Deforestation impacts

B. Darkbong (1503062)

Dakcheung District, Sekong

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Improve water quality
  2. Construct pipe distribution system
  3. Build latrine (Sanitation)

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Grass
  • - Stream
  • - River
  • - Water spring

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Primary incomplete
  • - Primary
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

Some decrease

Slight Decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

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

No Landslides
  • More than 1 per year
  • No impact
  • Not changing
  • More flooding (-)
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Erosion (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • Charcoal production (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

46%

23%

20%

3%

23%

27%

4%

54%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

309

Main ethnic group:

Katu

Other ethnic group:

Tariang

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.77

Sensitivity: 3.5

Ranking: 6.18

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity