Deforestation impacts

B. Halungyay (1702036)

Samakkhixay District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Construct water facility (borehole)
  2. Diversify livelihoods

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock

Sources of Income:

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

Education:

  • - Primary incomplete
  • - Primary
  • - High school
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Water / Agriculture / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Significant Increase

Some decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant Increase

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria
  • Scrub typhus

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

No Landslides
  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • Less severe
  • More flooding (-)
  • Loss of biodiversity (-)
  • Less food sources (-)
  • More agricultural land (+)

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

56%

15%

23%

18%

11%

26%

8%

44%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

843

Main ethnic group:

Brao

Other ethnic group:

Lao

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 2.2

Sensitivity: 2.37

Ranking: 5.21

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity