Madagascar
Madagascar, a country in southern Africa located in the Indian
Ocean, east of Mozambique, is the fifth largest island in the world, with a
land mass of 587,000 km2 and 25.6 million inhabitants. Despite having
considerable natural resources, Madagascar has among the highest poverty rates
in the world. (world bank,2019).
Madagascar is among the poorest countries in the world with 75% of
the population living on less than $1.90 per day (in purchasing power parity).
The country’s human capital index ranking is among the lowest worldwide and
Madagascar has the world’s fourth highest rate of chronic malnutrition, with
almost one child in two under five years of age suffering from stunting.
An estimated 1.4 million
children dropped out of primary school in 2012.Living conditions remain
difficult for most of the population, with a low rate of access to electricity
(13%) in particular. Madagascar is one of the African countries most severely
affected by climate change impacts and experiences an average of 3 cyclones per
year. (world bank,2019).
Is Poverty an Issue ?
Poverty is considered one of the biggest issues in the country and the government of Madagascar has
seized the lessons and worked very hard to decrease the ratio of poverty in
the country of Madagascar, by investing the country
resources such as the agriculture.
Rice occupies the largest
share of total crop average. Many varieties of dry, wet, and irrigated rice are
grown in the central plateau, dry rice is also grown in the eastern forests and
wet rice in the lower river valleys and along the estuaries, mainly by
populations who migrated from overpopulated parts of the plateau. Costly
imports are still required.
Madagascar is one of the countries that did not reach the MDGs by
the end of 2015. The reduction of poverty by half compared to 1990, the main
MDG objectives and targets have not been achieved. Structural problems and
especially the interference and recurrence of socio-political crises were
partly responsible for the situation. The
The government's issues,
especially during the crisis period, poor access to social services, declining
development financing and the low level and non-inclusive nature of growth have
not improved the living conditions of the population. population and
development prospects, including MDG indicators. Madagascar thus continues to
be confronted with the unfinished agenda of the MDGs. Lessons learned from
their implementation are useful for the SDG process.
According to United Nations Sustainable Development Programs, the
government of Madagascar has seized the lessons and works to make the implementation
of the MDGs and the 2030 Agenda process as an opportunity to address these
challenges and seize opportunities for sustainable development in Madagascar.The issue of poverty been addressed by UN sustainable and
development goals of 2030 Agenda, the launch of the process has already made it
possible to have elements of appreciation of good national ownership and
prioritization of the SDGs, taking into account all the dimensions of
sustainable development in the region.
Call for Action
planning and management of development policies and programs (at national and regional levels), strengthening of domestic resource mobilization and coordination of interventions by all the levels and sections in the country.The establishment of an institutional system adapted and supported by a strong political commitment, a good mobilization of domestic resources and their allocation towards the sectors having an accelerating effect for the poverty reduction and the human development, in particular for the vulnerable populations, as well as the monitoring and evaluation system, have been important challenges that will have to be addressed in the context of the 2030 Agenda
The Voluntary Report recalls along with donations have lessons learned from
the implementation of the MDG agenda, presents the SDG process, its preliminary
results, the efforts to overcome the challenges and opportunities, the next
steps perspectives of the SDG process and looking forewords to change the quality of life in the country.
References:-
UNICEF,https://www.unicef.org/madagascar/reviewed, November/2019.
worldbank.org/en/country/madagascar/overview/2019.
Hello Inam,
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed your post because I did my own post on Madagascar. It sad that Madagascar was not able to reach its goal by the end of 2015. The biggest reason can be because of the poverty level the community faces. Madagascar is known for it land space and wildlife which is why it is one of the places tourists tends to visit. It sad that they only rely on rice import to feed the family daily. I also like how the government decided to get involves helping the situation in the country. Working towards the implementation of the MDGs and the 2030 Agenda process will only bring success if they stick to the plan. Overall, great post and I was still able to learn more about Madagascar which is awesome!