Impacts Of Madagascar

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Climate is the main reason that the country of madagascar. The island’s is very vulnerable to many types of natural disasters such as large areas of flooding and extreme drought. Being at such high risk for natural disaster not only devastates and destroys communities it may put fear in the people that inhabit the area because not only are they afraid of the danger ,but also not have the things and materials to get up and leave the place they call home to go to a better place. Flooding in Madagascar has brought polluted water into urban areas causing diseases and sickness among the people that have little to none sanitary ways. Plus as natural resources continue to be abused and not being taken care of properly, the island’s large diverse …show more content…

Because of the lack of money they are practically being forced to start deforestation endangering native species that are only found in madagascar ,such as the lemar. Almost everyone born in madagascar is experiencing some sort of poverty in their life. Men women and children all have equal opportunity. So far there isn't much stabilization with the poverty and hunger epidemic. Without a change in growing conditions the country may just keep spiraling downward. If a rural family was provided with healthy food they would be healthy but the still would live in poverty because the lack of growth in their …show more content…

Maybe one day food insecurity will not be a problem and people will live life and be happy and not have to worry about being in such hard times in life. I hope that this paper along with many others will have a very large impact that creates a movement towards an end to the struggle that these people of this country feel everyday. I believe that the new development to improve their agricultural industry will give them a large spark and bring life to their poor economy. With a better mare stable economy people will become more educated bringing forth better leadership. With new leaders better newer projects that would be but into place stabilizing and even boosting the economy forward. Many of the people of madagascar would be in complete joy jubilation to known that things are being done and being put into place to give them a brighter future as well as their generations to come. The country of Madagascar is an incredibly beautiful with its bright vibrant rainforest. The countries varieties of unique species from the baobab tree to the ravenala which are both very unique and are really what make this country so great. It would really a huge shame if this country went down along with is great landscape. Hopefully efforts are put into place that officially end not only madagascar’s ,but the world’s food crisis. A world without hunger would be a more peaceful less

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