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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Nicaragua 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 *** Nicaragua has a
tropical climate with little seasonal variation in temperature. Between 1996
and 2015, Nicaragua ranked as the fourth-most-affected country by extreme
weather according to the Germanwatch Climate Risk
Index. On average, more than two extreme weather events per year resulted in
the loss of over 160 lives annually and caused economic losses exceeding 1%
of Nicaragua’s GDP. In summary, as temperatures rise, the likelihood of
intense events and flooding risk increases. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Nicaragua U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nu.html [accessed 16
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nicaragua/ [accessed 6 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - second-poorest
country in the Western Hemisphere; has widespread underemployment and
poverty; exports are based on beef, coffee, gold, and textiles GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,900 (2017 est.) Labor force - by
occupation: agriculture: 31% industry: 18% services: 50% (2011 est.) Unemployment rate: 6.4% (2017 est.) Population below poverty
line: 29.6% (2015 est.) Maternal mortality
rate: 198 deaths/100,000 live births (2017
est.) Infant mortality
rate: total: 16.5 deaths/1,000 live births Life expectancy at
birth: total population: 74.2 years Drinking water
source: improved: total: 83.1% of population Physicians
density: 1.01 physicians/1,000 population (2018) Sanitation facility
access: improved: total: 80.1% of population Electricity access:
electrification - total population: 81.8%
(2016) The
Borgen Project - Nicaragua borgenproject.org/category/nicaragua/ [accessed 23 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. ~
Eliminating Child Poverty In Nicaragua borgenproject.org/child-poverty-in-nicaragua/ ~
A Solution To Nicaragua’s Dust Bowl borgenproject.org/nicaraguas-dust-bowl/ ~
3 Groups Fighting Disease In Nicaragua borgenproject.org/fighting-disease-in-nicaragua/ ~
Reforming Education In Nicaragua borgenproject.org/reforming-education-in-nicaragua/ ~
5 Ways To Fight Hunger In Nicaragua borgenproject.org/5-ways-to-fight-hunger-in-nicaragua/ ~
4 Facts About Homelessness In Nicaragua borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-nicaragua/ ~
Healthcare In Nicaragua: Unsung Heroes borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-nicaragua-unsung-heroes/ Action
Against Hunger - Nicaragua www.actionagainsthunger.org/countries/americas/nicaragua [accessed 21 March 2021] In
recent years, there have been constant changes in weather patterns in Central
America. Recurrent periods of drought have had devastating effects on food
and nutrition security and access to water. In the Dry Corridor region, which
includes Nicaragua and Honduras, drought events have been damaging and are
eroding the fragile livelihoods of families that are especially exposed. The
situation in Central America has remained vulnerable to socioeconomic,
environmental, and climate shocks, resulting in greater political insecurity
and instability. In Nicaragua, the current socio-political crisis has impacted
livelihoods for a large part of the population, contributing to the forced
mass migration of young people. In this context, the space for action by
civil society and humanitarian organizations has been reduced. The
World Bank in Nicaragua www.worldbank.org/en/country/nicaragua/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] The
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the impact of Hurricanes Eta and Iota plus the
violence that has prevailed in the last years have contributed to a 2021
growth forecast of -2.5 percent further halting progress achieved in poverty
reduction since 2005. Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Americas/Nicaragua-ECONOMY.html [accessed 8 December 2020] Nicaragua
has long had, in effect, two economies: an export segment, producing mainly cotton,
meat, coffee, and sugar; and a subsistence segment, tying a majority of both
urban and rural Nicaraguans to an impoverished existence. Agriculture and
forestry remain the mainstays of the Nicaraguan economy, employing about 42%
of the labor force. All
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