Deforestation impacts

B. Dark rern (1503124)

Dakcheung District, Sekong

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

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

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock
  • - Coffee
  • - Vegetables
  • - Wood
  • - River
  • - Water spring

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary incomplete
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:

    None

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • More than 1 per year
  • Infrastructure
  • Income
  • Not changing
  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Crops
  • Not changing

No Landslides

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

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

44%

18%

20%

5%

26%

23%

7%

56%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

239

Main ethnic group:

Tariang

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 3.33

Sensitivity: 3.47

Ranking: 11.56

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity