Supporting Resources
A range of resources are available to support student projects.
Books and Interactive Maps
The Atlas of Cambodia: National Poverty and Environment Map provides significant information on the state of the environment and natural resources in Cambodia and related social and economic issues.
A copy is available for each participating university. Please see your course coordinator or lecturer.
The Danidas (Danish International Development Assistance) Natural Resource and Environment Programme 2001-2006 in Cambodia have also developed an interactive homepage that includes 5 years of maps (GIS layers) and data including resources, geography and geology, human development statistics.
Note: Use of the NREM DATA TOOL BOX should be cited as: NREM DATA TOOL BOX - Royal Danish Embassy, Danida - Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 2007
Website: www.cambodiaatlas.com
Click here for interactive maps of Cambodia.
Interactive Online Support Tools
"Getting your feet wet" has been developed by the Centre for Biological Information Technology at the University of Queensland as a platform that enables multimedia scenarios to be developed easily, to be applicable to a wide range of disciplines, and to help students learn about concepts, principles, techniques and moral and ethical issues.
In partnership with EWB Challenge committee, CBIT have developed a scenario for the EWB Challenge 2008. The aim is to give students a better sense of the context they are designing for, pre-empt some of the questions that came up repeatedly last year and prompt students to a deeper understanding of sustainability and usability considerations.
Click here to use the online support tool featuring interviews with RDIC staff and volunteers, images and videos of Kandal Province.
EWB Challenge committee wishes to acknowledge the CBIT development team for the program. SBL Interactive was developed at The Centre for Biological Information Technology (CBIT), The University of Queensland. For further information contact Greg Blackburn (07) 3365 1872 or enquiries@sblinteractive.org or visit www.sblinteractive.org
Queries about scenario function or design should be addressed to either Jo Gordon (SBLi project officer j.gordon@uq.edu.au) or Dr Lesley Jolly (content designer ljolly@bigpond.net.au).
Useful Websites
Resource Deveploment International Cambodia (www.rdic.org) has a very useful website outlining their work in the Kandal Province. Information of village population, locations and water quality data can be assessed through the website. A description of the water quality parameter can be downloaded here .
Articles
Information on rural Cambodian disposable incomes, water sources, surveys on family water needs and education levels can be found in the following publications based on implementing appropriate technologies in Cambodia:
The "Use of Ceramic Water Filters in Cambodia" focusing on a number of organisations in Cambodia including RDIC is published by the Water and Sanitation Program (www.wsp.org).
Journal articles co-authored by Mickey Sampson:
Arsenic in Nail Samples from Individuals using Arsenic-rich Groundwaters in Southern Cambodia
Magnitude of arsenic pollution in the Mekong and Red River Deltas Cambodia and Vietnam
Independent Appraisal of Ceramic Water Filtration Interventions in Cambodia: Final Report
An Overview of Water Quality Issues in Cambodia
Arsenic hazard in shallow Cambodian groundwaters
Development:
Community development
Discusses the importance of a community-based approach to development.
Who is driving development?
Disscusses asset-based community development principals.
Making the most of field visits
A document from Oxfam that provides insight into how to interact with local communities when working on a development program.
Microfinance - The globalisation of local finance
Examines the status of microfinance internationally.
