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PHOTO GALLERY: Cambodia Country Partnership Strategy Provincial Stakeholder Consultations

8 January 2019
Photos taken during the CPS provincial consultations in Battambang, Kratie and Svay Rieng provinces, and national consultations with line ministries, development partners, private sector, and civil society in Phnom Penh. The consultations aim to seek stakeholders' inputs for the formulation of the…

The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges

2 November 2018
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is here. Learn how it is transforming social, economic, and political systems in often unpredictable ways.

Building Resilience Amid Global Uncertainty

2 November 2018
ASEAN economies have undergone structural transformation that strengthened both their economic resilience and trade performance. Learn how ASEAN countries, including Cambodia, remain strong despite the rising global trade uncertainty.

Welcome Remarks - High-Level Seminar: How Can the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Regional Cooperation Drive Cambodia’s Structural Transformation?

2 November 2018
Technologies embedded in the Fourth Industrial Revolution and uncertainties in the international trade environment could drive structural transformation for long-term growth. In his welcome remarks, Ramesh Subramaniam, Director General of ADB’s Southeast Asia Department, highlighted how these…

Social Development Issues in the Urban Sector

10 October 2018
Urban poverty has four major dimensions that reinforce each other. These are income and social poverty, environmental poverty, education poverty, and health poverty. These dimensions encompass issues such as employment insecurity, lack of access to opportunities and basic services, hazardous…

Simulation of Rainfed Rice Yields Under Climate Change, Cambodia

10 October 2018
Simulation of Rainfed Rice Yields Under Climate Change, Cambodia

Financial Transformation of Utilities: The Cambodia Experience

4 October 2018
Learn from the experience of Cambodia's Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority in financial transformation and financial sustainability.

Characterizing Flood-Based Farming Systems in the Ayerwaddy Delta of Myanmar

4 October 2018
An international program on Flood Based Farming Systems is conducting a suite of activities assessing flood-based farming systems in Myanmar, partuclarly in the Ayerwaddy Delta.

Vocational Training and Labor Market Transition: A Randomized Experiment among Cambodian Disadvantaged Young Adults

23 August 2018
In Cambodia, a trial provided two-month training in housekeeping, with incentives, to low-income young adults in Phnom Penh. The program found that training had no effects on employment outcomes, and it was not enough for disadvantaged youth to break into the labor market.

Overcoming Double Income Traps in Thailand and Myanmar

23 August 2018
Thailand has been a middle-income country for 40 years, while Myanmar has been a low-income country for 55 years. The presenter cites evidence that Thailand is in a middle-income trap and Myanmar is in a low-income trap, and suggests a safe migration policy between the two countries, focusing on…