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Water-Borne Diseases and Extreme Weather Events in Cambodia: Review of Impacts and Implications of Climate Change

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Davies, Grace, McIver, Lachlan, Kim, Yoonhee, Hashizume, Masahiro, Iddings, Steven, Chan, Vibol·2014·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

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Cambodia is prone to extreme weather events, especially floods, droughts and typhoons. Climate change is predicted to increase the frequency and intensity of such events. The Cambodian population is highly vulnerable to the impacts of these events due to poverty; malnutrition; agricultural dependence; settlements in flood-prone areas, and public health, governance and technological limitations. Yet little is known about the health impacts of extreme weather events in Cambodia. Given the extremely low adaptive capacity of the population, this is a crucial knowledge gap. A literature review of the health impacts of floods, droughts and typhoons in Cambodia was conducted, with regional and global information reviewed where Cambodia-specific literature was lacking. Water-borne diseases are of particular concern in Cambodia, in the face of extreme weather events and climate change, due to, inter alia, a high pre-existing burden of diseases such as diarrhoeal illness and a lack of improved sanitation infrastructure in rural areas. A time-series analysis under quasi-Poisson distribution was used to evaluate the association between floods and diarrhoeal disease incidence in Cambodian children between 2001 and 2012 in 16 Cambodian provinces. Floods were significantly associated with increased diarrhoeal disease in two provinces, while the analysis conducted suggested a possible protective effect from toilets and piped water. Addressing the specific, local pre-existing vulnerabilities is vital to promoting population health resilience and strengthening adaptive capacity to extreme weather events and climate change in Cambodia.

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Authors
Davies, G., McIver, L., Kim, Y., Hashizume, M., Iddings, S., & Chan, V.
Affiliations
  • Monash University (AU)
  • Australian National University (AU)
  • Nagasaki University (JP)
  • World Health Organization (CH)
Corresponding author
McIver, Lachlan
Venue
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2014-12-23
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
191-213
ISSN
1660-4601 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2163225196
Cited by
106
References
42
Citations by year
2026: 4 · 2025: 13 · 2024: 17 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 10 · 2021: 14 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 11 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 1
FWCI
3.50
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • ResearchOnline - JCU (James Cook University) (submittedVersion)
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
  • Institutional Repositories DataBase (IRDB) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Nagasaki University's Academic Output SITE (Nagasaki University) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
World Health Organization
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Climate Change and Health Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Public Health and Environmental Issues
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Emergency Medical Services › Disaster Response and Management
Keywords
waterborne diseases, extreme weather events, climate change, floods, drought, typhoons, diarrhoeal diseases, child health, sanitation, toilets, piped water, adaptive capacity, health resilience, poverty, Cambodia
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Cambodia, Child, Child, Preschool, Communicable Diseases, Diarrhea, Female, Humans, Infant, Male, Toilet Facilities, Weather, Cyclonic Storms, Floods, Climate Change, Drinking Water

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