As the dry season sets in, Cambodian farmers are bracing for another difficult year ahead. The next two to three months should be cooler before the excessive heat arrives in March. Rain should follow as the planting season gets underway.
It’s a cycle of life that dates back to before anyone can remember and features prominently along the bas-reliefs of the thousand-year-old temples of Angkor Wat, where Khmer kings once ruled over most of Southeast Asia.
Until recently, farmers and fisherpeople relied on the predictability of the seasons for their harvests. However, climate change — resulting in severe storms, patchy long-running droughts, flash floods, and erratic seasons — is crushing the poor, a reality backed by a leading Catholic relief agency.
In full: https://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodian-farmers-battle-against-a-more-unpredictable-enemy/107332
