Deforestation impacts

B. Tadsang (1704018)

Sanxay District, Attapeu

CLIMATE CHANGE & DISASTERS

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

PRIORITIES & NEEDS

  1. Improve water facility (gravity fed)
  2. Construct pipe distribution system
  3. Build latrine (Sanitation)

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Ecosystem & Services:

  • - None

Sources of Income:

  • - Livestock

Education:

  • - Kindergarten
  • - Primary
  • - High school
Basic Services

IMPACTS:

Health / Livestock

Changes over the past 30 years

DRY SEASON

Some increase

Some increase

WET SEASON

Some increase

Some increase

Water-bourne:

    None

HEALTH

Vector-bourne:

  • Malaria

  • 1 every 3-5 years
  • Homes
  • Income
  • Not changing

No droughts

No Landslides

   No floods

  No negative impact

   No positive impact

AGE: 0-17 18-56 >56

50%

22%

18%

9%

16%

17%

17%

50%

DEMOGRAPHICS

Population (2017):

1089

Main ethnic group:

Tariang

Other ethnic group:

Alak, Lao

Religion:

Animism

Hazard Intensity: 1.2

Sensitivity: 2.5

Ranking: 3

VULNERABILITY INDEX

Hydropower impacts

   No hydropower dam

Mining impacts

   No mining activity