El Niño Threatens Tonle Sap’s Fishers and Floating CommunitiesClimate-Driven Drought Puts Tonle Sap Communities at RiskTonle Sap’s Fishers Face El Niño, Low Water and Rising Costs
On November 11, 2026, communities on Cambodia’s Tonle Sap faced lower water levels and threatened fishing and farming as a severe El Niño was expected to bring hotter, drier conditions.On November 11, 2026, Cambodia’s Tonle Sap faced low water and an expected severe El Niño, threatening fishers and farmers already coping with disrupted seasonal floods.On November 11, 2026, Cambodia’s Tonle Sap communities faced low water and weak fishing prospects as El Niño threatened hotter, drier conditions and fuel costs squeezed household livelihoods.