports, provide electricity to poor remote areas, reduce air pollution, and provide a healthier environment.

The development of renewable energy resources in Cambodia has been hampered by the lack of technical knowledge and funds. Renewable energy initiatives are mostly research and demonstration projects. While renewable energy development is strongly encouraged by the government, appropriate policies and financial support are still evolving.

Asia Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Finance Monitor 2014 – Cambodia Profile

Recent global economic slowdown requires a new growth model for Asia, where small and medium enterprises play a greater role in boosting national productivity. According to the Census 2014, Cambodia’s micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) accounted for 99.8% of all enterprises in the country, totaling 512,870 in 2014.

Recognition of Gendered Experiences of Harm at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia: The Promise and the Pitfalls

Forty years after the beginning of the Khmer Rouge regime, the recent Trial Chamber judgment in case 002/01 before Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has provided legal recognition of the devastating violence of the forced population movements. However, despite the undoubted significance of the judgment, it represents a missed opportunity to more fully reflect issues of gender.

Trafficking In Persons Report 2015 – Country Narratives: Cambodia

Cambodia is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and sex trafficking. Cambodian adults and children migrate to other countries within the region and, increasingly, the Middle East for work; many are subjected to sex trafficking or forced labor on fishing vessels, in agriculture, construction, factories, or domestic servitude.