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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in the Solomon Islands 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 *** Over the past two
decades, the Solomon Islands have been significantly affected by sea-level
rise. The rate of sea-level rise here is almost three times the global
average, at around 7-10 mm per year since 1993.– adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook – Solomon Islands U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/bp.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook website
has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/solomon-islands/ [accessed 10 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - the bulk of the
population depends on agriculture, fishing, and forestry for at least part of
its livelihood; most manufactured goods and petroleum products must be
imported. GDP -
per capita (PPP): $2,200 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
75% industry:
5% services: 20% (2000 est.) Unemployment
rate: N/A Population
below poverty line: N/A Maternal
mortality rate: 104 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 13.4 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 76.2 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 73.6% of
population Physicians
density: 0.19 physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 39.1% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 47.9% (2016) The
Borgen Project – Solomon Islands borgenproject.org/category/solomon-islands/ [accessed 9 March 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. ~
8 Facts About Education In The Solomon Islands borgenproject.org/8-facts-about-education-in-the-solomon-islands/ ~
Sustainable Agriculture In The Solomon Islands borgenproject.org/sustainable-agriculture-in-the-solomon-islands/ ~
Development Of Infrastructure In The Solomon Islands borgenproject.org/infrastructure-in-the-solomon-islands/ ~
Women’s Empowerment In The Solomon Islands Needs Improvement borgenproject.org/womens-empowerment-in-the-solomon-islands/ ~
Reducing The Poverty Rate In The Solomon Islands borgenproject.org/poverty-rate-in-the-solomon-islands/ ~
Hunger In The Solomon Islands borgenproject.org/hunger-in-the-solomon-islands/ Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Solomon-Islands-ECONOMY.htmll [accessed 10 January 2021] At
least 80% of the population is tied to subsistence agriculture. The capital
sector is dependent on the production of copra, timber, and fish for export,
but outputs of other cash commodities—particularly cocoa, spices, and palm
oil—have grown in recent years. The islands
are rich in undeveloped mineral resources such as lead, zinc, nickel, and
gold. All
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