The Indiana legislature also passed the Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act. The Act is designed to address the issue of which state has jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings for a protected person.
Phnom Penh Post - Droughts, flooding, disease: the reality of a Cambodia that has been hit by climate change. A farmer paddles through his rice fields in Battambang during last yearâs floods. Droughts, flooding, disease: the reality of a Cambodia that has been hit by climate change. Disruption of typical weather patterns. Scorching drought interrupted by erratic rainfall. Water shortages and then, suddenly, a deluge of flooding. Poor crop yields; an increase in food prices; dreadful hunger. This is the future Cambodia is facing as climate change takes its toll â and farmers are already feeling the effects, experts have warned.
The rate of deforestation in Cambodia is one of the highest in the world. Cambodia's primary forest cover fell from over 70% in 1969 to just 3.1% in 2007. In total, Cambodia lost 25,000 square kilometres (9,700 sq mi) of forest between 1990 and 2005â3,340 km 2 (1,290 sq mi) of which was primary forest.prÉteh kampuciÉ] , Prateh Kampuchea), literally Country of Kampuchea. Kampuchea is commonly known as Cambodia in English and Cambodge/Kamboj in French. Kampuchea is more widely known to Easterners and Cambodia is more widely known to Westerners.