MainDBDraft: Adaptive measures reduce climate impacts on micro businesses
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Adaptive measures reduce climate impacts on micro businesses
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Asia
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Academics and scientists; Communities; Policy makers; Practitioners; Private sector
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Date of submission:
01/10/2020
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Contact: Dr C. Ngin at n.chanrith@auckland.ac.nz
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Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
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National
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Adaptation planning and practices; Institutional arrangements
Adaptation sector/theme:
Disaster risk reduction; Tourism
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Floods; Tropical cyclones/typhoons
Implementing partners:
Development Studies, School of Social Sciences, University of Auckland Royal University of Phnom Penh Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research
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Civil society
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Cambodia
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The study concludes that micro businesses are characterized by unique internal and external environments that national and regional policies and strategies may not have sufficiently addressed to date. In terms of policy implications, the shortage of information and knowledge about specific climatic risks and government support options should be tackled if micro businesses are to bolster their climate resilience and develop more anticipatory and long-term adaptation. strategies.
References NWP:
Ngin, C., Chhom, C., & Neef, A. (2020). Climate change impacts and disaster resilience among micro businesses in the tourism and hospitality sector: The case of Kratie, Cambodia. Environmental Research, 186, 109557. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109557
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Severe weather bringing typhoons and flooding increases risk for businesses and is a burden for many entrepreneurs especially micro business holders. Based on a case study on tourism and hospitality sectors in Kratie, Cambodia, micro business holders cope with climate impacts by adopting temporary and reactive responses rather than long-term systematic measures.
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Findings of the study suggest that adaptation measures and policies need to be location- and time-specific. Further, our study has shown that through opportunistic behaviors and climate-smart diversification strategies some businesses may gain an advantage over others during a disaster.
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Case study
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