Tradeoffs between climate change, irrigation and fish habitat in the Stung Chinit watershed, Cambodia

This research paper examines the tradeoffs between irrigation expansion, fish habitat protection, and climate change projections in Cambodia's Stung Chinit watershed, concluding that coordinated management can support both agricultural growth and ecosystem health.

• The Stung Chinit watershed possesses sufficient water resources to support a 10% expansion of irrigated areas and double-cropping of rice while maintaining downstream flows under climate change, provided that management is well-coordinated.
• Promoting dry season rice without restrictions would severely impact instream flows; however, the implementation of flow requirements protects these flows with only minor impacts on rice production for those planting once or twice annually.
• While climate change is expected to increase temperatures and irrigation demands, the primary threat to the region's ecosystems and rice production is identified as the lack of effective water management.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2021). Tradeoffs between climate change, irrigation and fish habitat in the Stung Chinit watershed, Cambodia. https://www.sei.org/publications/tradeoffs-climate-change-stung-chinit-watershed-cambodia/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Tradeoffs between climate change, irrigation and fish habitat in the Stung Chinit watershed, Cambodia. 2021. https://www.sei.org/publications/tradeoffs-climate-change-stung-chinit-watershed-cambodia/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2021tradeoffs, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Tradeoffs between climate change, irrigation and fish habitat in the Stung Chinit watershed, Cambodia}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2021}, month = feb, url = {https://www.sei.org/publications/tradeoffs-climate-change-stung-chinit-watershed-cambodia/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }