Energy Scarcity Of The Somali Population

Somalia is one of the world’s poorest and least developed countries (Campbell). Because of the Civil War, which broke out in 1991, much of Somalia’s economy has been devastated. The war left many

Somalia is one of the world's poorest and least developed countries (Campbell). Because of the Civil War, which broke out in 1991, much of Somalia's economy has been devastated. The war left many

Chad, a developing country with a high rate of undernourished people, has many different reasons for this. With Chad’s economy evolving, the amount of money the made compared to other countries is significantly lower, causing the malnutrition. Chad’s GDP per capita, the amount of money made per a person, is a shocking $2,600, compared to $57,466 in the United States (Means). People in Chad have a hard time buying the food because it is so expensive; however because Chad does not have enough money, it cannot help the suffering people.Therefore, the fatal situation in Chad remains the same. Civil wars, many occurring in the past 20 years, are another cause of Chad’s developing state. All the civil wars led to lower education for the population

2. the vast majority collects most of its basic foods needs either by food or cash transfers. In comparison in Somalia, Ethiopia is also experiencing the worst drought within these past thirty years. Save the Children in January 2015 projected that roughly 2.9 million people were suffering from food security and has risen to over 10 million within a course of a year. Similarly to Somalia, Ethiopia’s main source of income is livestock and agriculture; however, due to the lack of rain it has left millions with no source of food (leads to malnutrition) or income. Ethiopia’s government allocated 297 million dollars in assistance to relieve efforts within the country . However, the 297 million dollars in assistance is not enough and it’s projected that an approximation of 1.4 billion dollars is needed to provide adequate food, shelter, and other resources to relieve efforts in Ethiopia.

Poverty is one of the most prevalent issues in our world today. In many third world countries, most of citizens live in poverty. Somalia is one of these third world countries that have extreme rates of poverty. There are many factors that have led to these major rates of poverty. Somalia’s economy is very bad because of the high unemployment rates and piracy. Because of the civil war that happened in Somalia, the government is not able to help decrease poverty levels. Lack of education in the country makes it difficult for people to get jobs. The economy, the government and the education levels are some of the most prevalent issues leading to this high rate of poverty within Somalia.

In addition to problems in government, the Somalian economy’s decreasing level of prosperity over time

Somalia is half desert and or semi-desert country; drought is a persistent year-round threat. Approximately 60percent of Somalia is savannah woodlands, which is used as rangeland and as primary local source of fuel. Only 13% of Somalia’s land can be cultivated into crops, and much of that is not farmed on a yearly basis due to the arid land. Somalia has the longest fishing coastline in Africa, and has excellent fishing grounds.

1. This paper highlights the political and social relations, economics and resources, and US interest in the country of Somalia.

The country of Cameroon is considered a third world country and the production and quality of energy matches this view. Rural Cameroon experiences many black outs and is in constant need of more energy for the population to perform basic tasks such as cooking with greater ease and with a higher knowledge of hygiene. The main issue is the quality of the generated power; this is a result of the method of production and transportation of the power.

Famine is something that is not very common. It is a widespread and extreme scarcity of food. According to the United Nations, “ more than two people per 10,000 die each day, acute malnutrition rates are above 30 percent, all livestock is dead and there is less than 2,100 kilocalories of food and 4 liters of water available per person per day” (LeGagnoux,Borgen Project ), confirming that Somalia is in fact suffering through a famine.

How many of you know what famine is? Famine is an extreme and long-term shortage of food that leads to widespread hunger and sometimes death to millions of people. Granted, many of you may be aware of what famine might be, however, there are very few if not any of you that have experienced this firsthand. Unfortunately, the people of Somalia and Ethiopia don’t happen to be as fortunate as us. Everyday thousands of people continue to die from starvation, dehydration, diseases, and the list can go on.

Energy is vital for not only economic development but also health. In the developing countries, governments should make efforts on decreasing energy poverty that have negative impacts on economic improvement and public health. The number of people who currently uses modern energy should rise as the developing world governments take actions to reduce social costs and to increase social benefits by gradually spreading modern energy to their people in rural

Somalia has passed through cycles of war that disintegrated the country, demolished lawful organizations and created a far-flung weakness, therefore, the Gross Domestic product (GDP) per human and capita evolution results are among the lowest in the whole world (World Bank, 2015). The majority of Somalis live in extremely poverty, according to Rural Poverty Portal in 2012, 62 percent of the population was rural.

According to the World Bank, the shortfall impedes economic growth by as much as four percent, and the rural poor are much worse off than their urban counterparts, since they have to rely on costly kerosene and firewood to cook and to illuminate their

Similarly, since Libya’s government also focuses more on oil exports than its own citizens, many energy-related social issues arise. Despite its oil-rich soil, around 40% of the country, or 6.4 million people, live below the poverty line and do not see the wealth associated with oil exports (Central Intelligence Agency, 2017).We spoke to a former Libyan citizen, Ayman, to glean some perspective on how power outages affect daily life in Libya. Like in Venezuela, this can be detrimental to vulnerable populations in Libya. Ayman revealed to us that, “Power outages occur on a daily basis” and that “citizens only have access to electricity for about four to eight hours a day.” Many Libyans suspect that GEOCOL, the general electric company in Libya, implements