As the Tonle Sap ecosystem is strained by hydropower dams, drought and unprecedented forest fires, the flooded forests, people who rely on them, and the forests’ carbon-capturing potential face increasing threats.
We asked four people — including an environmental activist, a sustainable growth advocate and two climate researchers — about Cambodia’s place in the climate conundrum. Here’s what they told us.
Higher temperatures, drought and rising seawater levels are having a devastating effect on the lives of countless people around the world, including in Southeast Asia.
Salt has been a staple of Cambodia’s coastal economy for a thousand years, but changing weather patterns and rising sea levels — attributed to global warming and the fluctuations in seasons that result — are making the future of the industry less certain.
The media and climate activists must “name and shame” laggards, says the UN special envoy.
The climate crisis is making people sicker — worsening illnesses ranging from seasonal allergies to heart and lung disease.
Ahead of a global summit that the U.N. is hoping will be the “defining moment” for action against climate change, residents around Phnom Penh spoke to VOD trainee reporters about their concerns related to the global challenge.
Twelve people, including six children, have died and more than 10,000 families evacuated across seven provinces in the past two weeks due to severe flooding, officials said.
Climate change is already hitting Cambodia’s provinces in subtle and sporadic ways, disrupting the country’s agriculture and electricity.
Could it be that that the press is finally waking up to the climate story?
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