Keywords
Climate Change
Precipitation
Southeast Asia
Temperature
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Abstract
This research explored the relationship between climate change and agricultural production in Southeast Asian economies. Using country-specific ordinary least squares (OLS) regression and panel data analysis, the study modeled the factors that could explain how temperature variations affect agricultural output across the region. The findings indicate that the impact of temperature variability on agricultural productivity is not definitively clear. In addition, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and Vietnam are particularly susceptible to agricultural output losses due to rising temperatures in the region.
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