Deforestation impacts

B. Darkplarn (1503034)

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:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock
  • - Wood

Sources of Income:

  • - Livestock
  • - Trade
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Primary incomplete
  • - High school
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Some increase

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
  • Infrastructure
  • Income
  • Not changing
  • More than 1 per year
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Not changing

No Landslides
  • More than 1 per year
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • More severe
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

49%

27%

18%

5%

29%

18%

4%

51%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

217

Main ethnic group:

Yè (Jeh)

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 3.6

Sensitivity: 3.3

Ranking: 11.88

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity