Author(s)
Minkner-Bünjer, MechthildContributor(s)
Institut für Iberoamerika-KundeKeywords
ÖkologiePolitikwissenschaft
Ecology
Political science
Ökologie und Umwelt
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Ecology, Environment
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Lateinamerika
Honduras
Nicaragua
Naturkatastrophe
Umweltschaden
soziale Lage
Wirtschaftsentwicklung
Nahrungsmittel
landwirtschaftliche Entwicklung
Wiederaufbau
Beschäftigungsentwicklung
Wirtschaftswachstum
politische Folgen
soziale Folgen
wirtschaftliche Folgen
Guatemala
Costa Rica
Entschuldung
Latin America
Honduras
Nicaragua
natural disaster
environmental damage
social situation
economic development (on national level)
food
agricultural development
reconstruction
employment trend
economic growth
political impact
social effects
economic impact
Guatemala
Costa Rica
debt relief
20900
10500
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Abstract
"Nach Aussagen des Welternährungsprogramms könnte sich die Versorgung mit Grundnahrungsmitteln in den ärmsten und am meisten von Hurrikan Mitch betroffenen Ländern Honduras und Nikaragua in den nächsten Monaten sukzessive zuspitzen. Im August/September 1999 hofft ein Teil der Subsistenzbauern wieder Mais und Bohnen ernten zu können. Seit November 1998 werden insgesamt rund eine Million Personen in den Ländern über das Welternährungsprogramm versorgt. Rund Zweidrittel werden voraussichtlich weitere zwei Jahre von
 Food for Work-Programmen abhängen. Der Wiederaufbau des Exportsektors, normalerweise
 in Zusammenhang mit Importmöglichkeiten, Währungsreserven und Schuldenbedienung ge-
 bracht, ist auch für diese Problematik prioritär. Von seinem Funktionieren hängen Lohn und
 Brot von rund 120.000 armen Landarbeiterfamilien ab. Laut Einschätzung der FAO (http://www.fao.org) können sich die mittleren und großen Unternehmen der Exportwirtschaft
 durch Bankkredite, Regierungsunterstützung sowie Entschädigungen der Versicherungen in
 etwa 3 bis 5 Jahren von den Folgen des Hurrikans erholen. Der mittel- bis langfristige Wiederaufbau der traditionellen Land- und Viehwirtschaft ist weitaus schwieriger. Einerseits war sie -als Hurrikan Mitch Zentralamerika heimsuchte- gerade dabei, die Folgeschäden von ElNiño zu überwinden. Andererseits traf Mitch die Subsistenzbauern und Tagelöhner als die Ärmsten der Armen besonders schwer. Ein solidarischer Schulterschluß über politische Gräben und tiefgehende soziale und ethnische Gegensätze hinweg für einen besonders den Armen nützenden Wiederaufbau ist erforderlich. Sonst ist die nächste Katastrophe "Typ Mitch" vorprogrammiert." (Autorenreferat)Date
2015-08-31Type
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http://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/44420
http://opac.giga-hamburg.de/brennpunkt_la/bpk9904e.pdf
urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-444206
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