As demand for water for the 700 million people living in the world’s most densely-populated river basins – the Indus, Ganges, and Brahmaputra – rises, new tensions are surfacing that threaten South Asia’s stability. To respond, The Asia Foundation just announced an expansion of its partnership with the Skoll Global Threats Fund, to strengthen access to information on transboundary issues and foster a regional dialogue between stakeholders on the critical issue of international water sharing. 
Posts By Gavin Tritt
Study Examines Voice, Choice, and Decision in Cambodia
May 16, 2012
On June 3, Cambodians will vote for the third time since 2002 to select their local representatives, or commune councilors. This is a crucial part of the long-term process of decentralizing governance and enabling citizens to play a greater role in decision-making.
Topics: Development and Aid Effectiveness | Economic Development | Elections | Governance | International Development
Countries: Cambodia
Months Later, Floods Threaten Health, Food Security of Cambodia’s Rural Citizens
November 2, 2011
While international media attention has been focused on the rising floodwaters in and around Bangkok, and Thailand’s efforts to cope with this disaster, across the border, Cambodia has been experiencing its worst flooding in a decade…
Topics: Disaster | Economic Development | Governance | International Development
Countries: Cambodia
Cambodia’s First Forum for Development Ideas
October 20, 2010
In the enormous hotel conference room early the morning of September 21, I couldn’t help but be ecstatic – hotel staff had been frantically adding chairs right up to when we were to start – and by then almost 500 people from civil society, government, the donor community, along with students from a dozen colleges [...]
Topics: Governance
Countries: Cambodia
Duch Verdict Announced in Cambodia: Public Forum Brings Together Victims of Khmer Rouge
August 4, 2010
Last week, after much anticipation, the Extraordinary Chambers in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC) issued the verdict in case 001 in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal. The trial found Kaing Guek Eav, commonly known under his alias “Duch” – the warden of Tuol Sleng prison, or S-21 – guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity. [...]