Women-Led Groups as Pathways to Women’s Empowerment and One Health Practices in Cambodian Agriculture
Women play a vital role in Cambodian agriculture, yet their leadership, decision-making power, access to knowledge, and adoption of One Health (OH) practices remain constrained. Women-led groups (WLGs) have emerged as community-based platforms to promote women’s empowerment, collective action, and knowledge sharing, but empirical evidence of their...
The Political Ecologies of Managing Cambodia’s Tonle Sap Fisheries
Situated in Cambodia, the Tonle Sap Lake (TSL) is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia and the Mekong River Basin. It is a globally important biodiversity hotspot, while also displaying significant economic, livelihood, and food-production values. The lake and its resources are, however, under significant pressure from over-fishing and ups...
Ready to Blossom? African City Skylines, an Empirical Puzzle, and a Proposed Solution
his paper shows that global skyscraper construction both accelerated and globalized after the 2001 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York, into the twenty-first century. Despite being increasingly incorporated into the global economy as a ‘new frontier’ for global investors, Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) did not share in this construction boom. This pap...
Hydrological Dynamics and Implications for Integrated Water Resources Management of Boeng Sneh Lake, Cambodia
Boeng Sneh Lake (BSL), a 3,924-hectare freshwater wetland in Cambodia’s Mekong Delta, is a critical water resource that supports agriculture, domestic water supply, fisheries, biodiversity conservation, and flood regulation. This study assessed the lake’s hydrological dynamics and their implications for Integrated Water Resources Management (I...
Autonomists, Delegators, and Traditionalists: How Cambodian Citizens Engage with Digital Government Services
This working paper presents a nationally representative analysis of how Cambodian citizens engage with digital government services. Drawing on a survey of 1,200 adults across 12 provinces, the study examines the extent of digital service use, identifies distinct modes of engagement, and assesses the factors associated with citizens' interaction...
The Economic Impact on Cambodia of International Energy-Market Disruption
We use GTAP-FIN, a dynamic global computable general equilibrium model, to estimate the consequences for Cambodia of energy-market disruption originating in the Persian Gulf in 2026. We model two sets of shocks: a rise in prices for oil, gas, refined petroleum and chemicals, implemented via a productivity disruption to energy production in the...
Strengthening and Localising Data for Inclusive and Climate-Resilient Water Management: Lessons from Boeng Sneh Lake, Cambodia
Boeng Sneh Lake is a crucial freshwater ecosystem supporting rice farming, fisheries, water supply, and climate resilience for nearby communities. Its sustainability is threatened by rising water demand, climate- and human-driven hydrological changes, and competing sector needs.The District Technical Working Group (DTWG), a multi-sectoral, eco...
Life after Return: Understanding Reintegration Success and Pathways of Cambodia’s Return Migrants
This study examines the reintegration of Cambodian migrant workers who returned from Thailand following the Cambodian‑Thai border conflict. Using survey data from 852 returnees across six provinces, a Reintegration Index (RI) was developed to assess outcomes across economic, social, psychological, and institutional dimensions. The findings show an...
The Human Ecology of the Tonle Sap: The Human-Nature Conditions in the Context of Climate Change and Hydropower Development
Tonle Sap Lake (TSL) is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia. The flood pulse of TSL, characterized by the flow and volume of water from the Mekong River, shapes the inundation and the productivity of fishery and natural resources; and the human ecological system of (1) water-based, (2) land-based, (3) water-land-based communities. Climate...
Determinants of Informal Borrowing: Evidence from Households in 11 Rural Villages in Cambodia
Informal borrowing remains an important source of financing for rural Cambodian households, exposing them to exploitative interest rates. This study examines the determinants of informal credit reliance using survey data from 1,183 households in 11 villages. We analyze how financial literacy, measured based on understanding of basic financial and e...