@inbook{8e6346426ace42b0951a3cfaab7a43bc,
title = "Seasonal livelihoods and adaptation strategies for an uncertain environmental future: Results from participatory research in Kratie Province, Cambodia",
abstract = "The effects of environmental change are becoming more noticeable in the LowerMekong Basin, where there is growing pressure on the agriculture-based livelihoods of communities living along the mainstream of the Mekong River. This chapter presents an investigation of temporal seasonal variability in four communities of Kratie Province, Cambodia, including identification of locally developed strategies to adapt to temporal changes in weather patterns. A mixed-methods approach was adopted, combining historical hydrometeorological data with participatory seasonal calendars and daily routine diaries. Seasonal calendars were compiled from nine workshops across four villages in Kratie Province, and daily diaries were collected from seven individuals across three villages. The results indicate that patterns in rainfall, flooding and drought have become more variable due to the impacts of environmental change; a phenomenon that will likely continue into the future. Without effective, locally appropriate adaptation measures, changing weather patterns will likely continue to have adverse impacts on communities in the region due to their reliance on reliable seasonal rainfall and flooding events for crop cultivation. Households and communities in the study region have already developed a number of approaches to mitigate the adverse impacts of environmental change. This research also reiterated the importance of incorporating both local knowledge and scientific data to gain the most accurate understanding of the impacts of environmental change in a given region.",
author = "Savuti Henningsen and Natasha Pauli and Chanchhaya Chhom",
year = "2020",
month = nov,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1108/S2040-726220200000022006",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781839099878",
volume = "22",
series = "Community, Environment and Disaster Risk Management",
publisher = "Emerald Group Publishing Limited",
pages = "135--165",
editor = "Andreas Neef and Natasha Pauli",
booktitle = "Climate-Induced Disasters in the Asia-Pacific Region",
address = "United Kingdom",
}