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CAUTION: The following links and
accompanying text have been culled from the web to illuminate the situation
in Vietnam 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 *** Temperature Anomalies: The
first four months of 2024 saw average temperatures 0.5 to 1.5°C above normal
nationwide. In April, temperatures peaked at 3.1 to 3.6°C hotter than usual
in the Northern and North-Central regions. For instance, on April 28, Đông Hà in Quảng Trị Province
recorded a scorching 44°C, the highest ever recorded in the province since
19761. Hailstorms and Strong Winds: From
early May, 72 hailstorms occurred across the country, with Nghệ An Province being hit 11 times, the highest
nationally. These extreme weather events caused significant economic and
environmental damage. Water Shortages: Water
flows in northern rivers and reservoirs are 30 to 60% below normal levels.
The Thao and Lô rivers are down by 50 to 60%.
Saltwater intrusion arrived earlier and more severely than usual in the
Mekong Delta during the 2023-24 dry season, causing
freshwater shortages in some coastal provinces. In
summary, Vietnam is facing a “new normal” of extreme weather events.– adapted from Microsoft BING Copilot World
Bank Climate & Develoment Reports Vietnam Country Climate and Development Report, World Bank Group, 1 July 2022 [accessed 11 Dec 2024] Like
most countries in the world, Vietnam is increasingly seeing its development
affected by climate change. With a coastline of 3,260 kilometers that
includes major cities and production sites, Vietnam is highly exposed to
sea-level rise. Climate change impacts on the Vietnamese economy and national
welfare are already significant—about 3.2 percent of gross domestic product
(GDP) in 2020—and they are expected to escalate rapidly even if greater
efforts are made to mitigate future climate change around the world. *** ARCHIVES *** The World Factbook - Vietnam U.S. Central Intelligence Agency CIA www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/vm.html [accessed 17
November 2020] World Factbook
website has moved to ---> www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/vietnam/ [accessed 11 January 2021] Vietnam
is a densely populated developing country that has been transitioning since
1986 from the rigidities of a centrally planned, highly agrarian economy to a
more industrial and market based economy, and it has raised incomes
substantially. Vietnam exceeded its 2017 GDP growth target of 6.7% with
growth of 6.8%, primarily due to unexpected increases in domestic demand, and
strong manufacturing exports GDP -
per capita (PPP): $6,900 (2017
est.) Labor
force - by occupation: agriculture:
40.3% industry:
25.7% services:
34% (2017) Unemployment
rate: 2.2% (2017
est.) Population
below poverty line: 8% (2017
est.) Maternal
mortality rate: 43 deaths/100,000 live births (2017 est.) Infant
mortality rate: total: 15.7 deaths/1,000 live births Life
expectancy at birth: total population: 74.4 years Drinking
water source: improved: total: 94.7% of
population Physicians
density: 0.83 physicians/1,000 population (2016) Sanitation
facility access: improved: total: 87.3% of
population Electricity
access: electrification - total population: 99% (2016) The
Borgen Project – Vietnam borgenproject.org/category/vietnam/ [accessed 25 January 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. ~
How Coffee In Vietnam Can Battle Poverty borgenproject.org/coffee-in-vietnam/ ~
Poverty And Income Diversification — The Escape borgenproject.org/poverty-and-income-diversification-the-escape/ ~
Policies That Help Alleviate Poverty In Vietnam borgenproject.org/alleviate-poverty-in-vietnam/ ~
How The Evfta Will Create New Opportunities For
Trade borgenproject.org/global-market-evfta/ ~
Updates On Sdg Goal 3 In Vietnam: Good Health
& Well-Being borgenproject.org/sdg-goal-3-in-vietnam/ Underdogs
dream of future without poverty Hong Phuc & Phan Diep, VN Express, 24 January 2021 e.vnexpress.net/news/news/underdogs-dream-of-future-without-poverty-4223509.html [accessed 24 January 2021] The
house does not have electricity, and so sleeping on the cold floor is a perk
even on hot summer days, Hao says. They
are part of a family of six living in Trung Hung
Commune in the Mekong Delta’s Can Tho. The others
are the boys’ great grandmother, Tu, 81, and Kim
Van Buu, 25, their uncle. Their
house, made of metal plates patched together, drips every time it rains, and
so sleeping under the bed is preferable. Khoanh, 51, says: "They said we could
connect with the electric grid if I could pay VND3 million ($130). I
couldn’t." "The
two boys were left behind by their mothers without personal documents. Every
year, authorities try to convince the family to file for documents so that
the two children could go to school for free, but they are too poor to pay
any fees. So far the two children have not received any education. Asean today: Vietnam
sets an example in poverty reduction Vietnam News/ANN, Hanoi, 13 December 2020 [Long
URL] [accessed 13 December 2020] Vietnam
is expected to lower its national average poverty rate from 58.1 per cent in
1993 to 2.75 per cent by the end of 2020, becoming a role model in the world
in poverty reduction and hunger elimination, said Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc. Vietnam
is among 30 countries applying multidimensional poverty reduction criteria
which include income, access to basic social services like healthcare,
education, housing, clean water, hygiene and information. The
World Bank in Vietnam www.worldbank.org/en/country/vietnam/overview [accessed 21 April 2021] Vietnam’s
shift from a centrally planned to a market economy has transformed the
country from one of the poorest in the world into a lower middle-income
country. Vietnam now is one of the most dynamic emerging countries in East
Asia region. Looking
back a few years … Advameg, Inc., Encyclopedia of the Nations www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Asia-and-Oceania/Vietnam-ECONOMY.html [accessed 8 December 2020] According
to official sources, in 1978 floods destroyed 3 million tons of rice,
submerged over 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of cultivated land, and
killed 20% of all cattle in the affected areas along the central coast. The
termination of all Chinese aid in the same year, followed by the Chinese
attack on the north in February–March 1979, dealt the economy further blows.
Vietnam's economy had already been weakened by the military effort in
Kampuchea (known as Cambodia until 1976 and again after 1989) and by the
suspension of food aid from the EC, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New
Zealand because of objections to Vietnam's refugee policies. Reportedly, the
country came close to general famine in 1979. All
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