What about Cambodia?

 

What about Cambodia?

Developing countries are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change

Focus on Cambodia's Prey Long forest:

 

256,000 people directly depend on the this forest for survival yet there are still illegal exports of wood amounting to billion dollars each year.

In the past, elephants were widespread and in large numbers throughout most of Cambodia. Now their range is limited to only a few remaining forests in the northern and north-eastern part of the country.

The Cardamom Mountains in the south-west are also one of the last refuges for elephants in the wild.

Wild Siamese crocodiles are diminishing because of habitat alteration. They are now restricted to inaccessible swamps and river stretches in the more remote parts of the country.

Cambodia is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, as its economy is agriculturally-based and, like most other developing countries, it has a limited capacity to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

No Rain

 

Flood

Floods have accounted for 70% of rice production losses between 1998 and 2002. Drought accounted for 20% of losses.

Low-lying areas, including beach resorts, seaports, coastal fisheries, and mangroves forests, may become submerged with rises in sea levels.

Vector-borne diseases, in particular malaria, may become more widespread under changing climatic conditions; and high poverty rates and poor infrastructure make malaria treatment unaffordable for 45% of the population who do not have access to public health facilities.

"When the plane is going to crash, it doesn't matter whether you are in economy or in first class." Greenpeace

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