Is poverty a department that has only about 1% of voters matter in the presidential election? Although not well, what data do matter, highlighting many times as necessary to create current of opinion in favor of implementing urgent development policies. As
Amazon, there are several regions in the country, where people do not get the benefits of economic growth. Several regions despite their potential as tourism and agriculture in the Amazon, the population living in extreme poverty, with many unmet basic needs.
According to official statistics, in the Amazon:
- The 59.8% of the population was poor by 2009. In 10 Amazonian, 6 live in poverty.
- also the number of extreme poverty is 25%, in 4 Amazonas, 1 is extremely poor.
- 22. 8% of the population had 2 or more unsatisfied basic needs.
The maps show the situation at the district level. In the northern region is where the highest incidence of extreme poverty and unmet basic needs.
The 8 districts with the highest extreme poverty in the Amazon are
With the exception of the James River District, the poorest districts of Amazonas have slow population growth and / or negative, high-drain of young and aging population.
Of the 8 poorest districts, 6 are located in the southern sector (Andes Amazon), and 2 in the jungle area, which particularly have the highest rates of growth. As seen in previous comments, it is precisely the north of the region shows the greatest urban growth.
Given this, the issues to be resolved are on the side of finding ways for the trend that shows that poverty is moving from rural to urban areas, be reversed. After local and territorial diagnoses should propose either horizontal complementarity, adjustment and / or use of local competitive advantages, which complemented by regional and national policies is to create conditions for improving the standard of living of the population.
On the side of infrastructure gaps and shows the amount of Amazonas with NBI, is always a demand, of the population access to potable water, electricity, sanitation, etc. See more
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