Community-Based Climate Change Adaptation for Sustainable Water and Food Security.
Phonsa-ad village located in lower Xepian River, Sanamxay district with total area 9,575.40 ha, 549.90 ha of plain for animals feed and 146.7 ha for rice plantation; there are 168 households with 180 families and the total population is 878 people with 478 women. Most of the villagers make their living primarily based on natural season. Since building the dam, Phonsa-Ad village has been affected by natural disasters, the weather has changed every year, there are many several wildfires, droughts, rain doesn?t seasonally but flooding. So, villagers don?t have sufficient water for agricultural production, especially rice and vegetables, agricultural area has lost, the road were broken and make it difficult for villagers to travel. Climate change is affecting villagers' livelihoods widely, particularly in areas where agriculture is dependent on natural resources. Therefore, the project aims to support villagers improve their livelihood to do better agriculture production in any season by
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Project Snapshot
Grantee:
Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, National University of Laos.
Country:
Lao
Area Of Work:
Community Based Adaptation
Community Based Adaptation
Community Based Adaptation
Community Based Adaptation
Community Based Adaptation
Grant Amount:
US$ 42,500.00
Co-Financing Cash:
Co-Financing in-Kind:
Project Number:
LAO/SGP/CBA3/2023/112
Status:
Currently under execution
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