{"id":39,"date":"2019-08-09T14:36:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-09T14:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/me270baughman\/chapter\/part-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:57:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T13:57:46","slug":"part-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/libraryresources.nse.org.ng\/me270baughman\/chapter\/part-2\/","title":{"raw":"Chapter 1: Developing Nations: Problems and Solutions","rendered":"Chapter 1: Developing Nations: Problems and Solutions"},"content":{"raw":"

Poverty<\/span><\/h2>\nMany developing countries suffer from extreme poverty. These are the statistics from the 2018 Human Development Report by the UN Development Program <\/a>to show the multitude of ways in which poverty impacts the quality of human life.\n\n\n\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n50% (3 billion people)<\/strong> of the world's population lives on less than $2.50 a day.<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n1.1 billion<\/strong> people<\/strong> in developing countries have inadequate water access.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n75%<\/strong> of the total world income is accounted for by the richest 20% of the population.<\/strong><\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n1 in 7 (270 million) children<\/strong> live with no access to health services.\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\"\"<\/td>\n22,000<\/strong> \u00a0children die each day<\/strong> due to poverty.<\/td>\n\"\"<\/td>\n1 in 3 (640 million) children<\/strong> live without adequate shelter.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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The Underlying Problem<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\nPeople of developing countries engage in resourceful and self-sustaining practices as a way to the cycle of poverty. Solutions to the problems of developing countries must be affordable, locally-based and renewable. Below are just some examples<\/span>.<\/span>\n\n<\/div>\n

Developing Nations: Problems and Solutions<\/span><\/h2>\n

Problem 1: <\/strong>Lack of access to energy and electricity<\/h3>\n