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UNICEF ranked Cambodia 46th out of 163 that they assessed on the impact of climate change on the youth. Cambodia was ranked as a high risk country in the report. The youth in Cambodia is already highly exposed to scarcity of water, riverine flooding and vector-borne disease which could worsen with the effects of climate change. [13]
Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy and multi-party state, [18] although the CPP dominates the political system. [19] The UN designates Cambodia a least developed country. [20] Agriculture remains its dominant economic sector, with growth in textiles, construction, garments, and tourism leading to increased foreign investment and ...
Economic Damage Homes Under water Cities Real-time reporting (Channels) Thailand: 730 [3] [4] 1,327,740.64 (calculated from 8,298,379 Rai of paddy fields damaged by the flood) [5] Total damage US$45 billion (1440 billion Baht) (including to foreign nations and corporations) and an immediate economic cost of 1.3–1.5% Thai national GDP [6 ...
Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region by climate related hazards last year, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said, with floods and storms causing the highest number of casualties.
Floods unrelated to the monsoon occurred in Phuket. Despite government assurances after the 2011 disaster , flooding has shutdown two factories at an Amata estate. [ 7 ] As of Oct 9th, 28 out of 77 Thai provinces had been affected and 39 people had been killed, but the health ministry put the death toll at 51, [ 8 ] with more than 3 million ...
The 2020 Central Vietnam floods were a series of floods in Central Vietnam, which also affected some areas in Cambodia and Laos in October and early November 2020. The floods focused heavily in several provinces including Thừa Thiên Huế , Hà Tĩnh , Quảng Bình , Quảng Trị , and Quảng Ngãi .
In Thailand, late November flooding disaster impacted over 135,000 households, prompting extensive emergency response efforts in both nations. Thailand's southern regions recorded rainfall exceeding 90 millimetres within a 24-hour period. [1] The extensive flooding resulted in one fatality and the displacement of over 2,700 people. [36]
Cambodia had a gross domestic product (GDP) of $28.54 billion in 2022. [18] Per capita income, although rapidly increasing, is low compared with most neighboring countries. Cambodia's two largest industries are textiles and tourism, while agricultural activities remain the main source of income for many Cambodians living in rural areas. [19]