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The role of the IMF in low-income countries and the role of low-income countries in the IMF: Time for a change? - Event hosted by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI)
African countries, might be enhanced. 11. Kato Lambrechts’ comments focussed on the role of the IMF in low income countries. Ms. Lambrechts emphasised that the challenges facing many developing countries ...
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Energy Strategies for Developing Countries
Energy efficiency improvement is the most promising option for developing countries and Eastern Europe. Low ...
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WELL - Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health
Ponds The most commonly used form of anaerobic treatment for municipal wastewater in low-income countries is anaerobic ponds – typically in combination with facultative and maturation ponds to ... While there are cases of successful application of anaerobic treatment reactors in low-income countries, problems have also been frequently encountered. These typically include: poor design and construction ...
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WELL - Resource Centre Network for Water, Sanitation and Environmental Health
Energy in Developing Countries: Setting the Agenda for Action, May 3-4, Washington D.C. · Bartlett, S.N. (2002) The problem of children's injuries in low-income countries: a review. Health Policy Plan. 17(1):1-13. · Bruce, N., R. Perez-Padilla & R. Albalak (2000) “Indoor air pollution in developing countries: a major environmental ...
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Water Use and Management
World: 22% of total water use High-income countries: 59% of total water use Low-income countries: 8% of total water use The annual water volume used by ... water pollutant: High income countries: 40% Low-income countries: 54% More than 80% of the world's hazardous waste is produced in the United States and other industrial countries. In developing countries, 70% of industrial ...
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July 13, 2006: Supermarkets and Service Stations Now Competing for Grain
The broader risk is that rising food prices could spread hunger and generate political instability in low-income countries that ... have to intervene in the unfolding global conflict over food between affluent motorists and low-income consumers. There are alternatives to using food-based fuels. For example, the equivalent of ...
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Murat Seren. Read more about our wind farm projects. Efficient cooking stoves In many developing countries the main source of fuel is wood, which is used for cooking on an open ... , housing developers and local environmental groups across South Africa to install energy efficient lighting in low income households. Approximately 50,000 of these bulbs were installed in 2005. "From small beginnings... a ...
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Eco-Economy Indicators: FOREST COVER
(See data.) This number assumes that developing countries lost 130 million hectares while the industrial world gained 36 million hectares as abandoned ... 15 countries offers a reasonable starting point for forest preservation. Crucial to slowing the loss of the world's natural forests is finding alternative sources of energy for low-income countries, so ...
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Extreme Poverty: A Global Emergency - The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Because of HIV/AIDS, life expectancy in crisis countries like Botswana has dropped to below 40 years. Millions of people, mostly children, die from ... . $25 billion a year would be enough to deliver life-saving health services to the low-income countries. The U.S. has recently given $200 billion per year in tax cuts. Preliminary estimates ...
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EcoFuture™ Population and Sustainability - Quick Facts
The world’s population is growing by 200,000 people a day. Between 1980 and 2030, the population of low- and middle-income countries will more than double -- to 7.0 billion, compared with 1 billion for high-income countries ...
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