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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Gambia 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 *** In the
Gambia, extreme weather events have a profound impact on vulnerable
communities. Windstorm
and Flooding in Jalambang: In July, a powerful
windstorm struck Jalambang, a town in the southwest
of the Gambia. The wind tore off roofs, leaving families exposed to
torrential rain. Binta Bah, a resident, lost her
home and belongings. The storm claimed lives, injured many, and affected
thousands. Bah’s poverty exacerbated her vulnerability. Her
mud-and-corrugated-iron house couldn’t withstand the windstorm. Depleted soil
from deforestation affected her tomato crops, which were her source of income.
Lacking a social safety net, she now relies on aid from the World Food Programme. Rising
Sea Levels in Banjul: The Gambian capital, Banjul, faces a crisis due to
rising sea levels. Every rainy season, areas like Tobacco Road experience
intense downpours, causing canal overflow and flooding. Experts warn that
global heating could lead to a sea level rise of up to 1.3 meters by 2100,
potentially inundating parts of Banjul. These
extreme weather events highlight the urgent need for climate resilience and support
for vulnerable communities in the Gambia. – Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook – The Gambia U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ga.html [accessed 29
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/gambia-the/ [accessed 5 January 2021] The
government has invested in the agriculture sector because three-quarters of
the population depends on the sector for its livelihood and agriculture
provides for about one-third of GDP, making The Gambia largely reliant on
sufficient rainfall. The agricultural sector has untapped potential - less
than half of arable land is cultivated and agricultural productivity is low.
Small-scale manufacturing activity features the processing of cashews,
groundnuts, fish, and hides. The Gambia's reexport
trade accounts for almost 80% of goods exports and China has been its largest
trade partner for both exports and imports for several years. GDP -
per capita: $2,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
75% industry:
19% services: 6% (1996 est.) Unemployment
rate: N/A Population
below poverty line: 78.4% (2010
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 597 deaths/100,000
live births (2017
est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 54.9
deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 65.8 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 87.1% of
population Physicians
density: 0.1 physicians/1,000 population (2015) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 66.3% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 47.8% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Gambia borgenproject.org/category/gambia/ [accessed 3 February 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. ~
5 Facts About Healthcare In The Gambia borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-the-gambia/ ~
Hunger In The Gambia: A Continuous Fight borgenproject.org/hunger-in-the-gambia/ ~
The Gambia’s Solar Park For Sustainable Energy borgenproject.org/the-gambias-solar-park-for-sustainable-energy/ ~
The Continued Fight To Improve Maternal Health In The Gambia borgenproject.org/maternal-health-in-the-gambia/ ~
International Aid Improving Credit Access In The Gambia borgenproject.org/credit-access-in-the-gambia/ ~
Power Up Gambia Brings Light To Healthcare In The Gambia borgenproject.org/power-up-gambia-healthcare/ ~
The Success Of Humanitarian Aid To The Gambia borgenproject.org/humanitarian-aid-to-the-gambia/ ~
5 Development Projects In The Gambia borgenproject.org/development-projects-in-the-gambia/ ~
Food Program Initiatives In The Gambia borgenproject.org/food-program-initiatives-in-the-gambia/ The World Bank in The Gambia www.worldbank.org/en/country/gambia/overview [accessed 19 April 2021] Through
IDA, the World Bank supports projects in basic education, energy, public
resources management and agriculture. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Africa/The-Gambia-ECONOMY.html [accessed 29 December 2020] The
Gambia's light sandy soil is well suited to the cultivation of groundnuts,
which is the country's principal agricultural export. About 75% of the population
is engaged in crop production and livestock raising.
However, groundnut production has fallen in recent years, and in 1990,
tourism overtook groundnut exports as the nation's number one export earner.
Significant export revenues are earned from fishing and reexport
trade. All
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