CDRI at ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2025!
At the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit (ABIS) 2025, our Executive Director Dr Netra ENG participated as a panel speaker among ASEAN education industry leaders and senior policymakers including Malaysia’s Higher Education Minister to discuss on “...
CDRI Welcomes ANU Crawford School Delegation to Strengthen Research Collaboration
On 22nd October 2025, CDRI had the pleasure of welcoming representatives from the Australian National University’s Crawford School of Public Policy to our campus. The visit fostered a meaningful dialogue that deepened our mutual understanding of CD...
CDRI Engages with Regional Experts at ASEAN Think Tanks Summit
On 2–3 October 2025, Dr Eng Netra, Executive Director, and Dr Chunly Sereyvicheth, Director of CDRI’s Education and Governance Centres, joined leading think tanks and experts from across Southeast Asia at the ASEAN Secretariat for the 2nd ASEAN Think...
ECOSOCC Delegation Meets CDRI to Explore Policy Research Collaboration
On the afternoon of 29 September 2025, a delegation from the Economic, Social and Cultural Council (ECOSOCC), led by His Excellency Dr Chhem Rethy, Senior Minister and Chairman of ECOSOCC, and accompanied by senior officials, met with the Cambodian D...
CDRI and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training Forge Partnership to Advance Labour Market Research and Capacity Development
On 12 September 2025, the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) and Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MOLVT) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Cooperation in Joint Policy Research and Capacity Development. With the est...
Brainstorming Workshop with Cambodian Line Ministries on “Developing a Programme of Intervention for the Integration of Returnees into the Cambodian Economy.”
On 29 August 2025, CDRI, in collaboration with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), hosted a Brainstorming Workshop with Cambodian Line Ministries on “Developing a Programme of Intervention for the Integration of Returnees...
Cambodia’s Water Paradox: Why More Infrastructure Is Not Solving the Management Issue
Author: Dr SAO Davy, Visiting Fellow at CDRI’s Centre for Natural Resources and EnvironmentKey MessagesCambodia experiences a paradox of abundant water resources during wet seasons and severe scarcity in dry seasons, significantly undermining agricul...
Empowering Cambodian Researchers: Inclusive Social Research Training Concludes Successfully
We're delighted to announce the successful conclusion of the "Inclusive Social Research in Cambodia" training program! This capacity-building initiative was a collaborative effort between Australia Awards Cambodia (AAC), the Cambodia Development...
CDRI Fosters Cross-Country Collaboration for Inclusive and Resilient Development
CDRI’s Executive Director, Dr Eng Netra, visited Indonesia to strengthen institutional ties and gain a deeper understanding of the country’s economic and development context through meetings with ERIA: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East A...
Strengthening Evidence-to-Policy Collaboration: Ponlok Chomnes and CDRI Host Technical Steering Meeting
On 16 August 2025, Ponlok Chomnes, together with CDRI, hosted the Semi-Annual Technical Steering Committee Meeting, which brought together key stakeholders, including technical specialists, high-level project advisors, representatives from the Austra...