Inequality response? Flashcards
(24 cards)
What is the UN?
- United nations
- 192 different countries
- Aim to assist human development
UN 2030 goals examples?
built of Millennium development Goals
1) End poverty
2) Food security
3)Gender equality
4)Sustainable producton and consumption
How has poverty been helped?
-2015:
-10% extreme poverty
-2024
-8.5% extreme poverty
globally
How poverty decreased?
-International aid
-Developement aid (voluntary and government)
-Fairer trade
What is bilateral aid?
-Gov gives money to gov
Bilateral aid example?
-Australia gave $42 million to Pacific Island of Vantuata annually
-Spent:
-Reduce malaria
-Improve rurla roads
What is multilateral aid?
-Gov gives money to large organisation (UN, World bank, UNICEF)
-Fund developement projects
-$3.5 Billion annually
Where is Malawi?
-South East Africa
-South Tanzania
-North Mozambique
Why malawi poor?
-Landlocked (higher transport cost- through diff countries + taxed)
-High disease deaths (HIV/AIDS)
Malawi GNI 2000 vs 2024
2000:
-$490
2024:
-$1,820
Malawi population below poverty line 2000 vs 2024
2000s:
-54%
2024:
-51%
Why river shire so important to Middle shire district?
Malawi
-Provides most hydropower
-Agricultural region
-Most families subsistence farmers
-Sugar cane plantations
Middle shire problem?
Malawi, shire river
-Soil erosion due to intense rainy season
-1990 to 2005
-Lost 13% forest due to land clearence for farming
Why Malawi so many trees cut?
13%
-Rapid population rise (need more food)
-Tobacco (major export) prices drop due to over supply and falling consumption in HIC’s
What international aid supports Malawi, Middle shire?
-COVAMS (saving soil)
-10 year aid project
-Funded by Japan ($880 million)
What COVAM do?
-Educate communities on causes of soil erosion
-Build rock, wood and bamboo barries (rainy seasons)
-Train villigers conserve soil and plants
-Train farmers plough around hill not up n down (decrease surface runoff)
-Build terrace in hillside (increase surface run-off)
-Supply fast growing trees
uses intermediate technology
COVAM success?
-2011- 75% housholds took part
-Crop yelds improved drastically
-Water quality improves in dams (less soil contaminating it)
Why countries give aid?
-Diplomacy and good relations (influence politics)
-Tactics (Japan wants to be member of UN security council, needs African support)
-Economics (Sell more products to Africa)
Why does Ghana export cocoa beans not chocolate?
- Tariffs from EU
-0% Cocoa beans
-7% on processed cocoa
-8-18% on chocolate
When faitrade foundation?
1992
How does fair trade work?
-Farmers recieve agreed and stable payment
-Locals recieve Fairtrade premium payment (for local projects)
Fairtrade items?
-Bananas, coffee, tea, sugar and flowers.
Cocoa farms in Ghana called?
-Kuapa Kokoo co-operative of cocoa farms
fairtrade chocolate products in UK
How chocolate fair trade Ghana?
1) Farmers get $2,000 per tonne for cocoa (10% more than usual price)
2) Farmers recieve training help deal with pests and disease (black pod)
3) Members borrow tiny bit of money from micro-credit bank to invest in farms
4)Farmers elect member of village to weigh and record brans (trading more official + raises womens status if elected)
5)Kuapa Kokoo are shareholders in Divine Chovolate Ltd. (invest back in Ghana)
6) Given extra $200 per tonne to fund community projects