Climate impacts could have further ripple effects on Cambodia's economy, says World Bank

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Climate projections suggest that future flood risk and heat stress will worsen in Cambodia if proper actions have not been taken to address these impacts, said a World Bank's Cambodia Country Climate and Development Report released here on Tuesday.

"Without proper adaptation and mitigation measures, climate change could cost up to 9 percent of Cambodia's GDP by 2050 while increasing the poverty rate by up to 6 percentage points by 2040," the report said.