Segway Inventor Turns Mind to the Poor
Dean Kamen, inventor of the Segway, turns his attention to decontaminating water and other challenges in poor places.
View ArticlePoverty, Climate Change … and Recession
There is fury among some campaigners about whether the European Commission failed to address the challenges faced by poorer nations in the face of global warming.
View Article10 Billion People by 2100?
Fertility is not declining as rapidly as expected in some of the world’s poorest countries and has shown a slight uptick in some richer countries.
View ArticleClimate Change Hinders Crop Yields
Corn yields were off a few percentage points in China, Brazil and France from what would have been without rising temperatures, researchers say.
View ArticleFood Prize Goes to Ex-Leaders of Ghana and Brazil
John Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are recognized for making strides in sharply reducing hunger in their countries.
View ArticleMillions Will Be Trapped Amid Climate Change, Study Warns
Environmental change is just as likely to trap people as it is to make them migrate — or it can cause them to flee to even more vulnerable areas, a British government study warns.
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room
United Nations officials hope that this week's population threshold -- seven billion -- will jump-start a conversation that American environmental groups tend to avoid.
View ArticleClimate Change Imperils Global Prosperity, U.N. Warns
A report warns that drastic measures are needed to offset future environmental problems that could stall development and perpetuate poverty.
View ArticleQ.&A.: The Underside of ‘Green’ Transactions
Presenting 17 case studies, researchers write that some investments in biofuels, ecotourism and other green initiatives amount to land grabs that displace the poor.
View ArticleFood Prize Goes to Ex-Leaders of Ghana and Brazil
John Kufuor and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are recognized for making strides in sharply reducing hunger in their countries.
View ArticleMillions Will Be Trapped Amid Climate Change, Study Warns
Environmental change is just as likely to trap people as it is to make them migrate — or it can cause them to flee to even more vulnerable areas, a British government study warns.
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room
United Nations officials hope that this week's population threshold -- seven billion -- will jump-start a conversation that American environmental groups tend to avoid.
View ArticleClimate Change Imperils Global Prosperity, U.N. Warns
A report warns that drastic measures are needed to offset future environmental problems that could stall development and perpetuate poverty.
View ArticleQ.&A.: The Underside of ‘Green’ Transactions
Presenting 17 case studies, researchers write that some investments in biofuels, ecotourism and other green initiatives amount to land grabs that displace the poor.
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