Navigating Crisis: Firm Performance and Strategic Responses in Cambodia
The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted Cambodia’s economy, leading to a contraction of -3.1% in 2020, with sharp declines in the service and industry sectors. Cambodian businesses, particularly small and medium enterprises, faced considerable turmoil while already grappling with challenges. This study examined firm performance—including expen...
Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Mekong Region
The experiences of Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam offer several lessons for the pandemic’s responses. First, economic diversification and innovation improved resilience to the shocks. Second, timely public health actions lessened the pandemic’s adverse effects. Third, the pandemic revealed social protection gaps, especially for migrant and...
Navigating Through Crisis: Socio-Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Mekong Region Countries
This open access book explores the socio-economic challenges and recovery efforts in Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Myanmar during the COVID-19 pandemic. It focuses on the pandemic’s wide-ranging impacts, particularly on individuals, households, and small and medium-sized enterprises across key sectors such as agriculture, garment manufacturing, and...
Enhancing Flood Inundation Simulation Under Rapid Urbanisation and Data Scarcity: The Case of the Lower Prek Thnot River Basin, Cambodia
Flooding poses a major hazard to rapidly urbanising cities in Southeast Asia, and risks are projected to intensify under climate change. Accurate risk assessment, however, is hindered by scarcity of hydrological and topographic data. Focusing on the Lower Prek Thnot River Basin, a peri-urban catchment of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the study applied...
Economic Impacts of the United States Tariff on Cambodia
Due to the April 2025 announcement of new, country-specific United States (US) import tariffs, bilateral trade relationships with the US have taken center stage in developing countries, especially small, export-oriented economies like Cambodia. Exports to the US are about 33% of total Cambodian exports and worth 25% of gross domestic product (G...
Aid and Development in South-East Asia
Southeast Asia exhibits varied developmental progress, meaning Official Development Finance (ODF) remains essential for closing key infrastructure and development gaps.The focus of development aid has evolved from its historical geopolitical origins to a modern emphasis on poverty reduction, governance, and inclusive economic growth.Today's develop...
STEM Teacher Capacity Building in Cambodia: Towards Future Policy Interventions
Among many continuous professional development (CPD) pursuits, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)-focused activities mainly involve workshops and in-school training. Nearly 80 percent of the teachers sampled (n=401) attended at least one workshop throughout their teaching career, yet only half of them participated in at least...
Gender Dimensions of Climate-Induced Migration: Evidence from Three Provinces in Rural Cambodia
Climate change has negatively affected agricultural productivity, threatening the incomes and livelihoods of rural farmers. These pressures have led to both permanent and temporary migration. Migration trends are often internal or international, and their patterns vary significantly between men and women. Drawing on primary data from 377 migrant in...
Building Resilience in the Geoeconomic Fragmentation: The Role of Transitioning MFIs to Banks in Cambodia’s Financial Development
In a geoeconomic fragmentation, Cambodia’s financial sector faces the urgent challenge of enhancing inclusion while safeguarding stability. The transition of microfinance institutions (MFIs) into banks marks a potential pivotal step toward resilience, offering opportunities to expand financial inclusion and absorb external shocks. This study an...
Tracing Genetic Divergence and Phylogeographic Patterns of Gekko gecko Linnaeus, 1758 (Squamata: Gekkonidae) Across Southeast Asia Using RAG1 Sequence
The tokay gecko (Gekko gecko) is a widely distributed lizard species in Southeast Asia, with significant importance in traditional medicine and the pet trade. Previous studies using mitochondrial DNA sequences revealed extensive genetic variation across its range, indicating the presence of distinct evolutionary lineages. In this study, we asse...