Dynamic Development Flashcards
What are the key facts of the Grand Inga Dam Project?
Top down development strategy
On the river Congo - 2nd highest discharge on earth
Two old dams - only working at 50% of capacity
Will feature 6 new dams
Costs US$80bn
Potential 40,000MW of energy
TNCs pulling out due to corruption
What are they key facts about the Kimbilio Project?
Bottom up development strategy
Centred in Lubumbashi
5 centres
500 children per week
3 meals a day
Facilities
Education
Built first school in 2021
What is Top Down development?
Large scale, government / TNC led
What is bottom up development?
Small scale, community led
What is bilateral aid
When an AC sends money to a poorer country to help them develop
What percentage of the DRC’s exports go to China?
51.5%
What are the two main eastern cities in the DRC?
Goma & Lubumbashi
What is the value of the DRC’s copper exports?
US$4.75 billion
What is the value of the DRC’s cobalt exports?
US$4 billion
How is a lot of the DRC’s minerals sold?
On the black market (to Chinese TNCs)
Which corrupt family ruled the DRC from 1996 - 2019
Kabila family
Who seized power over the DRC in 1965?
(Joseph) Mobutu
When did the DRC receive independence from Belgium?
1960
Which European country was the DRC previously a colony of?
Belgium
What is the average literacy rate on earth?
86%
What is the average life expectancy on earth?
72 years
What is the literacy rate of the DRC?
75%
What is the life expectancy in the DRC?
60 years
What is the population of the DRC?
100 million
What is the capital city of the DRC?
Kinshasa
What natural resources can the DRC export?
Copper, Cobalt, Coltan
What stage of the Rostow Model of development is the DRC at?
Stage 2 - pre conditions for take off
What country classification is the DRC?
LIDC
What is the GNI per capita of the DRC?
US$900
