Economy

How many poor in the world?

How reliable are the World Bank

Publication Date: 
25/10/2008
Economic and Political Weekly
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Economy, Poverty, World Bank, Global
Environment

 News 360

VIEW FINDER BAMBOO LAWYERS This bamboo cluster is the latest client of these advocates from the High Court of Kerala, Ernakulum. Recently, when the authorities wanted to cut down the bamboo, which has been there on the court premises for long, the lawyers came to its rescue and staged protests. They are also members of the Lawyers

Publication Date: 
14/10/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Environment, Climate Change, Natural Disasters, Health, Energy, Wildlife, Global
Climate Change

 Death at your doorstep

Enlarge View Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan particularly vulnerable to extreme weather conditions Flood-risk hotspots occur in Africa, including the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, Great Lakes region, Central Africa and Southeast Africa; Central, South and Southeast Asia; and Central America and the western part of South America

Publication Date: 
14/10/2008
Down to Earth
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Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Global, South Asia
Agriculture

The global food crisis: creating an opportunity for fairer and more sustainable food and agriculture systems worldwide

In 2008, agricultural commodity prices on world markets reached their highest levels in 30 years. In some cases, the nominal prices set new records. Some of the policy mistakes are seemingly not directly related to agriculture, but have had a profound impact on production choices, and on what kind of food is available, and to whom.

Publication Date: 
14/10/2008
Daniel G. De La Torre Ugarte, Sophia Murphy
Heinrich Boell Foundation
Tags:
Agriculture, Food Prices, Trade, Biofuel, Global, Food Security
Climate Change

Distribution of emission allowances under the greenhouse development rights and other effort sharing approaches

This report shows the results under a Greenhouse Development Rights (GDRs) regime for global effort sharing until 2050. In addition, it compares the GDRs approach to several other effort sharing approaches for different stabilisation levels.

Publication Date: 
13/10/2008
Niklas Hhne, Sara Moltmann
Heinrich-Bll-Stiftung
Tags:
Carbon Dioxide, Climate Change, Green House Gases, Development, India, Global
Agriculture

Rising food and fuel prices: addressing the risks to future generations

Ensuring food security in the face of rapidly rising food prices requires a combination of effective safety nets and improving agricultural productivity. Adjusting to higher fuel prices will require again effective safety nets plus a combination of efficient energy use and diversification away from traditional fossil fuels.

Publication Date: 
12/10/2008
The World Bank
Tags:
Food Prices, Nutrition, Health, India, Global, Food Security, Fuel Pricing
Health

Hunting down a crafty killer

A new global campaign and the latest genetic breakthroughs energise efforts to wipe out malaria

Publication Date: 
11/10/2008
Economist (London)
Tags:
Malaria, Medical Research, Global
Wildlife

The status of the world's land and marine mammals: Diversity, threat, and knowledge

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and distribution of the world's mammals. Data, compiled by 1700+ experts, cover all 5487 species, including marine mammals.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2008
Jan Schipper, Janice S. Chanson, Federica Chiozza & et al
Science
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Marine Life, Endangered Species, Wildlife, Mammals, Global
Biodiversity

Global hotspots and knowledge gaps for tree and flying squirrels

Tree and flying squirrels are important components of forested ecosystems, and are advocated as indicators of forest health. In this global assessment of the distribution, endangerment and scientific knowledge of squirrels, we reveal trends that warrant urgent attention.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2008
John L. Koprowski, R. Nandini
Current Science
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Ecosystem Services, Tropical Forests, Deforestation, Endangered Species, Fauna, Mammals, Biodiversity, Global
Economy

Managing global growth

After several years of robust growth, the world economy today faces some serious and unenviable challenges. The US housing bubble of 2007 and the unfolding credit crisis, the decline of dollar vis-a-vis other major currencies, the persistence of large global imbalances and high oil prices threaten the sustain-ability of global growth in the coming years.

Publication Date: 
05/10/2008
Anoop Babani
Business India (Mumbai)
Tags:
Economy, UN, China, Japan, United States Of America (US), Global

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