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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in the UAE 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 United Arab
Emirates (UAE) is expected to experience more frequent extreme weather events
due to climate change. Based on
climate models, the UAE’s annual average temperature is projected to rise by
around 1°C by 2020 and 1.5-2°C by 2040.
Hotter temperatures contribute to the intensification of extreme
weather events. In April 2024,
intense rains caused deaths and widespread flooding in the UAE and Oman. Scientists attribute these extreme weather
events to global warming caused by fossil fuel emissions.– adapted
from Microsoft BING Copilot *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - UAE U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-arab-emirates/ [accessed 11 January 2021] ECONOMIC OVERVIEW - an open economy
with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus; dependence
on oil is a significant long-term challenge GDP -
per capita (PPP): $68,600 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
7% industry:
15% services: 78% (2000 est.) Unemployment
rate: 1.6% (2016
est.) Population
below poverty line: 19.5% (2003
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 3 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 5.3 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 79 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 100% of population Physicians
density: 2.44 physicians/1,000 population (2017) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 98.6% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 100% (2016) The
Borgen Project – United Arab Emirates UAE borgenproject.org/category/united-arab-emirates/ [accessed 19 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. ~
Evolution And Healthcare In The Uae borgenproject.org/healthcare-in-the-u-a-e/ ~
Innovation And Food? Ask The Uae borgenproject.org/food-security-and-innovation-program/ ~
Global Maker Challenge: Innovative Solutions For Global Prosperity borgenproject.org/global-maker-challenge/ ~
Hunger In The United Arab Emirates borgenproject.org/hunger-in-the-united-arab-emirates/ ~
3 Aspects Of Poverty In The United Arab Emirates borgenproject.org/poverty-in-the-united-arab-emirates/ Looking back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/United-Arab-Emirates-ECONOMY.html [accessed 12 January 2021] The
economy of the UAE centers primarily on oil and oil-based industries, but the
share of this contribution to the GDP fell from 70% in 1980 to an estimated
22% in 1998. This was principally the result of falling oil prices, but also
reflected the growth in other sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing,
finance and insurance, real estate, and government services. All
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