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

This report draws from a 2013 USAID analysis of climate change impacts in the Lower Mekong Basin that forecasts more extreme temperatures, rainfall, weather events and sea level rise for the region by 2050. The researchers used values at risk methodology to assess the value of existing urban and rural infrastructure vulnerable to increased flooding and sea level rise, as well as the annual value of economic activity that will be exposed to increased heat, drought, storms and shifts in vegetation. The report demonstrates that economic impacts of climate change in the LMB are expected to be wide-ranging, significant and mostly negative. The report is part of the USAID Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change project.