Deforestation impacts

B. Salk (1702038)

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
  • - Maize
  • - Livestock
  • - Grains

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

Significant decrease

WET SEASON

Significant Increase

Significant decrease

Water-bourne:

  • Allergies
  • Diarrhea
  • Eye
  • Skin

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Dengue
  • Encephalitis
  • Malaria
  • Scrub typhus

  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Homes
  • Infrastructure
  • Income
  • Not changing
  • 1 every 10 years
  • Water
  • Food
  • Crops
  • Less severe

No Landslides
  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Houses
  • livelihoods
  • Health
  • More severe
  • More flooding (-)

   No positive impact

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

59%

13%

43%

4%

12%

26%

3%

41%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

1797

Main ethnic group:

Oy

Other ethnic group:

Lao

Religion:

Buddhism

Hazard Intensity: 2.6

Sensitivity: 2.9

Ranking: 7.54

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No positive impact
  • Water availability (-)

Mining impacts

   No mining activity