Deforestation impacts

B. darkden (1503086)

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
  • - Coffee
  • - Vegetables

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Primary
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant Increase

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant 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
  • No impact
  • Not changing
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

53%

27%

20%

7%

28%

18%

5%

50%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

537

Main ethnic group:

Tariang

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 2.73

Sensitivity: 3.47

Ranking: 9.48

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity