What are some issues that Cuba is facing because of population?

Question

First to give the most issues (must be a GOOD answer) gets 10 points.

Thanks!

Answer 1

Cuba is to much dependent on foreign aid be it from the former Sovjets or todays Venezuela . The agriculture is a ruin

before the revolution more than 6 mil.pieces of cattle , now days 2 mil. Today Cuba is a massive food importer, before they exported food and sugar.

The majority of the population is born after the revolution and they want a better life, better food, clothing , a TVset, a DVD set etc.

To my opinion one of their biggest problems is to maintain their social benefits. There are enough medical professionals and educated people but the infrastucture is declining , because there are no taxes there is not enough money for pensions.

Lots of eldery people have a difficult time to survive on pensions ranging from 3 to 7 dollar a month and the monthly subsidised food rations are only sufficient for two weeks.

If you can't rely on family and good neighbors in Cuba you're lost, the social network is vital.

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Answer 2

I pulled out some portions of this article that you may find interesting. They're not complete thoughts as you'd need to see the surrounding issues of the topics mentioned...hopefully there may be some information here that you might find useful for what you need to know:

Oil spills, coastal erosion, rising salinity, algal blooms and high levels of industrial pollution showed Cuba was paying a high environmental price for industrialisation.

Continuing large-scale soil degradation -- erosion, bad drainage, salinity, soil acidity, and compacting;

the deterioration of health and environment conditions in cities and towns, due to a fall in spending on housing and urban infrastructure;

fresh and salt water pollution that was undermining fishing, agriculture and tourism, as well as natural ecosystems;

selective deforestation, which damaged soils, water tables and fragile ecosystems; and

loss of biological diversity.

The concessions that Cuba has had to make to survive in the capitalist world -- such as a large increase in joint ventures in industries like tourism -- brings new stresses. Similarly, the growth in numbers of self-employed people and small farmers also threatens to boost environmental decline.

The main factor behind this confidence is the mass participation and revolutionary commitment of Cuba's people and communities in implementing environment policy, an ingredient that no capitalist society can match. Even while Cuba still lags in making use of many of the tools available to capitalist governments (eco-taxes, environmentally adjusted national accounting), participatory democracy gives Cuba the chance to advance towards sustainability while in the rest of the Third World the environment collapses.

This is especially so when combined with the Cuban political system's capacity to implement integrated plans involving all “players” and its desire to educate its people in humanist and environmental values.

There is a broad debate on the island about how to involve the mass of people in the battle for environmental sustainability. That is far more inspiring and hopeful than an environment policy which consists of Dodgy Brothers flogging us shares in tax-deductable eucalypt plantations.

*NB but just remember, even though Cuba is a third world country, they are still on top for education, medical, employment, etc...even if the population keeps booming. They are always seeming to manage and people are still surviving and living well, with mortality rates still lower than affluential countries.