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Poverty & Hunger

Kingdom of

Spain

In the early years of the 21st Century

Description: Description: Spain

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*** Extreme Weather ***

Spain, especially southern regions like Seville, has been grappling with extreme heatwaves.  Climate scientists predict that by the end of this century, temperatures up to 50°C (122°F) are “extremely likely” in cities across southern Spain, including Seville.  These extreme conditions raise concerns about water reserves and long-term drought in the country.adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot

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The World Factbook - Spain

U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA

www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sp.html

[accessed 17 November 2020]

World Factbook website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/spain/

[accessed 10 January 2021]

ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - emerged from a severe recession during 2008-2013, posting four straight years of GDP growth above the EU average

GDP - per capita (PPP): $38,400 (2017 est.)

Labor force - by occupation:

agriculture: 4.2%

industry: 24%

services: 71.7% (2009 est.)

Unemployment rate: 17.2% (2017 est.)

Population below poverty line: 21.1% (2012 est.)

Maternal mortality rate: 4 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.)

Infant mortality rate: total: 3.2 deaths/1,000 live births

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 82 years

Drinking water source: improved: total: 100% of population

Physicians density: 3.87 physicians/1,000 population (2017)

Sanitation facility access: improved: total: 100% of population

Electricity access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016)

The Borgen Project - Spain

borgenproject.org/category/spain/

[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.

~ 3 Initiatives Addressing Hunger In Spain

borgenproject.org/hunger-in-spain-2/

~ Updates On SDG Goal 8 In Spain

borgenproject.org/updates-on-sdg-goal-8-in-spain/

~ Latin American Poverty In Spain: Causes & Information

borgenproject.org/latin-american-poverty-in-spain/

~ Innovations In Poverty Eradication In Spain

borgenproject.org/poverty-eradication-in-spain/

~ 5 Facts About Healthcare In Spain

borgenproject.org/facts-healthcare-in-spain/

~ Hunger In Spain Amid Covid-19

borgenproject.org/hunger-in-spain-amid-covid19/

~ How Covid-19 Affects Unemployment In Spain

borgenproject.org/how-covid-19-has-affected-unemployment-in-spain/

~ 9 Facts About Homelessness In Spain

borgenproject.org/homelessness-in-spain/

The World Bank in Spain

www.worldbank.org/en/country/spain/overview

[accessed 21 April 2021]

Spain and the World Bank work with other member governments to finance projects, design policies, and deliver programs to end poverty in the developing world.

Looking back a few years …

Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations

www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Spain-ECONOMY.html

[accessed 10 January 2021]

In order to offset the damage suffered by the industrial sector during the Civil War and to cope with the problems created by Spain's post-World War II isolation, the Franco regime concentrated its efforts on industrial expansion.

Unemployment fell to 18.7% in 1998 and then to 15.7% in 1999. Although still quite high, unemployment continued to fall—to 13.9% in 2000 and 10.5% in 2001—before registering an increase to 11.2% in 2002.

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