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This profile is part of a series of Climate Risk Country Profiles developed by Climate Change Group of the World Bank Group. This country profile aim to present a high-level assessment of the climate risks faced by Cambodia, including rapid-onset events and slow-onset changes in climate conditions, many of which are already underway, as well as summarize relevant information on policy and planning efforts at the country level.

Cambodia has a moist tropical monsoon climate and subtropical conditions at higher elevations, both with one rainy and dry season annually and influenced interannually by El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO). By midcentury, Cambodia is likely to experience higher minimum and maximum temperatures, and hotter apparent conditions due to high atmospheric moisture content. At the same time, Cambodia is likely to experience more intense precipitation though the timing and severity of extreme anomalies vary by region. Sea level rise and inundation will increasingly threaten Cambodia’s coastal zone, particularly along the northernmost portions. The frequency and intensity of flooding and drought across the Mekong River Valley and Tonle Sap basin have increased and will likely continue to persist.