World Health Organization: World Health Statistics 2011
…in developing countries. The percentage of the world’s population with access to clean drinking water increased from 77% to 87%. That puts the U.N. on track to achieve the goal…
…in developing countries. The percentage of the world’s population with access to clean drinking water increased from 77% to 87%. That puts the U.N. on track to achieve the goal…
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…Deanna Harlene; Garland, Kathleen A. Journal of Planning Literature, July 2012. doi: 10.1177/0885412212454013. Abstract: “Climate change is likely to increase losses and reduce supplies of freshwater during drought. Resilience, briefly…
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…70% of the freshwater supply, 25% of total freshwater use is accounted for by wasted food. On average, producing 1 kcal of food requires 3 kcal of fossil fuel energy;…
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…for more sophisticated tools to support accurate measurement and forecasts of phytoplankton as well as the importance of reduce the causes and impact of climate change. Tags: oceans, pollution, water…
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…They highlighted the need for both developing and developed countries to intensify efforts to design and implement policies to facilitate better environmental performance. Tags: Asia, biodiversity, carbon, China, pollution, water…
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…is needed to identify precise causal mechanisms. This paper suggests such analysis is of first-order importance, as the economic effects in poor countries appear large. Tags: greenhouse gases, pollution, water…
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…Africa. Overall, the results from the study’s models indicate that increased biofuels production may have significant impacts on the global food supply, economy and environment. Tags: cars, fossil fuels, water…
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…by topic from the World Resources Institute. Site list courtesy of the Harvard Kennedy School Library. Tags: carbon, coal, emissions, fossil fuels, global warming, greenhouse gases, pollution, science, technology, water…
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…encountered by moderate or high severity fire within 20 years following treatment.” However, there is strong evidence that fuel treatments indeed mitigate fire effects. Tags: California, disasters, water, global warming…
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…Corn Belt Threatens Grasslands and Wetlands,” looks at the rate and type of land conversion in the corn-growing areas of the Midwest and the impacts on erosion, wildlife and watersheds….
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