Rapports

1. SYNOPSIS Following the significant flood conditions of 2011, the situation during 2012 proved to be quite the opposite. The flood peak and volume were between 30 and 40% below the long term average. The flood season…

PHNOM PENH, 28 July 2014 (IRIN) - The planned construction of 88 hydroelectric dams in the lower Mekong basin by 2030 will cause food security challenges in Cambodia, experts say. “Cambodia is going to pay the highest…

Weather Patterns, General Behaviour of the Mekong River and Flood Situation General weather patterns During the week of 21st July to 28th July 2014 four weather bulletins were issued by the Department of Meteorology (DOM) of Cambodia. The…

Heam Theanglay is a village health volunteer in Cambodia’s Pursat province. She has tried for years to convince mothers in her area to use growth monitoring, a technique for tracking the relationship between a child’s weight…

Update on countries experiencing a large increase in Dengue cases Southern Hemisphere Pacific Islands Currently there are reports of dengue cases occurring in the Pacific including New Caledonia, French Polynesia, Solomon Islands and Fiji. Fiji No update available French Polynesia The number of…

GENEVA (22 July 2014) – Following the announcement today of the agreement reached between the two main political parties in Cambodia and the subsequent release of the opposition party members arrested during the past week, the…

HIGHLIGHTS Food purchasing power of households remained stable in rural areas while in urban areas decreased 3.5% on a month-on-month. Retail price of local lowest quality rice in rural and urban areas decreased 0.8% and 0.5% respectively month-on-month. Wholesale…

Weather Patterns, General Behaviour of the Mekong River and Flood Situation General weather patterns During the week of 14th July to 21st July 2014 five weather bulletins were issued by the Department of Meteorology (DOM) of Cambodia. The…

GENEVA (16 July 2014) – In the wake of alarming reports of violence following opposition protests in Phnom Penh yesterday, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Surya P. Subedi,…

Weather Patterns, General Behaviour of the Mekong River and Flood Situation General weather patterns During the week of 07th July to 14th July 2014 four weather bulletins were issued by the Department of Meteorology (DOM) of Cambodia. The…