Climate change has left a bitter taste for the Kampong Speu palm sugar trade, leading to an estimated 50 per cent drop in production this year despite an upturn in market demand.
People living in the delta region along the Prek Tnaot River in Kampong Speu province should be on the lookout for flash floods as water levels in some large reservoirs have risen above caution levels and water resources officials have opened some sluice gates to gradually release water in order to prevent the dams from being overtopped or breached.
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) on April 29 announced that it had greenlit final registration certificates for three projects in textile-linked sectors with total capital investment of nearly $19 million that are expected to create 2,005 jobs.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology is studying a location in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district to build a new reservoir that will prevent flooding and mitigate deforestation.
The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology is studying a location in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district to build a new reservoir that will prevent flooding and mitigate deforestation.