Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
Listen to Villagers on Climate Change
Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) November 2010
Vulnerability Reduction Assessment
Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ACRONYMS 2. INTRODUCTION 3. VRA OBJECTIVES & METHODOLOGY
3.1 Objective 3.2 Method 3.3 Tools 3.4 Scoring 3.5 Reflection 3.6 Analysis 3.7 Credibility
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4. VRA FINDINGS IN TEUK KRAHOM COMMUNE
4.1 Background 4.2 Trend Analysis and Types of Climatic Hazards 4.3 Climate Change Risks in Teuk Krahom 4.4 VRA Score 4.5 Analysis of the Data Collected
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5. VRA FINDINGS FOR BOS LEAV COMMUNE
5.1 Background 5.2 Trend Analysis and Types of Climatic Hazards 5.3 Climate Change Risks in Bos Leav 5.4 VRA Score 5.5 Analysis of the Data Collected
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6. MAIN LESSONS LEARNED
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Farmers find climate change complicated; however, they have significantly experienced its impacts.
Climate change can no longer be ignored. Even farmers in Teuk Krahom commune in Preah Vihear province and Bos Leav commune in Kratie province have seen notable changes in terms of the climate over the years. In Teuk Krahom commune farmers see themselves as very vulnerable to droughts; while in Bos Leav, the vulnerability stems from droughts, floods and storms. In Teuk Krahom commune, all the villages have noticed a definite increase in the frequency and length of droughts. Similarly in Bos Leav commune, despite being known as flood-prone areas, all villages within this commune have noticed an increase in the frequency of droughts. In general, floods seem to have stayed steady over 30 years and some farmers have even noticed declines in floods.
Farmers in both communes feel that CC is already affecting their livelihoods in the following main areas: Firstly, droughts and heat negatively impact on the animal health. Animals die because of the heat and diseases, which seem to increase during drought
Vulnerability Reduction Assessment (VRA) November 2010
Vulnerability Reduction Assessment
Contents
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ACRONYMS 2. INTRODUCTION 3. VRA OBJECTIVES & METHODOLOGY
3.1 Objective 3.2 Method 3.3 Tools 3.4 Scoring 3.5 Reflection 3.6 Analysis 3.7 Credibility
2 4 6 8
8 8 10 11 11 12 12
4. VRA FINDINGS IN TEUK KRAHOM COMMUNE
4.1 Background 4.2 Trend Analysis and Types of Climatic Hazards 4.3 Climate Change Risks in Teuk Krahom 4.4 VRA Score 4.5 Analysis of the Data Collected
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13 13 14 22 24
5. VRA FINDINGS FOR BOS LEAV COMMUNE
5.1 Background 5.2 Trend Analysis and Types of Climatic Hazards 5.3 Climate Change Risks in Bos Leav 5.4 VRA Score 5.5 Analysis of the Data Collected
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30 30 31 39 41
6. MAIN LESSONS LEARNED
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Vulnerability Reduction Assessment
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Farmers find climate change complicated; however, they have significantly experienced its impacts.
Climate change can no longer be ignored. Even farmers in Teuk Krahom commune in Preah Vihear province and Bos Leav commune in Kratie province have seen notable changes in terms of the climate over the years. In Teuk Krahom commune farmers see themselves as very vulnerable to droughts; while in Bos Leav, the vulnerability stems from droughts, floods and storms. In Teuk Krahom commune, all the villages have noticed a definite increase in the frequency and length of droughts. Similarly in Bos Leav commune, despite being known as flood-prone areas, all villages within this commune have noticed an increase in the frequency of droughts. In general, floods seem to have stayed steady over 30 years and some farmers have even noticed declines in floods.
Farmers in both communes feel that CC is already affecting their livelihoods in the following main areas: Firstly, droughts and heat negatively impact on the animal health. Animals die because of the heat and diseases, which seem to increase during drought