Features

27 Jul 2010

Easing the Burden of Water in Rural Cambodia

A community pond in rural Cambodia has made clean water accessible, staving off illness, and allowing women to work and children to attend school.
27 Jul 2010

Protecting Cambodia's Watery Heart

Efforts to protect fish stocks are preserving a way of life along Cambodia's Tonle Sap lake and river system.
27 Jul 2010

Roads to Hospitals, Markets, and Temples

Upgrades to Cambodia’s national highway have not only made health care more accessible, they have boosted trade and tourism.
3 May 2010

A Public-Private Partnership Brightens Lives in Cambodia

A private power company in Cambodia is bringing cheap, affordable electricity to rural villages-boosting productivity, incomes, and comfort for poor people.


1 Mar 2010

Women Learn to Earn in Rural Cambodia

For many women across Cambodia, every day is a struggle for income. But at new women's development centers, they are learning how to make more money.
1 Dec 2009

Sahari Ani: Floating Toilets for Floating Villages

Mr. Sahari Ani is the CEO of Lien Aid, a Singapore-based nongovernment organization dedicated to contributing solutions to Asia's water and sanitation problems.
30 Sep 2008

Country Water Action: Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority: Internal Reforms Fuel Performance Upgrade

Cambodia's Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority transformed from a utility on its last legs to one of Asia's best and brightest. For a utility to avoid drowning is one thing, to hold its head above water for an indefinite period of time is another.
10 Mar 2008

Building the Future of Cambodia's Children

New school buildings are allowing the children of Cambodia to dream of a better life.


10 Mar 2008

Clean Water for Tonle Sap's Poor

The Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in Southeast Asia, but provinces around it have limited access to safe water and sanitation. An ADB project is providing a solution.
10 Mar 2008

Road to Opportunity

A road between Phnom Penh and Ho Chi Minh marks a milestone in the Greater Mekong Subregion, promoting economic cooperation in a formerly conflict-torn area.