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Solar energy in Cambodia: lessons learnt from the SWITCH-Asia programme

Article
Voices & Views

Almost 80% of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable energy. The EU promotes sustainable consumption patterns and changes behaviours by supporting micro, small and medium-sized companies (MSMEs)...

Asia
Cambodia
Agriculture & Rural Development
Environment & green economy
Private Sector

"Joint Programming boosts focus, cooperation and visibility"

Article
Voices & Views

Development programmes always strive to be as effective as possible – one way of achieving efficiency is to combine the strengths of all partners working in the sector. A recent evaluation of EU Joint Programming has shown that...

Worldwide
Africa
Mozambique
+2
Asia
Cambodia
Development Policy
Monitoring & Evaluation

Joined-up EU Approach to Development Programming

Article
Voices & Views

The European Union and its Member States have kept their place as the world’s leading aid donor, contributing €68 billion in 2015. They have recently begun to present a united front, pulling together their combined resources and...

Asia
Cambodia
Laos
+2
Europe
Moldova
Development Effectiveness

Do you know where your clothes come from? – Garment Factory Conditions to be Monitored

Article
Voices & Views

Following the April 2013 disaster at a garment factory in Bangladesh, the European Commission is promoting health and safety in the global industry, as well as sustainable production, consumption and decent work.

Asia
Bangladesh
Cambodia
Private Sector
Trade & Economic Integration

The Land-Drugs Nexus

Article
Voices & Views

"For many communities in Myanmar who grow opium, for them opium is not the problem, it is the solution to their problems," said local project consultant, Tom Kramer, from the Transnational Institute. And therein lies one of the...

Asia
Afghanistan
Myanmar
Agriculture & Rural Development
Fisheries

Working with Opportunity and Risk: Insight to EU Operations in Myanmar

Article
Voices & Views

The government-initiated reforms in Myanmar over the past three years have provided great opportunity for increased development engagement, but the context continues to require sensitive assessments of opportunities and risks. In...

Asia
Myanmar
Democracy
Governance & Corruption
Human Rights

Civil Society Shares Their Experience of the VPA Process at FLEGT Week 2013

Article
Voices & Views

The European Union’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative calls on the involvement of civil society in the negotiation and implementation of their Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPA) with timber...

Africa
Ghana
Asia
+2
Indonesia
Myanmar
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Civil Society
Environment & green economy
+1
Forests

GCCA Partners Take Stock of Climate Change Actions in Developing Countries

Article
Voices & Views

The European Union’s Global Climate Change Alliance, or GCCA, recently held it’s first Global Learning Event to identify achievements and lessons learned so far, and to consolidate thinking towards the UN Framework Convention on...

Asia
Cambodia
Biodiversity & Ecosystem
Climate change & disaster risks
Environment & green economy
+1
Forests

Policy Dialogue in Practice, an Example from Cambodia

Article
Voices & Views

How is Policy Dialogue put into practice in the education sector in Cambodia? What’s working, what isn’t? How has it been strengthened? And how effective is it, taking the example of dialogue about budget allocation to education?

Asia
Cambodia
Budget support
Economics & Public Finance
Education