Deforestation impacts

B. Toungkatai (1402029)

Ta oi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Increase agricultural production (expand production area)
  2. Increase agricultural production
  3. Diversify livelihoods

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Maize
  • - Livestock

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock

Education:

  • - Primary incomplete
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Slight increase

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

Slight Decrease

Slight Decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis

  • Never
  • No impact

No droughts

No Landslides

   No floods
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

51%

29%

21%

2%

30%

15%

2%

47%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

146

Main ethnic group:

Ta Oy

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 0.6

Sensitivity: 3.53

Ranking: 2.12

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity