Smoke on the Water

Since 2004, the ING City project has been progressively destroying the Tompoun/Cheung Ek wetlands in Phnom Penh, threatening the livelihoods and homes of more than a thousand families, devastating the wetlands ecosystem, placing more than a million people at increased risk of flooding, worsening food insecurity, and polluting the Mekong and Bassac rivers with untreated sewage and harmful pollutants. The wetlands are a vital flood protection area for Phnom Penh, as well as the city’s only wastewater treatment system. ING City, and other proponents, are currently infilling the wetlands with sand and dirt to create land for real estate.

Corporate Social Responsibility in Cambodia “A Guide on Practical Implementation.”

Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are an essential component of the
Cambodian economy. In 2017 the Ministry of Industry and Handicrafts estimated
that 152,332 SMEs were operating in Cambodia.1 SMEs are defined by both the
statistical employee number and the financial assets of the company:

Cambodia´s Modern Patronage System: A Brief Reflection on Historical Foundations, Contemporary Articulations, and Future Policy Formation

The study of modern patronage system is important in understand how corruption and nepotism work within Cambodian society.

Summary survey report on Accountability and Transparency of Budget Process

Through a nationally representative survey of 1,596 individuals residing across all 25 provinces of Cambodia, this survey report aims to: a) understand and quantify citizens’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the transparency and accountability of budgets in Cambodia; and b) understand and quantify citizens’ awareness and experience in dealing with budget and budgeting issues in the country.

Full survey report on Accountability and Transparency of Budget Process

Through a nationally representative survey of 1,596 individuals residing across all 25 provinces of Cambodia, this survey report aims to: a) understand and quantify citizens’ perceptions and attitudes regarding the transparency and accountability of budgets in Cambodia; and b) understand and quantify citizens’ awareness and experience in dealing with budget and budgeting issues in the country.

Combatting Corruption in Mining Approvals

Combatting Corruption in Mining Approvals (Assessing the risks in 18 resource-rich countries)

Transparency International has assessed the risks that can lead to corruption in 18 resource-rich countries to identify the warning signals as early as possible. This report demonstrates where and how corruption can get a foothold in mining approvals processes before ground is even broken. It presents examples from a range of diverse countries and identifies important roles for government, the mining industry and civil society to identify, prevent and mitigate these risks.

World development report : Governance and Law

Why are carefully designed, sensible policies too often not adopted or implemented? When they are, why do they often fail to generate development outcomes such as security, growth, and equity? And why do some bad policies endure? This World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law addresses these fundamental questions, which are at the heart of development. Policy making and policy implementation do not occur in a vacuum. Rather, they take place in complex political and social settings, in which individuals and groups with unequal power interact within changing rules as they pursue conflicting interests. The process of these interactions is what this Report calls governance, and the space in which these interactions take place, the policy arena. The capacity of actors to commit and their willingness to cooperate and coordinate to achieve socially desirable goals are what matter for effectiveness. 

Full Report: Cambodia’s Mineral Exploration Licensing Process: Governance Risk Assessment

This Governance Risk Assessment was conducted as part of Transparency International’s Mining for Sustainable Development (M4SD) Programme. The aim of this study is to identify the systemic, regulatory and institutional vulnerabilities to malpractice in awarding mining and mining-related licences, permits and contracts. The study will also assess the specific governance risks created by these vulnerabilities and present recommendations. This report presents the main findings from the research and the results of the risk assessment.

Summary: Cambodia’s Mineral Exploration Licensing Process: Governance Risk Assessment

This Governance Risk Assessment was conducted as part of Transparency International’s Mining for Sustainable Development (M4SD) Programme. The aim of this study is to identify the systemic, regulatory and institutional vulnerabilities to malpractice in awarding mining and mining-related licences, permits and contracts. The study will also assess the specific governance risks created by these vulnerabilities and present recommendations. This report presents the main findings from the research and the results of the risk assessment.

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Human Development Report 2016

The 2016 Human Development Report is the latest in the series of global Human Development Reports published
by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) since 1990 as independent, analytically and empirically
grounded discussions of major development issues, trends and policies.

Additional resources related to the 2016 Human Development Report can be found online at http://hdr.undp.org,
including digital versions of the Report and translations of the overview in more than 20 languages, an interactive
web version of the Report, a set of background papers and think pieces commissioned for the Report, interactive
maps and databases of human development indicators, full explanations of the sources and methodologies used in
the Report’s composite indices, country profiles and other background materials as well as previous global, regional
and national Human Development Reports. The 2016 Report and the best of Human Development Report Office
content, including publications, data, HDI rankings and related information can also be accessed on Apple iOS and
Android smartphones via a new and easy to use mobile app.