Factors Influencing Poverty

Question 1

Name four contextual factors that influence poverty.

Answer 1

• Politics (e.g., war, democracy)
• Infrastructure (e.g., transportation, security)
• Natural resources (e.g., climate change, pollution)
• Culture (e.g., traditions, social development)

Question 2

What is the first UN Sustainable Development Goal?

Answer 2

“End poverty in all its forms everywhere.”

Question 3

Why is poverty so difficult to eradicate?

Answer 3

Due to its complex, multidimensional nature involving economics, society, environment, and governance.