UNEP set to navigate a new course
The United Nations Environment Programme, which had previously advanced legal instruments to solve global environmental problems, is now …
An identity crisis for the South
The developing world needs to define what the South represents, for otherwise it risks its legitimacy as a negotiating bloc
Gruelling days ahead at WHO for Nakajima
Allegations of financial irregularities are likely to be highlighted at a crucial session scheduled shortly in Geneva.
A handful of aces for the North
Global environmental concerns throw open the South to Northern intervention, whereas the South has limited interest in intervening in Northern …
Why are we begging for eco-clean technology?
If industrialised countries were legally barred from exporting anything considered eco-unfriendly, industries in the developing countries would …
SAARC gene bank yet to open an account
SAARC's proposal to set up a gene bank is still hanging fire though Northern countries have already started to privatise their genetic resources
Off to the next round
The South came back reasonably victorious from Rio, it was only because of the poor leadership of USA. The question now is: will it be able to …
Shortchanging the South
Funds, always a sticky subject, was an area of considerable debate at UNCED. What emerged was a weak compromise which left northern purses …
The global green farce
At UNCED the inclustrialised countries do not want any serloys restructuring of their economies or their lifestyles to save the earth. But the …
Leaving the poor aside
Germany's persistence in not agreeing with the idea of selling IMF gold reserves provided a convenient excuse for the G-7 to ignore the debt …
Silent sufferers
Indifferent primary health care in developing countries could lead to mental depression taking the form of a mass illness
Costly populism
SUBSIDIZING UNSUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, UNDERMINING THE EARTH WITH PUBLIC FUNDS· Andre de Moor & Peter Calamai·Commissioned by …
Equity first
The only way to a lasting international climate treaty is to accept equal rights of all human beings to release greenhouse gases, acknowledges a …
Public property
It is good to hear Western leaders say the genetic secrets of human life should be used for public good
An encounter
AMERICAN HEAT . By Donald A Brown . First edition . Published by Rowman and Littlefield Publishers Inc. . Maryland . USA . 2002
REDD and REDD +: An Overview (Part II)
Jagdish Kishwan, additional director general (wildlife) at the Ministry of Environment and Forest, explains why REDD + is a "win-win" …
Hypertension affects 1.13 billion people globally; 199 million reside in India
The burden of high blood pressure witnessed a dip in high and middle-income countries but low-income countries experienced a surge
How agriculture can be intensified in Africa without causing harm
Sustainable agriculture in Africa has the ability to act as an example for other regions worldwide. But to do this the approaches and technology …
The fate of our planet depends on the next few days of complex diplomacy in Glasgow. Here’s what needs to go right
Progress in the UN climate talks, both at CoP26 and beyond, may involve a “grand bargain” encompassing new promises on climate …
Under the microscope: Funding for NAMAs
Developing countries appear to have made a significant concession on funding for mitigation actions
Urban-rural links to ensure food security, benefit rural producers
Weak link between smallholders and urban consumers is the main hurdle in improving food security in both rural and urban areas in developing …
A shot in the arm for abandoned vaccine trials
With HIV spreading fast in some Third World nations, these countries have decided to end months of uncertainity by opting for vaccine trials …
Beating about the bush
Many important issues were hardly touched upon at the recently concluded conference on bioresources
Smokescreen
The most powerful government in the world and the behemoth tobacco industry are waging a ding-dong battle over...well, cigarettes
North rejects India's plea
India's request for a $2 billion grant to cut down the use of ozone-depleting substances was turned down because Northern countries felt it was …