Poverty and Environment an Essay on the...

Poverty and Environment: An Essay on the Poverty-Environment Linkages Josiah Mwangi Ateka School of Economics , Kenyatta University November 2012 1.0 Background Poverty reduction and environmental conservation represent two of the main global challenges. The two targets constitute part of the eight Global Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Arising from the thinking that Environmental degradation and poverty reinforce each other since the poor are both agents and victims of environmental destruction; the poverty-environment hypothesis has become a major concern of international development agencies and policy makers. It is often argued that the poor are often the biggest victims of environmental destruction since they depend†¦show more content†¦It is argued that this ‘investment poverty’ criterion is a stronger criterion than the conventional focus on ‘welfare poverty’, as households above a welfare-determined poverty line could still be investment poor. 2.0 Poverty and Environment Linkages This section attempts to give a general overview of some of the basic issues in the poverty-environmental degradation debate. The objective is to provide general highlights on the key perspectives of the poverty and environment relationships. This will provide a foundation for the discussions on the theoretical and conceptual framework presented later on in section 3. The poverty-environmental linkage has several dimensions. From an economic growth perspective; rapid economic growth is often seen as the key foundation for achieving poverty reduction. There is a lot empirical evidence in support of this assertion. Therefore while the linkage between economic growth and poverty reduction is generally obvious, the relationship between economic growth and degradation of the environment or and improvement in the environment remains ambiguous or unclear. One part of the poverty-environment hypothesis suggests that economic growth is needed to break the poverty-environment downwardShow MoreRelatedThe Effects Of Nomadic Culture On The Warlpiri1195 Words   |  5 Pages Essay 1: Explain how culture shapes and gives meaning to the lives of the people described in the reading. Word Count: 1,176 The Warlpiri Relationship with Nomadic Habitus and Spirituality The indigenous Warlpiri people of Central Australia exhibit an array of cultural beliefs that structure their lives in a way that hugely distinguishes them from modern society, granting the group a meaningful perspective into the world around them. 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