Appropriate Technologies

Question 1

Problems occurred

Answer 1

Boats were made from tree trunks, owing to widespread deforestation and shortage of suitable trunks

Other big boats or trawlers were taking lots of fish leaving local people poorer

Question 2

Environmental sustainable?

Answer 2

The use of fibreglass instead of wood helped reduce deforestation so the natural environment could be preserved

Boats were to last 7-10 years

Engines using fossil fuels

Question 3

Economy sustainable

Answer 3

2/3 of the fishermen changed to the new boats creating 5,000 new jobs

Suddenly they have a guaranteed income and no longer the poorest population in India

Question 4

Social sustainable

Answer 4

These new boats mean that fishermen have remained in their families

Money is used to invest in education, literacy rate risen to 61% from 30% in this area

Invested in health care life expectancy risen to 63 years