Deforestation impacts

B. Lavaneua (1408037)

Samuoi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Increase agricultural production
  2. Training and awareness raising (Food source)

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Ecosystem & Services:

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

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Slight increase

No change

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Some increase

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • 1 every 10 years
  • Homes
  • Income
  • Less frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Food
  • Less severe

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

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

58%

29%

25%

4%

11%

32%

3%

46%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

140

Main ethnic group:

Kado

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.03

Sensitivity: 2.97

Ranking: 3.07

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity