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The new normal: facing climate change

17 February 2017
The Phnom Penh Post
Adaptation / Clean development mechanism / Climate change / Disasters / Disasters and emergency response / Drought / Environment and natural resources / Food security / Mitigation / Nationally appropriate mitigation action
Banteay Meanchey / Cambodia / Chan Yutha / El Nino / Keo Vy / La Niña / Mey Kalyan / Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology / National Committee for Disaster Management / Soung Meurng

Last year’s drought caused a nationwide crisis, with harvests ruined, forest fires raging and many rural families struggling to feed themselves. As experts take stock of the impact, news of another potential El Niño raises a question: Is Cambodia prepared for the next drought? For ...

Battambang dam 98 percent complete

16 January 2017
Khmer Times
Agricultural management systems and technologies / Agriculture / Crop products and commodities / Electricity production / Energy / Hydropower dams / Irrigation and water management / Rice
Banan / Battambang / Cambodia / Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology / Mong Russey / Plov Meas / Ratanak Mondul / Sangke river

Construction of a $100 million dam project and the largest reservoir in Battambang province is 98 percent complete and scheduled to be finished before Khmer New Year in April. The Battambang Multipurpose Dam, located in Ratanak Mondul district’s Plov Meas commune, has dikes connecting one mountain ...

Ministry warns of cold snap

12 December 2016
Khmer Times
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Disasters / Disasters and emergency response / Floods / Storms
Cambodia / Kampong Speu / Kampot / Kandal / Kep / Lim Kean Hor / Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology / Preah Sihanouk / Prey Veng / Svay Rieng / Takeo

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology told citizens living near the mountains, especially soldiers, to be careful and pay more attention to their health as temperatures are expected to fall over the next week. Water Resources and Meteorology Minister Lim Kean Hor said on ...

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