Challenges in Rio - Paper 2 Flashcards
Name some social challenges.
Providing an adequate water supply
School enrolment is low
Access to adequate healthcare.
Why is providing an adequate water supply a problem?
Health issues - water borne diseases like cholera.
Children spend time collecting water rather than going to school.
What are the solutions were there to provide water supplies?
7 new treatment plans built between 1998 and 2014 (300km pipes laid)
By 2014, 95% of population had a main water supply.
Why is there still problems with this? (providing adequate water supply)
They have not managed to give water supplies to all people and 5% are still without access to it.
Why is school enrolment a problem?
Most likely staying in poor conditions.
Gain no beneficial skills
Higher crime rate
shortage of schools and teachers
Result in the informal economy
What are 2 economic challenges in Rio?
High levels of unemployment
High levels of crime
Why is high levels of crime a problem?
More possible deaths
More deaths done by police due to gangs attacking - 1 in 27 arrests people are shot.
More police controlled areas restricting people from certain places.
Why is high levels of unemployment a problem?
cannot pay insurance cover and unemployment benefit.
cant cover health insurance
cannot pay taxes and the government receives no income from them.
over 20% of people in favelas are unemployed.
What are the solutions to high levels of unemployment?
“The schools of tomorrow” programme aims improving education for young people.
Free childcare for teenage parents.
Solutions to high levels of crime.
Police pacifying units - reclaiming favelas from gangs.
What is the informal sector/economy?
Employment outside of the official knowledge of the government - don’t pay tax.
name 2 environmental challenges.
air pollution
water pollution
why is air pollution a problem?
causes smog due to traffic
contributing to climate change and enhanced gge
high crimes that many people travel by car
Why is water pollution a problem?
Shortage of food which people rely on
damage tourist beaches and local economies
loss of income for fishing industry.
