Open AccessCambodian Agriculture: Adaptation to Climate Change Impact
Author(s) -
Timothy S. Thomas,
Tin Ponlok,
Ros Bansok,
Thanakvaro De Lopez,
Cathy Chiang,
Nang Phirun,
Chhim Chhun
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ssrn electronic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1556-5068
DOI - 10.2139/ssrn.2343170
Subject(s) - climate change , agriculture , poverty , precipitation , general circulation model , natural resource economics , geography , food security , climate extremes , climatology , political economy of climate change , adaptation (eye) , development economics , economics , economic growth , ecology , meteorology , archaeology , biology , physics , geology , optics
Cambodia has been identified as one of the most vulnerable countries to climate change, given the predicted changes in temperature and precipitation, the share of labor in agriculture, and the country’s low adaptive capacity due to widespread poverty. In this study, we use climate data from four general circulation models (GCMs) to evaluate the impact of climate change on agriculture in Cambodia by 2050. We used the Decision Support System for Agrotechnology Transfer crop modeling software to evaluate crop yields, first for the 1950–2000 period (actual climate) and then for the climates given by the four GCMs for 2050.
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