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Food, poverty, and power in Latin America and the Caribbean

✍ Scribed by George H. Hargreaves; Gary P. Merkley

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
146 KB
Volume
52
Category
Article
ISSN
1531-0353

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

World Bank development indicators are used to show how increased production and use of electricity is strongly associated with a good quality of life for the 2.5–3 billion people around the world now living on less than US$2 a day, and for the probable future population increase in many countries. Twenty Latin American and Caribbean countries were included in this study, and their respective development indicators were compared. Some comparisons were made with world averages and with data from the same development indicators in the United States and Sweden.

An annual increase of 1000 kWh of electricity consumption per capita tends to have a very powerful influence on quality of human life by increasing average income, literacy, health, and food adequacy. Population growth and numbers of people living in poverty generally decline when electricity consumption increases, and vice versa. Some of the resources available for development, their adequacy, and the need for improved resource inventories are described. In this light, it is important to note that the potential for increased production of electricity from renewable energy in Latin America and some parts of the Caribbean is very large and should be considered by planners. The interconnection of the various electrical grids into a single grid (excluding the Caribbean) and the use of renewable energy to generate electricity are recommended. Copyright Β© 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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