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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Tajikistan 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 *** The Pamir Mountains
in Tajikistan are witnessing extreme weather conditions, which are largely
attributed to glacial retreats driven by climate change. Approximately 1,000
out of Tajikistan’s 8,000 glaciers are at risk of melting. These glaciers
feed not only Tajikistan but also other Central Asian nations with fresh
water through complex river systems. By 2050, a third of
these glaciers may disappear entirely, impacting water availability and
security in the region. – adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Tajikistan U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ti.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/tajikistan/ [accessed 11 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - poor,
mountainous country with an economy dominated by mineral extraction, metals
processing, agriculture, and reliance on remittances from citizens working
abroad GDP -
per capita (PPP): $3,200 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
43% industry:
10.6% services: 46.4% (2016 est.) Unemployment
rate: 2.4% (2016
est.) Population
below poverty line: 31.5% (2016
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 17 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 28.8 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 69 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 83.5% of
population Physicians
density: 2.1 physicians/1,000 population (2014) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 99.4% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project - Tajikistan borgenproject.org/category/tajikistan/ [accessed 14 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. ~
Tajikistan During The Covid-19 Pandemic borgenproject.org/tajikistan-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/ ~
Examining Women’s Rights In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/womens-rights-in-tajikistan/ ~
Children With Disabilities In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/children-with-disabilities-in-tajikistan/ ~
4 Nonprofits Fighting Poverty In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/poverty-in-tajikistan/ ~
Removing Landmines In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/landmines-in-tajikistan/ ~
5 Projects Fighting Hunger In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/hunger-in-tajikistan/ ~
10 Facts About Poverty In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/10-facts-about-poverty-in-tajikistan/ ~
Agriculture Projects In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/projects-in-tajikistan/ ~
Improving Roads In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/improving-roads-in-tajikistan/ ~
Alleviating Food Shortages In Tajikistan borgenproject.org/food-shortages-in-tajikistan/ Central
Asian Heat Wave And Drought Creating Water Shortages, Crop Failures Bruce Pannier, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty RFE/RL, 24 June 24 June 2021 www.rferl.org/a/central-asian-drought-water-shortages/31324012.html?ltflags=mailer [accessed 24 June 2021] The
Drought -- For several months it has been obvious Central Asia was heading
into a period of severe drought. The
massive Toktogul Reservoir in Kyrgyzstan is a
bellwether for 2021 in Central Asia. Already
in March, officials in Kyrgyzstan were warning the level of water in the
reservoir was alarmingly low -- 8.7 billion cubic meters (bcm)
-- well below the capacity of 19.5 bcm. The
World Bank in Tajikistan www.worldbank.org/en/country/tajikistan/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] GDP
growth in Tajikistan remained strong in 2019 at 7.5%. Growth in 2020 is expected
to fall to 1% or lower, reflecting the implications of the pandemic and the
slowdown in Russia and China.. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Tajikistan-ECONOMY.html [accessed 12 January 2021] Tajikistan
is the poorest of the post-Soviet republics with a per capita income in 2001 of
less than $300 ($1,140 in purchasing power parity terms—PPP—terms) and an
estimated 80% of the population below the poverty line. The
official unemployment rate for 2001 was 20% but observers estimate that the
true figure is about one-third unemployed. Many Tajiks are forced to go
abroad for work, and as of 2001, an estimated 500,000 to 700,000 live and
work abroad, permanently or seasonally. With the formal economy failing to
lift most of the population out of poverty, it in
not surprising that added to the country's problems are reports of increased
drug smuggling from neighboring Afghanistan. All
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