Deforestation impacts

B. Acheungleng (1408053)

Samuoi District, Saravane

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Construct water facility (borehole)
  2. Build latrine (Health)

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock
  • - Sugar cane
  • - Vegetables
  • - Stream
  • - River

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture
  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - None
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Slight Decrease

Some increase

WET SEASON

Some increase

Some increase

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • More than 1 per year
  • Homes
  • Fences
  • More frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Not changing

No Landslides
  • 1 every 10 years
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • More severe


   No deforestation activity

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

51%

22%

23%

7%

17%

23%

4%

44%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

208

Main ethnic group:

Kado

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.4

Sensitivity: 3.7

Ranking: 5.18

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity