Deforestation impacts

B. Kangyay (1701007)

Xaysetha District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Construct water facility (gravity fed)
  2. Build latrine (Sanitation)
  3. Improve water quality

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - None

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture
  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
  • - High school
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Malaria

  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • More frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Less severe

No Landslides
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

1742

Main ethnic group:

Cheng

Other ethnic group:

Lao

Religion:

Buddhism, Animism

Hazard Intensity: 2.13

Sensitivity: 2.67

Ranking: 5.69

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No positive impact
  • Water availability (-)

Mining impacts

   No mining activity