Deforestation impacts

B. Somkoth (1701015)

Xaysetha District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Vaccinate animals/lifestock
  2. Build latrine (Sanitation)

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock
  • - Vegetables
  • - River

Sources of Income:

  • - Agriculture
  • - Livestock

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant decrease

WET SEASON

Significant decrease

Significant decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

    None

  • More than 1 per year
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • Income
  • More frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Less severe

No Landslides
  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe
  • Less food sources (-)
  • Industrial develop (+)
  • More agricultural land (+)

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

1419

Main ethnic group:

Lao

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Buddhism

Hazard Intensity: 1.7

Sensitivity: 2.83

Ranking: 4.82

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

  • Electricity (+)
  • Changing river flows (-)
  • Water availability (-)

Mining impacts

   No mining activity