2025-11-052025-11-052025Michael Akester, Ann Fleming, Phichong Ou, Kosal Mam, Vichet Sean. (4/11/2025). Country Programs for Impact: WorldFish in Cambodia.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/6629This document provides an overview of WorldFish's contributions to aquatic food systems in Cambodia, focusing on sustainable development, food security, rural livelihoods, and environmental resilience. ​ Since 2006, WorldFish has worked to integrate fish into rice-based agricultural systems, establishing over 160 Community Fish Refuges (CFRs) that have restored wild fish populations, improved rural diets, and enhanced ecosystem health. ​ These efforts have benefited 80,000–127,000 households and sustainably managed over 200,000 hectares of rice–fish landscapes. ​The document highlights Cambodia's challenges, including rural poverty, food insecurity, climate risks, and water security issues. ​ It emphasizes the importance of integrated, climate-smart approaches such as rice–fish systems, homestead aquaculture, and wetland conservation to address these challenges. ​ WorldFish has also contributed to policy development, including the National Aquaculture Strategy and Action Plan for Cambodia 2021–2030, and capacity building for government agencies, local communities, and women.PDFCC-BY-NC-4.0rice field fisheriescountry programcommunity fish refuges (cfr)rice-based agricultural systemsBrief