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Original Articles

Environmental Impact on Migration in Cambodia: Water-related Migration from the Tonle Sap Lake Region

Pages 449-462 | Published online: 04 Sep 2006
 

Abstract

In the Tonle Sap Lake Region, Cambodia, the interconnections between migration, environment and all water resources are apparent. These interconnections have not been widely studied in Cambodia, even though the study of water related migration could yield important socio-economic information for the development aims of the Mekong Basin, the urbanization trends, and the future problems in the poor settlements of Phnom Penh. Due to the knowledge gap, this paper explores the push that drives population from the Tonle Sap Lake and its linkages with environment and water. This study examines water-related migration from the major lake in Cambodia by literature reviews and participatory field studies.

Acknowledgements

This study is funded by the Academy of Finland Project 211010, Helsinki University of Technology and the National Technology Agency of Finland. The author would like to thank all the WUP-FIN team for the opportunity to join the field studies in Cambodia and use of their facilities for this work. The help of Professor Pertti Vakkilainen and Dr Olli Varis is also appreciated. This work has received funding from the Academy of Finland Project 211010.

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