Final Technical Report - weADAPT

and wet years will be wider in the future. Among the sub-regions in the focused area of
study, it seems that Lao PDR would affect from impact of climate change most, in term
of increasing precipitation.
The higher precipitation while the length of rainy season will remain unchanged
may lead to higher flood risk in the future, which may also increase in its magnitude as
well as frequency. In addition to flood risk, higher intensity precipitation may also cause
higher risk of landslide, especially in the mountainous area. Wider range of precipitation
fluctuation between dry and wet year may also raise concerns in the water utilization and
water allocation in dryer year. This could lead to the improvement on the infrastructure or
other water policy in the region.
As far as the temperature is concerned, the range of hot and cool weather in the
region may only slightly change, but the region will have longer summer with shorter
winter time. This phenomenon may have impact on various ecosystems, e.g. problem
with pest and vector borne disease may also arise; however, this was not covered under
the study of this research.
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