Abstract:
Poverty is defining as a lack of living conditions, an inability to meet basic
needs such as food, clean drinking water, proper sanitation, education, health
care, and other social services. South Asia can describe as the eight nations
around the Indian subcontinent including; Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives. A livelihood comprises the
capabilities, assets, and activities required for a living and the concept of
sustainable livelihood mainly based on more income increased well-being,
reduced vulnerabilities and improved food security. Poverty is one of the
major factors affecting under-development in the south Asian region.
Therefore, this poverty impact on sustainable livelihood in south Asia. The
main objective of the study is to identify the main reasons which have causes
poverty in south Asia and to examine the existing and probable impacts of
poverty on sustainable livelihood in South Asia. Finally, the study focuses on
the mechanisms to eradicate poverty in South Asia. The methodology that has
followed for the study is based on secondary data resources such as textbooks,
journals, publications, websites, and online journals. The descriptive analysis
is used by the researcher. The findings of the study illustrate that poverty is a
considerable issue that effects on sustainable development of the South Asian
region. South Asia is the largest source of income poverty in the world.
Similarly, multidimensional poverty in South Asia is also considerably higher
than that of the world and other regional averages. South Asian regions are
expected to end poverty in 2030.
