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政治压迫所产生的环境后果

哈拉雷—津巴布韦曾经是非洲的后起之秀。因为拥有丰富的人力资本、可观的自然资源财富和现代化的基础设施，津巴布韦曾经是非洲大陆最主要的玉米、小麦和大豆出产国。农产品出口为其赢得了“非洲粮仓”的美誉。很难想象这个国家已经衰落到了何种程度。

今天，不要说养活非洲其他国家，津巴布韦几乎养不活其本国人口。据世界粮食计划署统计，约860万津巴布韦民众需要帮助，而因为2019年新冠疫情的打击，2020年严重营养不良发生率预计将增加15%。此外，政府根本无力提供安全饮水、医疗保健、充足的住房和教育等基本服务。

津巴布韦同时还经历着10多年来第2次经济危机，此次危机也是有史以来最严重的。该国现在受到通胀失控、严重燃料短缺、长时间停电以及失业率飙升等问题的困扰。现在，约90%的津巴布韦人想方设法在非正规行业寻找工作。

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