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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Djibouti 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, Djibouti has been experiencing
extreme weather events such as floods and droughts, which have had a huge
impact on the country. – Microsoft
BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Djibouti Country Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, 19 Nov 2024 [accessed 9 Dec 2024] Climate
change threatens Djibouti’s development goals and without effective adaptation,
could generate economic losses equivalent to nearly four years of today’s
output by mid[1]century. Climate change exposes Djibouti to more frequent
extreme heat, drought, and floods. These events threaten the infrastructure
and services that serve the vibrant trade sector and that could enable a more
diversified economy. Other sectors prioritized for diversification, including
fisheries, information and communications technology (ICT), and tourism, are
also directly impacted by climate change. Unless Djibouti adapts, climate
change will also have a particularly negative impact on the livelihoods of
the poor, on workers’ productivity, and on water and food security. *** ARCHIVES *** The
World Factbook - Djibouti U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dj.html [accessed 28
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/djibouti/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Djibouti
provides services as both a transit port for the region and an international
transshipment and refueling center. Imports, exports, and reexports represent
70% of port activity at Djibouti's container terminal. Reexports
consist primarily of coffee from landlocked neighbor Ethiopia. Djibouti has
few natural resources and little industry. The nation is, therefore, heavily
dependent on foreign assistance to support its balance of payments and to
finance development projects. An official unemployment rate of nearly 40% -
with youth unemployment near 80% - continues to be a major problem. Inflation
was a modest 3% in 2014-2017, due to low international food prices and a
decline in electricity tariffs. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $3,600 (2017
est.) GDP – composition
by sector of origin agriculture: 2.4% (2017 est.) industry: 17.3% (2017 est.) services: 80.2% (2017 est.) Unemployment
rate: 40% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 23% (2015
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 248
deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 41.6
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 64.7 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 90.3% of
population Physicians
density: 0.22 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 70.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 51.8% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Djibouti borgenproject.org/category/djibouti/ [accessed 27 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. ~
Fighting For Better Healthcare In Djibouti borgenproject.org/fighting-for-better-healthcare-in-djibouti/ ~
Poverty In Djibouti: A Galvanizing Government Invests In Action borgenproject.org/living-in-poverty-in-djibouti/ ~
Recent Achievements Of Healthcare In Djibouti borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-djibouti/ ~
10 Facts About Life And Sanitation In Djibouti borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-djibouti/ ~
10 Facts About Life Expectancy In Djibouti borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-life-expectancy-in-djibouti/ ~
100 Percent Renewable Energy In Djibouti By 2035 borgenproject.org/renewable-energy-in-djibouti/ ~
10 Facts About Poverty In The Horn Of Africa borgenproject.org/poverty-in-the-horn-of-africa/ The World Bank in Djibouti www.worldbank.org/en/country/djibouti/overview [accessed 18 April
2021] Djibouti’s
US$2 billion city-state economy is driven by a state-of-the-art port complex,
among the most sophisticated in the world. Trade through the port is expected
to grow rapidly in parallel with the expanding economy of its largest
neighbor and main trading partner, Ethiopia. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/Djibouti-ECONOMY.html [accessed 28 December 2020] Since
1990, recession, civil war, and a high population growth rate have combined
to reduce per capita consumption by 35%. The unemployment rate exceeds 50%
(some estimates place it at over 70%). The border conflict between Ethiopia
and Eritrea disturbed the normal commerce in which Djibouti allowed Ethiopia
the use of its port and conducted regular trade relations. As a consequence,
average annual growth of GDP between 1988 and 1998 was -3.1%, and the economy
was at zero growth in 2001. All
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