CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF LABUTTA TOWNSHIP AYEYAWADY REGION, MYANMAR, 2016-2050 (SCENARIOS FOR RESILIENCE BUILDING)

This assessment analyzes the vulnerability of the ecological, infrastructure and socio-economic conditions of Labutta in relation to the present and projected climatic conditions. It concludes that vulnerabilities in Labutta are currently high and that changes in climate will require decision-makers in Labutta Township to plan for increased coastal flooding, warmer temperatures, more frequent extreme heat days, greater amounts of rain within a shorter monsoon season, salinization of water sources and agricultural land, and erratic rainfall patterns during other seasons.

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