Climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin: an analysis of economic values at risk

This report demonstrates that economic impacts of climate change in the LMB are expected to be wide-ranging, significant and mostly negative. Of most concern are significant reductions in the yield of crops, fish and non-timber forest products critical for livelihoods of over 60 million people, damages associated with floods and sea level rise, and an increase in the incidence and severity of heat-related illnesses for workers. The report assesses the current-day values of key assets at risk to climate change in the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam to present a preliminary picture of the potential economic toll of anticipated alternations in climate on the region.