Question

Challenge of poverty must be given prior importance than environmental degradation. Discuss the rationale of the given statement with valid reasons.( for 5 marks)​

Answer 1

Answer:

Challenge of poverty must be addressed prior to the challenge of environmental degradation. ... Therefore before focusing attention towards the challenge of environmental degradation, measures must be taken to cope up with the problem of poverty which is root cause of environmental degradation.

HOPE IT HELPS YOU

Answer 2

Answer:

Poverty often causes people to put relatively more pressure on the environment which results in larger families (due to high death rates and insecurity), improper human waste disposal leading to unhealthy living conditions, more pressure on fragile land to meet their needs, overexploitation of natural resources