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Chapter 4 Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Cambodia

Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective

ISBN: 978-0-85724-485-7, eISBN: 978-0-85724-486-4

Publication date: 31 December 2010

Abstract

The kingdom of Cambodia is located in mainland Southeast Asia, between latitudes 10° and 15′ N and longitudes 102° and 108′ E. Cambodia covers an area of 181,035km2 and is divided into 21 provinces. It is bordered to the north by Thailand and Laos, to the east and south by Vietnam, and to the south and southwest by the Gulf of Thailand. Most of Cambodia's land is relatively flat with vast tracts of land given over to rice production. Other areas of Cambodia are mountainous, including the Dangrek, Cardamom, and Elephant mountain ranges (Kingdom of Cambodia, 2001).

Citation

Nguyen, H., Shaw, R. and SVRK, P. (2010), "Chapter 4 Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Cambodia", Shaw, R., Pulhin, J.M. and Jacqueline Pereira, J. (Ed.) Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction: An Asian Perspective (Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 59-79. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2040-7262(2010)0000005010

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