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Poverty & Hunger

Republic of

Bolivia

In the early years of the 21st Century

Description: Description: Bolivia

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*** Extreme Weather ***

Bolivia has experienced extreme weather events in the past few years. In early 2014, extensive flooding was reported in La Paz, Beni, and Pando1. In 2016, over half of the country was affected by drought. In 2019, widespread forest fires in Chiquitania were exacerbated by a changing climate.

According to the Climate Change Knowledge Portal, Bolivia is projected to experience more frequent and intense extreme precipitation events in the future. The potential for heavier precipitation goes up exponentially in a warmer world, which means that intense events will likely recur more frequently.

In September 2023, Bolivia experienced some of the most extreme temperatures during what are usually temperate months. This has led to a water shortage in the country due to drought.  Microsoft BING Copilot

*** ARCHIVES ***

The World Factbook - Bolivia

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bl.html

[accessed 10 November 2020]

World Factbook website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/bolivia/

[accessed 5 January 2021]

Bolivia is a resource rich country with strong growth attributed to captive markets for natural gas exports – to Brazil and Argentina. However, the country remains one of the least developed countries in Latin America because of state-oriented policies that deter investment.

Following an economic crisis during the early 1980s, reforms in the 1990s spurred private investment, stimulated economic growth, and cut poverty rates.

In early 2016, the Government of Bolivia approved the 2016-2020 National Economic and Social Development Plan aimed at maintaining growth of 5% and reducing poverty

GDP - per capita: $7,600 (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 29.4%

industry: 22%

services: 48.6% (2015 est.)

Unemployment rate: 4% (2017 est.)

Population below poverty line: 38.6% (2017 est.)

Maternal mortality rate: 155 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 32.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 70.4 years

Drinking water source: improved: total: 92.8% of population

Physicians density: 1.59 physicians/1,000 population (2016)

Sanitation facility access: improved: total: 78% of population

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 93% (2016)

The Borgen Project - Bolivia

borgenproject.org/category/bolivia/

[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.

~ Ending Poverty: Updates On The Sdgs In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/updates-on-sdgs-in-bolivia/

~ Disability And Poverty In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/disability-and-poverty-in-bolivia/

~ 5 Facts About Femicide In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/femicide-in-bolivia/

~ Gender Disparity And Women’s Rights In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-bolivia/

~ The Implications Of Commercialized Quinoa In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/quinoa-in-bolivia/

~ Tackling Heart Disease In Bolivia With The Nit Occlud Device

borgenproject.org/heart-disease-in-bolivia/

~ 7 Facts About Homelessness In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-bolivia/

~ The Importance Of Microfinance In Bolivia

borgenproject.org/microfinance-in-bolivia/

~ Healthcare In Bolivia: Progress And Improvements

borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-bolivia-progress-and-improvements/

The World Bank in Bolivia

www.worldbank.org/en/country/bolivia/overview

[accessed 16 April 2021]

Bolivia is trying to cushion the effects generated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the fall in oil price. The recovery will require actions to secure stability, promote the private sector, and protect the most vulnerable.

Looking back a few years …

Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations

www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Bolivia-ECONOMY.html

[accessed 17 December 2020]

Bolivia is one of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries, despite an abundance of mineral resources. Its economy has always been dependent on mineral exports, principally of tin, but these have gradually declined since World War II. Little of the nation's great agricultural and forest potential has been developed; agriculture remains little above the subsistence level, and Bolivia must import large quantities of food. Moreover, evidence is that the coca crop eradification program, without effective crop substitution, has led to a substantial contraction in the informal market.

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