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World Bank says poverty falling, except in Africa
The number of people living in poverty fell sharply by around 500 million between 1981 and 2005, but progress was mixed regionally and stalled in sub-Saharan Africa, a new World Bank study showed Tuesday.
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UN climate talks advance on forests, industry
U.N. climate talks in Ghana are making progress on ways to help developing nations slow deforestation and have eased disputes over use of greenhouse gas targets for industrial sectors, delegates said on Monday.
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Africa stands to gain little at UN climate talks: experts
The UN-sponsored climate change talks between rich and poor countries offer few benefits to Africa, which bears the brunt of climate change in the world, officials and African delegates said Sunday.
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The perfect storm
With its agricultural edge, Central America has the chance to turn the world food crisis into an opportunity. But the region is not yet producing at its fullest potential.
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South Africa Beats Deadline on Water, Sanitation
South Africa and Madagascar, two African nations participating in the Stockholm International Water Conference currently underway in the Swedish capital, provide a contrasting picture of where they stand -- or fall -- in achieving the U.N.'s heavily-trumpeted Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
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Wastewater Crops Feeding Millions
Against the backdrop of rising food prices and a shortage of drinking water worldwide, urban farmers are being forced to use either untreated wastewater or polluted river water both for their agricultural needs and for their economic survival.
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Development: Water Progresses, Sanitation Regresses
The world's poorest nations are making halting progress in water, but little or no tangible improvement in sanitation -- two of the basic necessities of life.
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Slowing growth? Less cheery economic prospects for Africa
Because they have not diversified and agricultural performance has been weak, Sub-Saharan Africa's poorest economies are locked in a poverty trap from which it will take many decades to escape.
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U.N. to tighten CDM additionality rules
The U.N.'s climate change agency on Wednesday proposed to make it more difficult for speculators to earn carbon offsets from emissions-cutting projects which were already profitable.
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Investing in Water: Bringing Water to the Sea
Whether you wade into investing in water or dive in head first, the water industry offers investors many opportunities.
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