Deforestation impacts

B. Tongxieng (1503090)

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
  • - Maize
  • - Livestock
  • - Sugar cane
  • - Coffee
  • - Vegetables
  • - Water spring

Sources of Income:

  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary incomplete
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant Increase

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis

  • More than 1 per year
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • Income
  • Not changing

No droughts
  • Water suply
  • People injuried

   No floods
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Landslides
  • Erosion (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

48%

20%

26%

2%

42%

8%

2%

52%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

247

Main ethnic group:

Tariang

Other ethnic group:

Katu

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.6

Sensitivity: 3.67

Ranking: 5.87

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity