Deforestation impacts

B. Sanang (1402063)

Ta oi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Increase agricultural production (expand production area)
  2. Construct water facility (borehole)
  3. Repair water reservoir

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Maize
  • - Livestock
  • - Vegetables
  • - Wood
  • - Stream
  • - River

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Trade
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Primary
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
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • 1 every 10 years
  • Homes
  • Less frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Less severe

No Landslides
  • 1 every 10 years
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

52%

26%

19%

6%

23%

17%

7%

48%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

498

Main ethnic group:

Katang

Other ethnic group:

Ta Oy, Lao

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 0.73

Sensitivity: 3.23

Ranking: 2.37

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity