Articles | Volume 22, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-967-2022
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-22-967-2022
Research article
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22 Mar 2022
Research article |  | 22 Mar 2022

The Cambodian Mekong floodplain under future development plans and climate change

Alexander J. Horton, Nguyen V. K. Triet, Long P. Hoang, Sokchhay Heng, Panha Hok, Sarit Chung, Jorma Koponen, and Matti Kummu

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on nhess-2021-65', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 May 2021
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Sokchhay Heng, 05 May 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on nhess-2021-65', Anonymous Referee #2, 17 May 2021
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Sokchhay Heng, 10 Jun 2021
  • AC3: 'Comment on nhess-2021-65', Alexander Horton, 24 Jun 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision | EF: Editorial file upload
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (30 Jun 2021) by Daniela Molinari
AR by Matti Kummu on behalf of the Authors (11 Oct 2021)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (12 Oct 2021) by Daniela Molinari
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (06 Nov 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (10 Dec 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (23 Dec 2021) by Daniela Molinari
AR by Alexander Horton on behalf of the Authors (13 Jan 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Jan 2022) by Daniela Molinari
AR by Alexander Horton on behalf of the Authors (28 Jan 2022)  Author's response   Author's tracked changes   Manuscript 
ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (03 Feb 2022) by Daniela Molinari
AR by Alexander Horton on behalf of the Authors (05 Feb 2022)  Manuscript 
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Short summary
We studied the cumulative impact of future development and climate change scenarios on discharge and floods in the Cambodian Mekong floodplain. We found that hydropower impacts dominate, acting in opposition to climate change impacts to drastically increase dry season flows and reduce wet season flows even when considering the higher RCP8.5 level. The consequent reduction in flood extent and duration may reduce regional flood risk but may also have negative impacts on floodplain productivity.
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