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CAUTION: The following links
and accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the
situation in Benin in the early years of the 21st Century. Some of
these links may lead to websites that present allegations that are
unsubstantiated, misleading or even false. No attempt has been
made to validate their authenticity or to verify their content. HOW TO USE THIS WEBPAGE Students If you are looking
for material to use in a term-paper, you are advised to scan the postings on this
page and others to see which aspects of poverty are of particular interest to
you. You might be interested in
exploring the relationship between distribution of labor and per-capita GDP,
for example. Perhaps your paper could
focus on life expectancy or infant mortality.
Other factors of interest might be unemployment, literacy, access to
basic services, etc. On the other
hand, you might choose to include some of the possible outgrowths of poverty
such as Human Trafficking,
Street Children,
or even Prostitution. There is a lot to the subject of
Poverty. Scan other countries as well
as this one. Draw comparisons between
activity in adjacent countries and/or regions. Meanwhile, check out some of the Term-Paper resources
that are available on-line. Teachers Check out some of
the Resources
for Teachers attached to this website. *** Extreme Weather *** According
to the Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Benin is vulnerable to extreme weather
events such as floods and droughts. In 2010, Benin experienced its worst
floods since 1963, which resulted in the loss of lives and property. In 2023,
Benin was one of the top 10 African countries facing record-breaking heat
waves, with temperatures reaching 82.45°F.
– Microsoft BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Benin Country Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, 5 Dec 2023 openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40688 [accessed 10 Dec 2024] This
Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) proposes that Benin focuses on
building a resilient economy, with investment and policy options primarily
targeted at adapting to climate change risks. The dependence of Benin’s
economic structure on agriculture and informal employment makes its
development path highly vulnerable to climate change in the absence of proper
adaptation. The government and the private sector need to be better prepared
to deal with climate change – building adequate institutions and governance
structures will be crucial. While all sectors will have to become more
resilient, this is especially urgent for agriculture and land use, urban and
network infrastructure, and human development (education, health). *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Benin U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bn.html [accessed 10
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/benin/ [accessed 5 January 2021] During
the first two years of President TALON’s administration, which began in April
2016, the government has followed an ambitious action plan to kickstart development through investments in
infrastructure, education, agriculture, and governance. Electricity
generation, which has constrained Benin’s economic growth, has increased and
blackouts have been considerably reduced. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $2,300 (2017
est.) GDP – composition
by sector of origin agriculture: 26.1% (2017
est.) industry: 22.8% (2017
est.) services: 51.1% (2017
est.) Unemployment
rate: 1% (2014
est.) Population
below poverty line: 36.2% (2011
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 397
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 58.7
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 61.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 76.4% of
population Physicians
density: 0.05
physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 36% of population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 41.4% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Benin borgenproject.org/category/benin/ [accessed 21 January 2021] The Borgen Project works with U.S. leaders to utilize the United
States’ platform behind efforts toward improving living conditions for the
world’s poor. It is an innovative,
national campaign that is working to make poverty a focus of U.S. foreign
policy. It believes that leaders of
the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global
poverty. From ending segregation to providing women with the right to vote,
nearly every wrong ever righted in history was achieved through advocacy. The
Borgen Project addresses the big picture, operating
at the political level advancing policies and programs that improve living
conditions for those living on less than $1 per day. ~
Homelessness In Benin borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-benin-five-things-to-know/ ~
Improving Health And Healthcare In Benin borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-benin/ ~
How Crop Diversification Can Reduce Poverty In Benin borgenproject.org/poverty-in-benin/ ~
Solar Energy In Benin Empowers Women And Girls borgenproject.org/solar-energy-in-benin/ ~
Hunger In Benin borgenproject.org/hunger-benin/ ~
5 Products Tackling Global Poverty borgenproject.org/5-products-tackling-global-poverty/ ~
A Look At Humanitarian Progress In Benin borgenproject.org/humanitarian-progress-in-benin/ ~
Top 10 Facts About Living Conditions In Benin borgenproject.org/top-10-facts-about-living-conditions-in-benin/ ~
Girls’ Education In Benin borgenproject.org/girls-education-in-benin/ The
World Bank in Benin www.worldbank.org/en/country/benin/overview [accessed 16 April 2021] The World
Bank supports Benin’s poverty reduction strategy to increase growth, improve
basic services access, governance and institutional capacity building. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Benin-ECONOMY.html [accessed 14 December 2020] Agriculture
is the most important sector in the Benin economy, accounting for some 36% of
GDP (2001). About 90% of this output is produced on family farms using
low-technology inputs and focusing primarily on domestically consumed crops,
such as maize, sorghum, millet, paddy rice, cassava, yams, and beans.
Typically, Benin is self-sufficient in food. Cotton, palm oil, and groundnuts
are grown and exchanged for cash. The
government was pursuing liberal economic policies, but rapid population
growth, inefficient state-owned enterprises, and high civil service salaries
continue to offset economic growth. Corruption remains a major obstacle to
economic development. All
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