Since 2021, Tetra Tech ARD implements the USAID Morodok Baitang Project which aims to conserve Cambodia’s unique biodiversity, reduce land-based sources of carbon emissions in support of national goals, and improve accountable and equitable economic development. This goal will be achieved through implementation of a market systems approach that will reduce threats to biodiversity, land-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase revenues and employment opportunities in project sites. A critical part of this strategy is the development of conservation-friendly, climate-smart, and socially equitable value chains that are forest-, agriculture- or ecosystem-based. One of the target value chains is Deforestation-Free Cashew.

The USAID Morodok Baitang project is seeking a research-oriented candidate to fulfill climate change research on the cashew crop looking at the impacts of new (and at times extreme) weather patterns on cashew nut yield, health, and also learn about farmers’ adaptation practices. The intern will gain experience in climate change research as well as an opportunity to develop an academic study for his/her professional development. The project encourages university students to apply for this field-based research opportunity to potentially contribute to a thesis development or as stand-alone research.