Holy shit. Why is there so much trash everywhere?
That’s what happens to a country when single use plastic comes into the country while they don’t have the infrastructure to deal with it.
That’s what happens to a country when single use plastic comes into the country ~~while they don’t have the infrastructure to deal with it~~.
Having the infrastructure would make no difference. Most people in Uganda have more important priorities than worrying about recycling plastic bags, like getting enough food to eat and avoiding being killed by gangs. This sadly is the reality in much of Africa
While that one pick does show a trashy area, most of Uganda is not covered in trash.
Developing countries have long faced a massive shortfall of funding for infrastructure projects. China is now scaling back its Belt and Road Initiative due to debt repayment concerns, but unfortunately it looks like nobody else is stepping up to fill the gap.
And, y'know, it's now politically unpopular to accept Chinese money. I guess it's better to just not accept money and not get infrastructure built?
The costs feel extremely low to me for such a project. In my country, just the greater area around the city I'm living in received a €677 Million investment for train infrastructure in 2020. The next few years this will be spent to increase capacity in a small area that already has infrastructure.
Does your country have high wages, safety standards, do consulting studies, etc?
It's a railroad, how complex does it need to be?
Very?
OH&S and labour costs a lot, why do you think so many companies produce in the third world.
Hopefully they run passenger service on the line too - it can be an immense help to the rural areas in much of Africa
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