drought
... Adjustment Program due to the government's failure to maintain reforms and curb corruption. A severe drought from 1999 to 2000 compounded Kenya's problems, causing water and energy rationing and reducing ...
www.exxun.com/Kenya/e_ec.html
drought
... Growth and Opportunity Act. The economy is still primarily based on subsistence agriculture, especially livestock, although drought has decreased agricultural activity. The extreme inequality in the distribution of income remains a major ...
www.exxun.com/Lesotho/e_ec.html
drought
periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
www.exxun.com/Madagascar/b_mp.html
drought
... Trust Fund made up of US and RMI contributions will begin perpetual annual payouts. Government downsizing, drought, a drop in construction, the decline in tourism, and less income from the renewal of ...
www.exxun.com/MarshallIslands/e_ec.html
drought
overgrazing, deforestation, and soil erosion aggravated by drought are contributing to desertification; limited natural fresh water resources away from the Senegal, which is the only perennial river; locust infestation
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/b_mp.html
drought
... source of revenue. The country's first deepwater port opened near Nouakchott in 1986. Before 2000, drought and economic mismanagement resulted in a buildup of foreign debt. In February 2000, Mauritania qualified ...
www.exxun.com/Mauritania/e_ec.html
drought
dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; "zud," which is harsh winter conditions
www.exxun.com/Mongolia/b_mp.html
drought
... economy. Morocco's GDP growth rose to 5.3% in 2008, with the economy recovering from a drought in 2007 that severely reduced agricultural output and necessitated wheat imports at rising world prices ...
www.exxun.com/Morocco/e_ec.html
drought
... a close with independence in 1975. Large-scale emigration, economic dependence on South Africa, a severe drought, and a prolonged civil war hindered the country's development until the mid 1990's ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/a_fg.html
drought
a long civil war and recurrent drought in the hinterlands have resulted in increased migration of the population to urban and coastal areas with adverse environmental consequences; desertification; pollution of surface and ...
www.exxun.com/Mozambique/b_mp.html
drought
prolonged periods of drought
www.exxun.com/Namibia/b_mp.html
drought
... on subsistence agriculture for its livelihood. Namibia normally imports about 50% of its cereal requirements; in drought years food shortages are a major problem in rural areas. A high per capita GDP ...
www.exxun.com/Namibia/e_ec.html
drought
severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing, intensity, and duration of the summer monsoons
www.exxun.com/Nepal/b_mp.html
Drought
... whose economy centers on subsistence crops, livestock, and some of the world's largest uranium deposits. Drought cycles, desertification, and strong population growth have undercut the economy. Niger shares a common currency ...
www.exxun.com/Niger/e_ec.html
drought
rain forest subject to deforestation as a result of growing commercial demand for tropical timber; pollution from mining projects; severe drought
www.exxun.com/PapuaNewGuinea/b_mp.html
