Environment

The class question in the growth and equity debate

A relationship of economic growth with income distribution and poverty reduction has been well researched. This article explores the role played by the balance of class power, the nature of the governance regime, and the policy framework to relook at this old debate and asks how the initial conditions and nature of growth affect wealth and distribution.

Publication Date: 
25/05/2013
V Upadhyay
Economic and Political Weekly
48
21
14-16
Tags:
Economy, Environment, Poverty, Unemployment, Developing Countries, Economic Development
Health

Trends in contraceptive need and use in developing countries in 2003, 2008, and 2012: an analysis of national surveys

Data for trends in contraceptive use and need are necessary to guide programme and policy decisions and to monitor progress towards Millennium Development Goal 5, which calls for universal access to contraceptive services. The researchers therefore aimed to estimate trends in contraceptive use and unmet need in developing countries in 2003, 2008, and 2012 .

Publication Date: 
18/05/2013
Jacqueline E Darroch, Susheela Singh
Lancet
381
9879
1756-1762
Tags:
Contraception, Developing Countries, Women, Family Planning, Poverty, Africa, India, South America, Asia
Economy

Developing countries to get bigger share of investments: World Bank

Says China and India will also turn into the world's two biggest investors by 2030

The percentage of global investment that goes to developing countries should triple in the next two decades as emerging economies catch up to richer nations and become more integrated into financial markets, the World Bank predicted in a report on Thursday.

Publication Date: 
17/05/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, China, Global, World Bank, Population, Development, Developing Countries, Economy
Forests

ESA’s innovative satellite to monitor Earth’s forests

The European Space Agency is set to launch a new innovative Earth explorer satellite in 2020 to map and monitor the global forests – our planet’s most important natural resources.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2013
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Europe, Space Technology, Science And Technology, Forests, Biomass, Carbon Sinks, REDD, Developing Countries, Deforestation, Salinity
Economy

ADB to lend India $6 billion over next three years

The Asian Development Bank will maintain its lending rate to India of about $2 billion per annum for the next three years, which will be invested in power, transportation, water and sanitation, the multilateral bank’s president Takehiko Nakao said on Sunday.

Nakao added that the bank had identified some projects where the money may be invested in, but declined to specify in detail. “At this point, it is not a good idea to say what projects we are thinking because it is subject to discussions in the board of directors, but of course we are looking at specific projects. Our investment to India is very broad-based.

Publication Date: 
06/05/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Energy, Transport, Water Supply, Sanitation, Himachal Pradesh, Renewable Energy, Education, Meghalaya, Developing Countries, Economy
Climate Change

Nations seek flexible climate approach, but no breakthrough in Bonn

New, more flexible ways to fight climate change were sketched out on Friday at the end of a week of talks between 160 nations, but there was no breakthrough in bridging a deep divide between China

Publication Date: 
04/05/2013
Reuters
Tags:
Climate Change, China, United States Of America (US), Kyoto Protocol, Green House Gases, India, Developing Countries, Carbon Dioxide, Global Warming
Economy

Green economy and trade: trends, challenges and opportunities

By addressing the critical nexus between a green economy and international trade, this report responds to the calls made by world leaders at Rio+20 for supporting the transition to a green economy that contributes to poverty eradication and sustainable development.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2013
UNEP
Tags:
Sustainable Development, Economy, Economic Development, Trade, Developing Countries, India, Agriculture, Fisheries, Aquaculture, Forests, Renewable Energy, Tourism
Climate Change

US offers modest plan to rekindle climate change talks

A US submission to UN-backed negotiations shows how a scaled-down global climate deal which falls short of a full treaty can be agreed in 2015.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2013
Age (Australia)
Tags:
United States Of America (US), Climate Change, Carbon Dioxide, Kyoto Protocol, China, Developing Countries, European Union (EU), Renewable Energy, Cap And Trade, Climate Agreements, Climate Mitigation, Global Warming, Green House Gases, Coal, Natural Gas
Climate Change

Climate-triggered impact costs Pakistan up to $14b a year

Speakers at a meeting of national coordination body of the Mangroves for Future (MFF) programme on Thursday called for protection and conservation of mangrove forests which, they said, played a vit

Publication Date: 
26/04/2013
Dawn (Pakistan)
Tags:
Mangroves, Pakistan, South Asia, Climate Change, Climate Impacts, Natural Disasters, Cyclones, Tsunami, Soil Erosion, Carbon Dioxide, Green House Gases, Ecosystems, Developing Countries, REDD
Environment

IEEE experts identify the fourth r-word in sustainability – repair

Reduce, reuse and recycle is the foundation of sustainable living. However, experts from IEEE , the world’s largest technical professional organization, identified repair as an equally important, environmentally friendly R-word, especially when it comes to the consumer electronics industry.

Publication Date: 
23/04/2013
IEEE
Tags:
Mobile Phone, Electronics Industry, Environment, India, Developing Countries, Electronics

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