Deforestation impacts

B. Xe (1408014)

Samuoi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Build latrine (Health)
  2. Training; management and maintenance (Health/Sanitation)

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - None

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture

Education:

  • - Primary incomplete
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Slight increase

Slight increase

WET SEASON

Slight increase

Slight Decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

    None

  • 1 per year
  • Infrastructure
  • Less frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Less severe

No Landslides
  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe

  No negative impact
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

48%

22%

24%

3%

23%

29%

0%

52%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

157

Main ethnic group:

Kado

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 0.9

Sensitivity: 3.8

Ranking: 3.42

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity