Deforestation impacts

B. Talunglalao (1402002)

Ta oi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Increase agricultural production (expand production area)
  2. Construct water facility (borehole)
  3. Diversify livelihoods

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock
  • - Grass
  • - Vegetables
  • - Wood
  • - River

Sources of Income:

  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

Slight increase

Slight Decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin
  • Malaria

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Malaria

  • More than 1 per year
  • Homes
  • School
  • Less frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Causes fires
  • Less severe
  • People injuried
  • 1 every 10 years
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Landslides
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

52%

37%

13%

2%

25%

21%

2%

48%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

827

Main ethnic group:

Katang

Other ethnic group:

Ta Oy, Lao

Religion:

Buddhism, Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.23

Sensitivity: 3.03

Ranking: 3.74

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity