Deforestation impacts

B. Darkchang (1503045)

Dakcheung District, Sekong

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

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

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Livestock

Sources of Income:

  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Primary incomplete
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Some decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Slight Decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

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

No droughts

No Landslides

   No floods
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

100%

52%

41%

6%

48%

44%

4%

96%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

140

Main ethnic group:

Katu

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 2.6

Sensitivity: 3.8

Ranking: 9.88

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity