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Siem Reap, Cambodia 18 May 2022 - Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing threat that occurs when drugs called antimicrobials including antibiotics, designed to kill microbes – bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites – lose their effectiveness. When AMR develops, the antimicrobial drugs lose their ability to fight infections, which this...

Cambodia is one of the countries most vulnerable to climate change and ranks among the top ten in some indices. Recognizing the negative impacts of climate change on people’s lives and livelihoods, and on the national economy, Cambodia has made important strides in responding to climate change. For example, it has...

To celebrate this year’s World Water Day, dedicated to groundwater, FAO Representation in Cambodia is excited to unveil a new Global Environment Facility (GEF) International Waters project, spotlighting transboundary Cambodia-Mekong River Delta Aquifer, which is soon to be approved and ready for implementation by the end of this year. The lower...

7 April 2022, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia, Ms Rebekah Bell, paid courtesy call on H.E. Dr Say Samal, Minister of Ministry of Environment (MoE) to discuss continued collaboration and partnership for the benefits of rural communities...

6 April 2022, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Cambodia, Ms Rebekah Bell, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Council for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), H.E. Dr Yim Chhay Ly to discuss...