1,094 datasets found

The report of a 2013 survey conducted to update previous research on urban poor settlements in the Phnom Penh and produce current maps of their locations. This report summarises...

Abstract: "Political dynamics of the global land grab are exemplified in Cambodia, where at least 27 forced evictions took place in 2009, affecting 23,000 people. Evictions of t...

A presentation on the effects of the 3-S hydropower development on water access, available land resources and impacts on food production. Presenters describe the 3-S river hydro...

This report takes a snapshot look at how urbanisation is impacting three of Cambodia's secondary cities – Sihanoukville, Battambang, and Siem Reap – and, in particular, their ur...

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Cambodia (OHCHR) has undertaken the present study to measure the human and socio-economic costs and impacts of evictio...

This research reviews laws and policies and estimates just and fair compensation for the communities affected by the Lower Sesan 2 dam (LSS2). The research comprised desk resear...

Royal Government of Cambodia's comments and response to the Special Rapporteur's report on the human rights situation in Cambodia. Distributed 17 September 2014.

More than 40 organisations collaborated in this global research project through case studies, thematic studies, and regional overviews, from which the content and analysis ...

An assessment of community level forest conflict in Cambodia. It was conducted as part of a project to understand the types, causes, and impacts of conflicts over forest resourc...

Rural areas in Cambodia have been the target of large-scale land acquisitions since the late 1990s. As of March 2012, economic land concessions in Cambodia covered more than 2 m...

This report provides background on Cambodia's legal framework, as well as data on the granting of social land concessions, reclassification of land, the land titling program, an...

A study summarising existing information related to land issues and governance of indigenous communities, and assessing the impact of economic land concessions on indigenous com...

This document aims to explain the land case involving the Dey Krahorm community in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. It was compiled as an advocacy and legal tool to support the families wh...

The Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living, Raquel Rolnik, undertook an official visit to the World Bank Group from...

A book documenting stories of people affected by forced evictions in Cambodia. The personal stories show what is lost when a home is destroyed or livelihood disrupted; and how p...

A World Bank progress report for December 2014 on the land allocation for social and economic development (LASED) project. It provides key project dates, objectives, an outline ...

This study explores the reasons behind the government’s exclusion of many Phnom Penh urban poor communities (UPCs) from the Systematic Land Registration (SLR) process, and the i...

This review, prepared for the Special Rapporteur to Brazil, Raquel Rolnik, seeks to present a summary of the issues involved in addressing tenure security and insecurity. The re...

Order 01 on Measures for Strengthening and Increasing the Effectiveness of the Management of Economic Land Concessions (Order 01) declared a moratorium on the granting of new EL...

This brief provides an update on the status of Phnom Penh’s Boeung Tompun lake since approval was granted for private development in 2009. The brief outlines the lake’s role in ...