Water Governance in Cambodia: The Results of the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Water Governance, 20 November 2025
This report presents the results of the High-Level Policy Dialogue on Water Governance, convened in Phnom Penh on 20 November 2025 by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute (CDRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology (MOWRAM). The dialogue addressed Cambodia’s pressing water security challenges, including clima...
Managing Fieldwork in Urban Cambodia: Lessons Learnt from the Survey Project “Assessing MSME Market Dynamics and Resilience in Phnom Penh: Challenges...
This report shares fieldwork experiences from a large-scale survey conducted in Phnom Penh in early 2025, focusing on micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Khan Meanchey. With over 14,000 businesses surveyed, the project aimed to gather reliable data to support policy decisions and project planning, particularly by capturing information a...
Why does rural resilience for climate-induced migration response matter?
Climate-induced migration in rural communities represents a growing challenge for Cambodia socioeconomic development. Climate change leads to water scarcity and adversely affects agricultural production, reducing farmers’ incomes and destroying livelihoods, thus making rural people more vulnerable. The income loss from crop damage caused by extreme...
CDRI Publications Catalog 2024
1. Cambodia Development Review2. Flagship Publications3. Working Paper Series4. Special/Research Reports5. Greater Mekong Subregion Series6. Conference Papers7. Other Publications8. Policy and Outlook Briefs
How the Pandemic Affected the People Who Make Our Clothes
The garment industry in developing countries suffered huge disruptions during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic and social consequences that continue today. In addition to the direct effect of lockdowns, which decreased exports, the industry was severely impacted by its reliance on global imports of fabrics, raw materials and accessori...
Learning to Improve Book Resource Operational Systems (LIBROS)-Cambodia Book Brief
This Book Brief is a compilation of findings from studies in the LIBROS-Cambodia Project. It provides overall pictures of the primary-level book supply chain situation in Cambodia and Track and Trace (TnT) system, which is now the Core Textbook Supply Management System in Cambodia.
Opinion: Cambodia’s bid for industrial power needs a stronger workforce
As it looks to meet its development goals, the Cambodian government can develop a holistic road map informed by lessons learned from success stories in advanced industrial economies.Nobel Memorial Prize winner Gary Becker theorized that investing in human capital through education and training is central to the socioeconomic development of al...
Research Project Development and Management – A handbook
PrefaceThe reputation of CDRI, Cambodia’s leading independent development policy research institute, stands or falls on the quality and relevance of its research—its design, implementation, analysis, presentation and communication. I am pleased to introduce this new publication Research Project Development and Management—A Handbook, which has been...
Cambodia Land Titling Urban Baseline Survey Report
1. IntroductionThe Ministry of Land Management, Urban Construction and Planning (MLMUPC) is implementing a land management and administration project (LMAP) with support from international donors in order to strengthen land tenure security and land administration systems in Cambodia. Among other activities, LMAP is undertaking a systematic land-tit...