A study of health needs of IDP women and men in Colombia by Mogollón Pérez et al noted how respondents frequently referred to the economic causes of poor health, in particular the loss of livelihoods and difficulties in finding new work.
Lastly, the post-war environment is fraught with stressors such as endemic poverty, unemployment and lack of opportunities for livelihoods, financial difficulties, conflicts, and disempowerment, all of which are risk factors for suicidal behaviours [ 22, 26- 29].
Since the 1980s, vast lands have been brought under rice cultivation; many of these areas in addition to other agriculture-based livelihoods have experienced difficulties due to increased salinity stemming in part from the expansion of seawater shrimp cultivation.
He tells cynics that his main motivation for choosing education to make his livelihood was his struggle with dyslexia and the difficulties of his son Pierce, 15, in whom attention deficit disorder has been diagnosed.
The members of Congress were echoing comments by President Obama last week, when he criticized BP for spending $50 million on TV advertising while people whose livelihoods were wrecked by oil spill were reporting difficulties in getting their claims paid.
Most people in the region have ties to land or resources found to the north or south of the CBPP fences and enclosure has caused difficulties for people attempting to conduct their usual livelihood activities.
Although the deadline for filing claims under the RDA is usually 14 days, the home secretary extended this to 42 days soon after the August riots in recognition of the difficulties facing those who had lost entire homes or livelihoods.
As the main livelihoods of the IDP community in question are fishing or farming, female participants might have been experiencing difficulties finding employment in areas of origin, especially as post-conflict areas lack economic resources or ready-made job opportunities.
As a result women continue to face multiple difficulties in their personal, family, and community lives that are characterized by domestic ties, imposed restrictions, and limited livelihood options.
Reason: livelihood issues".
