Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia

The study addresses the lack of hydrological monitoring in the tributaries of Cambodia's Tonle Sap Lake, which contribute 25–30% of the annual flow and are critical for maintaining dry-season lake levels. It aims to simulate baseline flows and project future climate change impacts across 11 sub-basins to support water resource management in a country where 80% of the population depends on agriculture.

• The tributaries of the Tonle Sap Lake are critical for maintaining water levels during the dry season and contribute 25–30% of the annual flow, with precipitation accounting for 12.5%.
• Cambodia is highly vulnerable to climate change because approximately 80% of its population relies on the agriculture sector for their livelihoods, making them susceptible to food shortages and crop failures caused by flooding and water scarcity.
• Water resources in the Tonle Sap basin have been degraded by several factors, including hydropower demand, agricultural expansion, deforestation, urbanization, and rapid population growth.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2019). Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia. https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-climate-change-impacts-on-river-flows-in-the-tonle-sap-lake-basin-cambodia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia. 2019. https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-climate-change-impacts-on-river-flows-in-the-tonle-sap-lake-basin-cambodia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2019assessing, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Assessing Climate Change Impacts on River Flows in the Tonle Sap Lake Basin, Cambodia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2019}, month = mar, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/assessing-climate-change-impacts-on-river-flows-in-the-tonle-sap-lake-basin-cambodia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }