- High birth and death rate
- Malnutrition
- High level of illiteracy
- Low life expectancy
- The large agricultural sector and a small industrial sector
- Poor housing condition
- Poor or limited health facility
Poverty
This is a concept which is very difficult to explain. Generally, it can be defined as a country inability to satisfy her population in basics needs of life which include:
- Food
- Shelter
- Health
- Education
- Sustainable development:
This is the type of development that safeguards natural resources for future generation. The concept of sustainable development came into use when it was realized that the rate of exploitation and consumption, the future generation may not be oppourtuned to use these resources
Objectives:
- Increase standard of living without destroying the environment
- To satisfy basic needs like food and water than large scale development
- Increasing the efficiency and the rate of recycling
- To safeguard natural resources for future generation
Principles
- Interdependence: the people, the economy and the environment are interdependent from the local to global range
- Citizenship and stewardship: people have their rights and responsibilities. These include; partition and co-operation
- Diversity: recognition and respect for the cultural, social, economical and biological diversity of our environment.
- Equality: respect for quality of life and for quality to all
- Uncertainty: Understandings how uncertain are our actions are and take appropriate and corrective measures.
