This topic covers Cambodia’s environmental protection and climate policy framework, including pollution control, natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, land and water governance, climate adaptation, mitigation planning, and sustainability-related compliance obligations for public and private actors. It tracks policy developments, regulatory changes, government actions, enforcement trends, institutional activities, and implementation measures affecting environmental regulation, climate governance, permitting, monitoring, reporting, and sector-specific compliance requirements. This page provides structured updates on official developments in Cambodia, offering a reliable reference point for ongoing monitoring of policy, regulation, enforcement practice, and administrative governance across environment and climate issues.
This briefing outlines the key occupational safety risks faced by workers in Cambodia's electronic waste recycling plants, highlighting chemical exposure, physical hazards, noise, and ergonomic stress. It serves as a long-term reference for labor governance and workplace safety in the electronic recycling sector.
This update reports on an inter-ministerial and AFD-led mission to review implementation progress of the Ou Ot water resources system project, a key climate resilience and water security initiative in Kampong Thom. The briefing documents ongoing infrastructure development with long-term implications for agricultural productivity and rural livelihoods.
This advisory provides foundational safety guidance for artisanal upcycling of electronic waste, emphasizing protection from toxic materials to safeguard health and support sustainable local economic activity. It holds long-term value by defining recommended safety practices for informal recycling efforts.
This update outlines safety and environmental guidance on recycling electronic waste into artistic products, highlighting health risks and proper handling practices. It holds long-term reference value by documenting official safety principles for e-waste repurposing in Cambodia.
This update presents the Ministry of Environment’s issuance of technical and legal directives addressing improper management at a community solid waste disposal site in Donkeo City, Takeo Province. It holds long-term reference value for understanding regulatory actions on environmental protection and waste management governance in Cambodia.
The Stueng Khleang water resource development project includes construction of key hydraulic infrastructure to enhance water security, agricultural productivity, and flood and drought risk reduction in Phnom Penh and surrounding provinces. This project has long-term significance for Cambodia’s water resource management and rural development.
Announcement of the commencement of the Kray Irrigation System Project in Kampong Thom, which aims to improve water availability for agriculture and increase rice production capacity. This project has long-term significance for agricultural productivity and rural livelihood enhancement in the region.
The Ministry of Environment initiated an environmental quality inspection at CAMBO UNISOLL LTD. in Kandal Province after reports of worker injuries and a fatality. This update holds long-term reference value as an official response involving environmental monitoring and investigation linked to industrial operations with worker safety implications.
The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries clarifies that Cambodia’s 2025 rice production growth was due to expanded cultivation, improved farming techniques, and favorable weather conditions rather than increased fertilizer use or hybrid rice adoption, thus correcting misrepresentations from an external media report.
This briefing covers the 2025 performance results and implementation directions for 2026 as disseminated by the Cambodia National Mekong Committee under the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. It holds long-term reference value for tracing institutional governance developments related to sustainable management of the Mekong River basin in Cambodia.