Deforestation impacts

B. saysi (1701001)

Xaysetha District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Construct water facility (borehole)
  2. Training; management and maintenance (Sanitation)
  3. Improve water quality

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Maize
  • - Livestock
  • - Sugar cane
  • - Vegetables
  • - River

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - NTFP

Education:

  • - Primary
  • - High school
  • - Vocational
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Some decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • More frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Less severe
  • Agriculture
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

1329

Main ethnic group:

Lao

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Buddhism

Hazard Intensity: 3.03

Sensitivity: 2.1

Ranking: 6.37

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No positive impact
  • Water availability (-)

Mining impacts

   No mining activity