News tagged with poor countries

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Green growth is not just for rich nations: World Bank

The World Bank urged global governments Thursday to heed the environment when pursuing prosperity, rejecting what it called a myth that green growth is a luxury most countries cannot afford.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climate conference approves landmark deal

(AP) -- A U.N. climate conference reached a hard-fought agreement Sunday on a far-reaching program meant to set a new course for the global fight against climate change.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 58

National interests hinder climate accord attempt

(AP) -- Delegates attending a 194-nation climate conference agree the world needs to send less carbon into the atmosphere, but national interests and economic worries have so far hindered attempts to reach an agreement that ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Climate talks see some progress as clock ticks

World climate talks late Thursday inched towards common ground that would bring China, the United States and Europe into a deal on tackling global warming.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

'Most poor people don't live in the poorest countries'

(PhysOrg.com) -- An Oxford University study of 1.65 billion of the world's poor shows that over twice as many live in 'middle-income' countries as in 'low-income' countries.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Philippine solar light bottles offer hope

Filipino entrepreneur Illac Diaz is aiming to help a million poor people in a year, and with the help of some plastic bottles and a clever social media campaign may do even better.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8

Get ready for climate change, says UN panel

The toll from ever-more intense floods, drought, and heatwaves will crescendo this century unless humanity anticipates the onslaught, according to a UN report set to be unveiled on Friday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 49

7 billion people are not the issue - human development is what counts

As the global media speculate on the number of people likely to inhabit the planet on Oct. 31 an international team of population and development experts argue that it is not simply the number of people that matters but more ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Climate talks inch ahead on aid despite discord

Climate negotiators said they made progress on laying out ways to help poor countries but deep differences remained on core issues ahead of a make-or-break talks in South Africa.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 08, 2011 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (8) | comments 3

Climate talks eye revenue from shipping

With nations facing gaping shortfalls meeting pledges on climate change, several governments and activist groups are pushing to put a price on shipping emissions to fund aid to poor countries.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4

New study on poor financing in developing countries explains sluggish growth

Though economists have long suspected that developing countries struggle to emerge from poverty because they lack robust financial sectors, few economists have tried to determine just how this phenomenon occurs – until ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Poverty and national parks: Decade-long study finds surprising relationship

If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Planet could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050, experts say

A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an "unrecognizable" world by 2050, researchers warned at a major US science conference Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 20, 2011 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (27) | comments 22

Economists reveal factors that help poor people lift themselves out of poverty

What factors contribute to poor people in developing countries lifting themselves out of poverty?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 10, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Development aid for maternal, newborn and child health doubled over 5 years

Health experts will today call for a greater prioritization and targeting of aid to save the lives of mothers, newborns, and children in poor countries.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0