ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the specific situation of flood-induced displacement in one village, Phreah Kunlong, in the Kratie province of Cambodia. It argues that the term ‘displacement’ needs to be unpacked in order to improve our understanding of the phenomenon of flood-induced displacement as experienced by this village and how a human rights-based approach can address this phenomenon. The chapter describes the methodology and approach of this study before discussing the socio-economic background of the inhabitants in Phreah Kunlong, and the disaster preparedness of this community. A few people in Phreah Kunlong worked as police officers, primary school teachers, doctors, and some villagers at times worked as motor-taxi drivers, garment workers, construction workers, carpenters, sellers, and fishers, to top up their income. Cambodia has endorsed the Sendai Framework on Disaster Risk Reduction, which encourages states to adopt laws, policies, and programmes to build disaster resilience.
