Deforestation impacts

B. Donesim (1701016)

Xaysetha District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

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

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - None

Sources of Income:

  • - Subsistence agriculture
  • - Livestock
  • - Casual labor

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Slight Decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria

  • 1 per year
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • More frequent
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Not changing

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

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

607

Main ethnic group:

Lao

Other ethnic group:

Brao

Religion:

Buddhism

Hazard Intensity: 2.03

Sensitivity: 2.87

Ranking: 5.83

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity