Deforestation impacts

B. Darkman (1503027)

Dakcheung District, Sekong

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Improve water quality
  2. Build latrine (Sanitation)
  3. Increase agricultural production (Irrigation)

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Livestock
  • - Coffee
  • - Water spring

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture
  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - None
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Slight Decrease

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

Slight Decrease

Slight Decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • More than 1 per year
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • Income
  • More frequent

No droughts
  • People injuried

   No floods
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Landslides
  • Erosion (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • Charcoal production (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

50%

20%

27%

3%

23%

25%

2%

50%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

381

Main ethnic group:

Yè (Jeh)

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 0.4

Sensitivity: 3.6

Ranking: 1.44

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No positive impact
  • Changing river flows (-)
  • Water availability (-)

Mining impacts

   No mining activity