Better understanding of the flood regime and habitat change under climate change in Tonle Sap Lake

Date of publication: March 2019
Institution: Institute of Technology of Cambodia (ITC)
Author: Hul, S., ITC
Language: English
Type: Document
Page: 8

This study highlighted the effects of climate change on the surfacearea of the Lake. The article pointsoutthe possible consequences of habitat changes over the year for three different flooded zones of the lake.It includes Open Water (OW)area with twelvemonths under water, Rainfed(RF)area with one month under water, and Seasonally Flooded(SF)area with five to eight months under water.It is predicted from the study that between 2030 to 2040habitat surface will increase from 2 to 21%for OW, and decrease from 2to 5% and from 5% to 11% for RFand SF habitats respectively.

Tag(s): Adaptation , Flood , Habitat , Plan , Program and Project

Better understanding of the flood regime and habitat change under climate change in Tonle Sap Lake

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