Deforestation impacts

B. Lahang (1408044)

Samuoi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Construct pipe distribution system
  2. Increase agricultural production

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Maize
  • - Livestock
  • - Coffee
  • - Vegetables
  • - River

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture
  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
  • - High school
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Some increase

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

No change

Slight increase

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • More than 1 per year
  • Homes
  • Income
  • Not changing
  • 1 per year
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Less severe

No Landslides
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Not changing


   No deforestation activity

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

41%

18%

16%

8%

24%

21%

13%

59%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

576

Main ethnic group:

Kado

Other ethnic group:

Bakoe

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.1

Sensitivity: 2.33

Ranking: 2.57

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity