FACES OF POVERTY Effects of Erosion

What is Poverty?  The most noticeable effect is the

elimination and destruction of land.
Whether caused by wind or water, erosion
Causes of Poverty lead to the displacement of soil, rocks
plants and seeds. These direct effects can
Environmental time and again head to far reaching
consequences, such as:
 Erosion, Deforestation, Climate Change,
Depletion of Natural Resources, Drought A. Shrinking habitats for animals
and Water Crisis.
B. Buildup of sediments
Economic
C. The reduction/elimination of nutrients.
 Unemployment and unfair terms of trade.
Deforestation
Health Care
 The act or consequence of slashing down or
 Inadequate nutrition, Diseases, Poor access burning all the trees in an area.
to affordable health care and substance Deforestation is the permanent destruction
abuse. of forest in order to make the land available
for other uses. Exonerating of virgin forest,
Governance or intentional demolition or abstraction of
trees and other vegetation. Converting a
 Weak rule of Law, Poor Management of
forest into cleared land.
Resources, Poor access to affordable
education and corruption.
Demographics and Social Factors Causes of Deforestation
 Overpopulation, War, Individual beliefs,  According to the earth observatory, the
actions and choices. single most direct cause of deforestation is
conversion of forestry to cropland and
The Poverty Trap
pasture. Other causes include urbanization
a. Hunger and infrastracture expansion.

b. Lack of Education 1. To make more land available for housing and

c. Poverty
d. Disease
e. Fewer job opportunities
f. Can’t work
g. Poverty
Environmental Erosion
 The gradual destruction of something by
natural forces such as: a. Water b. Wind c.
Ice
Causes of Erosion
 Erosion is a process that triggers the soil
facade to deteriorate. Geological Erosion is
caused by water, wind or gravity.
Accelerated erosion is caused by human
use of land. Activities such as excessive
construction, agriculture, surface mining
and forestry.
urbanization.
2. To harvest timber to create commercial items
such as paper, furniture and homes.
3. To create ingredients that are highly prized
consumer items, such as the oil from palm trees.
4. To create room for cattle ranching.
Effects of Deforestation
 Deforestattion is believes to be one of
casual reasons to global climate change.
Other effects of Deforestation:
Loss of species:
Plants and animals are losing their habitats that
could eventually lead to species extinction.
Water Cycle:
Trees are essential to the water cycle. They
absorb rain fall and produce water vapor that is
released into the atmosphere. Trees moreover
lessen the pollution in water.
Soil erosion:
Trees roots anchor soil. Without trees, the soil is
free to wash or blow away, which can lead to
vegetation growth problems.
Life quality:
Soil erosion can also lead to sediments entering
the lakes, streams and other water sources that
could reduce water quality and cause harm to
human health.
Importance of Trees
Removes Carbon Dioxide, Reduce Erosion,
Provides Fruit, Prevents Flooding, Provide
Medicine, Add Oxygen and Cools our homes.
Plant a Tree:Save our Earth
Climate Change
 Shift in the planet’s weather patterns or
average temperatures. Also called global
warming, refers to the rise in average
surface temperature on earth.
Causes and Sources of climate change:
1. Accumulation of greenhouse gases in the
atmosphere.
2. The burning of coal and fossil fuels.
3. Some natural earth activities such as volcanic
eruptions.
4. Some climate change comes from natural
phenomena, including the changing path of
Earth’s orbit around the sun and extended
heating and cooling phases.
5. According to the Environmental Protection
Agency, however, human activity, starting in the
20th century, greatly accelerates the rate of
climate change.
Effects of Climate Change
1. More heat melts ice, worsens weather and
expands oceans.
2. Human life and prosperity suffer as the
climate shifts.
3. Climate change is a major threat
agriculture.
4. Warmer, polluted air affects our health.
5. Natural habitats become hostile to plants and
animals.
6. The ice arctic animals need is vanishing.
7. Coral and shellfish are suffering.
Depletion of Natural Resources
The consumption of a resource faster than it can
be replenished. Happens when natural resources
are consumes at a greater rate than they are
produced.
Causes of Natural Resource Depletion
1. Overconsumption
2. Overpopulation
3. Industrial and Technological development
4. Erosion, deforestation, overfishing, mining
and pollution.
Effects of Natural Resource Depletion
Depends on the type of resource
 Reduced water quality affects human and
animals by reducing the amount of healthy
and safe drinking water.
 Swift and hasty use of fossil fuels
commence foreign and harmful toxins into
waterways, the ground and the atmosphere,
and affects human population by increasing
the cost of transportation.
Drought and water crisis
Drought is a period of dry weather, especially a
long one that is injurious to crops. Water
scarcity/ crisis is the lack of sufficient available
water resource to meet water needs within a
region.
Causes of Drought and water Crisis
Droughts are caused by changes in:
A. Land and sea surface temperatures,
B. Atmospheric circulationm patterns
C. Soil moisture content
A change in any one of these factors set up a
cyclical chain of events that can result in
extreme climate conditions such as drought. A
to drought is a period of drier than-normal
conditions that results in water-related problems.
Effects of Drought and Water Crisis
One impact of drought on communities is its
effect on water supply. The amount of
devastation depends on:
A. The strenght of the drought and  Types of Unemployment
1. Frictional
B. The lenght of time an area is considered to 2. Structural
be in drought conditions. 3. Cyclical
4. Seasonal
5. Technical
Drought has a greater impact on poorer 6. Disguised
communities as compared to well off ones who
have better opportunities to bring in resources Frictional Unemployment
from other areas. The effects of drought on  Happens when an employee shifts one job
public health can be numerous and severe. to another.
 The time interval between jobs when an
1. Increase in heat-related illness individual employee is looking for, or
transitioning from one profession to
2. Waterborne illness
another.
3. Mental illness(due to crop failure or other loss Structural Unemployment
of income)  Arises when the qualification of an
individual is inadequate to meet job
4. Limited food availability (due to crop failure) requirements and expectations set by the
employers.
5. Reduced living conditions (due to higher
 Caused by mismatch of skills or geographic
electricity demands) location.
Unemployment
Cyclical or Demand Deficient Unemployment
The state of not having a job. Condition of  Takes place when the economy is in need
unwanted job losses , or willing workers without of low workforce. Demand for labor is
jobs. Refers to situation in which individuals short when the economy is in a state of
who are willing and able to work, actively crisis.
searching for a job , yet still unable to find work.  Domino effect demand for goods and
A person who is : services when fall ( aggregate demand),
 Physically fit But resulting in less production needed, and
 Mentally sound does consequently, less workers required .
 Competently skilled not  Unemployment that fluctuates with the
 Willing to work at get business cycle, increasing during
prevailing wage rate hired. contractions and decreasing during
expansions.
Filipinos are gifted with a bunch of skills and Seasonal Unemployment
capabilities to even compete globally . Some of  Transpires when an occupation is not
them produced brilliant ideas and brought fame demand at particular period of time.
and glory for our country. However, so many  A condition where a number of people are
Filipinos are either under employed , or worse- not able to find jobs during certain months
employed . Why? Because there are not enough of the year.
jobs available that matches the required skills  Certain industries employ workers for a
need to land the job. limited, particular season only.
 Mass unemployment not enough jobs for
working people leads to a lack of resources Technical Unemployment
and food in the family unit.  Occurs when extra people are engaged in
 Famine caused by a lack of rainfall and an occupation than the total number of
fertile land occurs often and has a big people necessary for that job.
impact.  More people are occupied in the work
 Many children starve as a result every year. than essentially required.

Unemployment Rate= (Number of Causes of Unemployment

unemployed/Labor force)*100  High population growth
 Economic inflation
Discouraged Workers  Economic recession
 Refers to the people who become weary  Changing technology
and tired of looking for work or believe  Unskilled workforce
they wont be able to obtain one.  Absence of employment opportunities
 Sloe developing of industries
 Insufficient rate of economic progress causing shortage in food supply and rising
 Lack of complementary factors of prices as well.
production (land, capital, entrepreneurship)
Effects:
Effects of unemployment  Malnutrition
 At individual level
 Loss of earnings  Different illnesses
 Mental stress
 Loss of self-esteem  Early deaths
 Directly linked to poverty
Poor Access to Affordable Healthcare
 At social level
 Healthcare is the act of taking preventative
 Civil unrest
or necessary medical procedures to
 Law and order problem
improve a person’s well- being. It is the
Solutions:
prevention or treatment of illness by
 Improve awareness of available jobs
doctors, dentist psychologist for the
 Provide trainings allowing employees to
maintenance and restoration of human
gain adequate skills
health.
 Encourage investors to establish and
 Unfortunately, this does not come cheap.
operate business.
For some, they would rather use their
 Create employment opportunities in both
meagre savings (if any), for food processes
urban and rural areas
rather than medical treatments.
 Reorientation in education
 Some, especially those in rural and remote
places, even resort to herbal medications
Underemployment
rather than the commercialized prescriptive
 Occurs when workers are overqualified for
drugs by medical doctors.
their jobs or work fewer hours than they
would prefer.
Diseases
Employment sectors in the Philippines  Also known as illness.
 Some of the diseases that man experience
1. Service sector are due to the pollution in the environment,
2. Agricultural sector coupled with unhealthy lifestyle. Although
3. Industrial sector some are preventable, again, there is the
issue on health care and price of
Unfair terms of trade medication.
Trade systems favour the more affluent countries  There is a need to continue to improve
 Trade “liberalization” inhibits developing resource efficiency and pollution control so
nations from shielding and preventing their that standards of living can rise without
local farmers and producers from unjust negative impact.
international competition. Substance Abuse
 Affluent countries are compelling  Poverty is also caused by drugs and alcohol
developing countries to compete on the as some people spend all their money on
world markets even before they are way addictions like this that would eventually
prepared and ready for such crusade. yeld to more problems and complication in
HEALTHCARE the nearby future.
Inadequate Nutrition Governance
 Nutritional deficiency –in an inadequate Weak rule of law
supply of essential nutrients (as vitamins  It is essential for both government and
and minerals) in the diet resulting in private sector to have good laws,
malnutrition or disease. foundations and methods in place to
Causes: guarantee responsibility, constancy,
 Poverty impartiality and access to justice for all.
 Increasing pricing
 Easy access to non-nutritious foods (junk Poor Management of Resource Revenues
foods) Why natural Resources are special and unique?
Weather and Natural Disasters  They are finite.
Climate change resulted to more repeated They are non-renewable, simply put
extreme weather conditions such as drought and once extracted and consumed, it cannot
floods. These are manifested in El Nino and La be replaced. Prime examples are coal,
Nina phenomenon. These can actually destroy or natural gas and oil.
damage crops, agriculture and livestock alike,  They are volatile.
 Commodity prices of certain natural
resources fluntuate according to market
forces. The price of gasolinerises and fall
according to demand and supply.

Poor Access to Affordable Education

A good training ground for studebts should start
from quality education. This should prepare
them with the right skills, talents, and discipline
to face the various industries after earning a
degree. But education without a doubt, is indeed
expensive. For those who are poorer, they look
at education in two very different aspects. One
sees it as an opportunity or a chance to have a
beeter future if he strives to be educated. Other
viewed it pessimistically. They would rather
work to earn and survive rather than spend time
in studying.

Corruption
 One of the biggest socio-economic
problems that contribiutes to poverty.
Funds are getting short for other important
concerns such as health, education,
agriculture-to name a few.
 It is properly defined as the abuse of
entrusted power for private gain. It is a
dishonest as well as illegal behavior that
destroys peoples’ trust.

Demographics and Social Factors

 Overpopulation
 More mouths to feed.
 More resources needed to meet at least the
basic needs like food, shelter and clothing.

War
 Destroys the economy including business
and agriculture sector.
 Money is spent on wars and weapons of
destruction instead of other important
matters such as food, education and health.

Individual beliefs, actions and choices

 These are the human acts according to his
faith, values and preference.