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Belize Energy Sector Diagnostic PUC 22 expenditure was not high enough to enable them to satisfy their basic food requirements. Poverty was most severe in rural areas, with 42.5% of the rural population deemed to be below the poverty line. Of people engaged in the agriculture and fisheries sector 49.4% fell into the lowest income quintile. The poorest quintile had more children and were generally not well-educated and lacked technical and vocational skills. For the most part electricity was used for lighting, except in Toledo, where 63.4% of the population was still dependent on kerosene. The poor were more dependent on wood as fuel for cooking than the non-poor.49 The causes of poverty were generally found to be economic, stemming mainly from unemployment, low productivity and low earnings, although level of education and size of household influenced vulnerability to poverty.50 According to the GOB, poverty reduction in the medium term will be approached in several ways. Rural poverty will continue to be addressed through the promotion of small-scale agricultural development and the implementation of rural community-based projects to improve social infrastructure in the villages. Skills training will be provided to encourage employment and entrepreneurship in both rural and urban areas and support will be provided for institutions providing credit and advisory services to small and medium enterprises. Environment Belize is blessed with a myriad of resources. “The unspoiled nature of the country is one of its most highly prized assets, and protection of the quality of its resources are paramount.”51 As such the GOB has pledged in its medium term strategy to ensure that attention is placed on strengthening capacity and performance in land-use planning, environmental management and environmental protection.”52 Recognizing that environmental management and environmental protection are horizontal issues important in poverty reduction, health, tourism (particularly eco-tourism and community based tourism), industrial and agricultural development and disaster mitigation and management, the GOB has indicated that the environment and environmental issues will continue to attract significant attention and public sector human and financial resources. Among the proposed medium term initiatives are; the promotion of a sound management plan for the sustainable harvesting of timber; policies for reforestation and provision of incentives for carbon sequestration programs that renew the forests, preserve the environment and generate income through planting rather than cutting; develop and implement policies and laws that protect the environment against deforestation, soil erosion, coastline erosion, destruction of the reef, pollution of water and destruction of natural habitat for wildlife and a biodiversity management project.53 49 Poverty Assessment Report – Belize, Caribbean Development Bank, http://www.caribank.org/share/www- site/publications.nsf/pages/POV_Belize, downloaded 8/31/03 50 National Poverty Elimination Strategy, ibid, pg. 2 51 A Tourism Strategy for Belize, Ministry of the Tourism and Environment, Belmopan Belize 52 ibid, pg. 11 53 ibid, pg. 71PDF Image | Energy for Sustainable Development Toward a National Energy Strategy for Belize Energy Sector Diagnostic
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