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accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Jordan 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,
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Poverty. Scan other countries as well
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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
Jordan, extreme weather conditions can vary significantly depending on the
season and region. In addition, Jordan
is located in an active earthquake zone. During the summer months (June to
August), temperatures can soar up to 40°C (over 100°F), and between November
and March, Jordan experiences a rainy season with the rocky canyonlands prone
to flash floods.– adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Jordan Country Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, Nov 2022 [accessed 9 Dec 2024] The
Country Climate and Development Report explores the
linkages between climate and development and identifies priority actions to
build resilience and reduce carbon emissions, while supporting economic
growth and reducing poverty. The report indicates that Jordan’s trajectory in
meeting its climate and development goals will be largely determined by
policy and investment choices in five strategic sectors - water, energy,
agriculture, transport and urban development. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Jordan U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/jo.html [accessed 31
December 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/jordan/ [accessed 5 January 2021] Jordan's
economy is among the smallest in the Middle East, with insufficient supplies
of water, oil, and other natural resources, underlying the government's heavy
reliance on foreign assistance. Other economic challenges for the government
include chronic high rates of unemployment and underemployment, budget and
current account deficits, and government debt. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $9,200 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
2% industry:
20% services: 78% (2013 est.) Unemployment
rate: 18.3% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 14.2% (2017
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 46 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 12.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 75.5 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 98.9% of
population Physicians
density: 2.32 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 98.5% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Jordan borgenproject.org/category/jordan/ [accessed 8 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. ~
How Poverty In Jordan Is Being Lessened borgenproject.org/poverty-in-jordan/ ~
The Prevalence Of Refugee Poverty In Jordan borgenproject.org/refugee-poverty-in-jordan/ ~
Homelessness In Jordan borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-jordan/ ~
The Life Of Syrian Refugees In Jordan borgenproject.org/syrian-refugees-in-jordan/ ~
10 Facts About Sanitation In Jordan borgenproject.org/sanitation-in-jordan/ 100,000
people in Jordan earn less than 0.5 JD per day Roya News, 14 February 2021 en.royanews.tv/news/25511/2021-02-14 [accessed 14
February 2021] The
Director General of Tkiyet Um Ali Samer Balkar said poverty and hunger have increased
significantly during the coronavirus crisis. Based
on the data collected by Tkiyet Um Ali,
approximately 20,000 families (about 100,000 people) live on less than 14 JD
per month, which is less than 50 piasters a day. These people are
"hungry, and need food, and they are waiting for their turn," he
added. Action
Against Hunger - Jordan www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/middle-east/jordan [accessed 21 March 2021] Nine
years after the start of the Syrian conflict, the influx of refugees into
Jordan have strained the Jordanian economy and its infrastructure. There are 654,700
registered refugees and about 83% of them live outside of refugee camps. The
challenge is therefore to give refugees access to basic livelihoods and to
offer support to host communities for their immediate needs. The
World Bank in Jordan www.worldbank.org/en/country/jordan/overview [accessed 22 April
2021] The
World Bank is working for the people of Jordan to create more and better
opportunities for all. The World Bank Program in Jordan promotes an ambitious
agenda for jobs and access to basic services such as education and health
while helping Jordan address the impact of the Syrian crisis. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Jordan-ECONOMY.html [accessed 31
December 2020] In
November 2001, the government introduced its Plan for Social and Economic Transformation
(PSET), a program of health and education spending and transfer payments to
the poor amounting to 4% of GDP and to be financed in such a way from grants
and revenues so as not to add to the country's debt. PSET particularly aims
at dealing with Jordan's chronic unemployment problem, which due in part to
Malthusian population growth dynamics, worsened slightly—from 12.7% in 1998
to 14.7% in 2001—during the latest period of economic growth. Population
growth is such that the 8.6% growth in nominal GDP between 1999 and 2001
produced only a 2.4% increase in per capita income. All
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