Acknowledgements

The authors wish to thank the communities of Thma Reab, Ou Lung, Dei Doh Kraom and Kbal Kaoh for participating in this research and hosting the first author. The research would not have been possible without three research assistants and translators from the Royal University of Phnom Penh: Ms Hak Sochanny, Mr Yuk Sengponleur and Mr Sa Kimleng, together with the support of Mr Touch Siphat and the Cambodian Ministry of Rural Development. The research was made possible through funding and support provided by the Asia-Pacific Network for Global Change Research (CAF2015-RR10-NMY-Neef, ‘Climate Change Adaptation in Post-Disaster Recovery Processes: Flood-Affected Communities in Cambodia and Fiji’) and the University of Western Australia (Research Collaboration Award RA/1/1200/755, ‘Risk, resilience and recovery: A participatory approach to integrating local and scientific knowledge for disaster preparedness of communities in flood-prone catchments in Fiji’). Icons used in Fig. 6.2 and Table 6.3 made by surang [deforestation, hydropower], smashicons [global change], turkkub [pumping, drought, lightning], iconixar [reduced flooding], Freepik [wind, decreased rainfall, flooding] and Those Icons [rainfall]; available via www.flaticon.com.