Publication: Climate Risk Country Profile: Cambodia
Date
2021-09-24
ISSN
Published
2021-09-24
Author(s)
World Bank Group
Asian Development Bank
Abstract
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic has led to unprecedented adverse social and
economic impacts. Further, the pandemic has demonstrated the
compounding impacts of adding yet another shock on top of
the multiple challenges that vulnerable populations already
face in day-to-day life, with the potential to create
devastating health, social, economic, and environmental
crises that can leave a deep, long-lasting mark. However, as
governments take urgent action and lay the foundations for
their financial, economic, and social recovery, they have a
unique opportunity to create economies that are more
sustainable, inclusive, and resilient. Short and long-term
recovery efforts should prioritize investments that boost
jobs and economic activity; have positive impacts on human,
social and natural capital, protect biodiversity and
ecosystems services; boost resilience; and advance the
decarbonization of economies. This document aims to
succinctly summarize the climate risks faced by Cambodia.
This includes rapid onset and long-term changes in key
climate parameters, as well as impacts of these changes on
communities, livelihoods, and economies, many of which are
already underway. This is a high-level synthesis of existing
research and analyses, focusing on the geographic domain of
Cambodia, therefore potentially excluding some international
influences and localized impacts. The core data presented is
sourced from the database sitting behind the World Bank
Group’s Climate Change Knowledge Portal (CCKP),
incorporating climate projections from the Coupled Model
Inter-comparison Project Phase 5 (CMIP5). This document is
primarily meant for WBG and ADB staff to inform their
climate actions. The document also aims and to direct the
reader to many useful sources of secondary data and research.
Citation
“World Bank Group; Asian Development Bank. 2021. Climate Risk Country Profile : Cambodia. © World Bank, Washington, DC and Asian Development Bank, Manila. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/36380 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO.”