Cambodia_Environmental_Problems

Cambodia Environmental Problems Not unlike the rest of the world Cambodia faces serious environmental problems. Their main problems include such things as population growth, air pollution, water pollution, solid waste disposal and loss of ecosystem, through urbanization and deforestation. Cambodia being a country with very little wealth has had quite a hard time dealing with these issues. First off let us look at their population growth, which is one of the more primary reasons for most of their ecological problems. The population is Cambodia is estimated to be 11.2 million with an average growth rate of 2.8 percent. It is predicted to reach 22.8 million by 2025. From our previous studies we know that population growth is one of the primary contributor to air pollution and deforestation. Cambodia’s major natural resources include fish, meat, grains and vegetables. With the overcrowding of the country it has become increasingly more difficult to obtain healthy fertile farmlands, which in turn puts a strain on the already unstable economy. Because of the overcrowding in Asia we have seen a dramatic increase of acid rain, considered to be a “newer” problem for that region. The acid rain not only hurts their crops but also contaminates their water supplies. cambodia, problems, population, environmental, water, one, growth, deforestation, country, problem, been, within, serious, resources, reasons, rain, primary, pollution, million, main, look, issue, include, important, fish, acid, yet, years, waste, very, unstable, region, percent, overcrowding, natural, mines