Mekong floods highlight new climate reality in the region

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – In the last week of September, Cambodia experienced heavy rainfall brought by the southwest monsoon and low pressure in the Mekong Basin, resulting in floods in many parts of the country.

Even Phnom Penh was not spared. In the Koh Norea riverside, the capital’s latest rendezvous site, flooding affected street and road-level businesses as stores closed and others moved their operations to higher ground. 

Vendors were concerned about public safety and the...