Deforestation impacts

B. Kasom (1702037)

Samakkhixay District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Build latrine (Sanitation)
  2. Diversify livelihoods

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - Rice
  • - Livestock
  • - Wood
  • - Stream
  • - River

Sources of Income:

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

Education:

  • - Primary
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:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin
  • Fever; cough

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria
  • Scrub typhus

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

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

   No positive impact

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

35%

10%

17%

9%

20%

38%

6%

65%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

748

Main ethnic group:

Lao

Other ethnic group:

None

Religion:

Buddhism

Hazard Intensity: 2.27

Sensitivity: 2.73

Ranking: 6.2

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity