This week, world leaders meet in Copenhagen to coordinate their efforts to address global climate change. As summed ... fair, achievable emissions reduction targets for both developed and developing nations. The Financial Times’ Martin Wolf has succinctly ... this willSHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Not Waiting for Copenhagen: How Some Developing-World Investors Already Account for Climate Risk", ...

One of the contentious issues at Copenhagen is how much money to give to the developing world to help avert the sharp rise in carbon emissions expected in the about-to-industrialize countries. The funds are to come from the developed world, and this fund is generally framed in the US media (and not just by Glen Beck), as a giveaway. The New York ...

... his fellow MMO developers: "There are a lot of people that try to emulate World of Warcraft - and as flattering as that is our end it's definitely not the right move." Dabiri posits ... know! A superhero game! No, wait, a space simulator! Better yet, an interactive forum for sexual deviants! Brilliant!Blizzard: Developing World of Warcraft clones 'not the right move' originally ...

... to get that treatment into the hands of those who need it. For example, new research from North Carolina State University shows that much more needs to be done to help get existing treatment to haemophilia patients in the developing world, and that the current lack of treatment there is costing lives...

The UN Copenhagen climate talks are in disarray today after developing countries reacted furiously to leaked documents that show world leaders will next week be asked to sign an agreement that hands more power to rich countries and sidelines the UN’s role in all future climate change negotiations. The document is also being interpreted by developing

... their attention to global tourism and its role in climate change, as well as its impact on developing nations. Do changes in travel practices that benefit the environment negatively affect the ... as well as political instability in the destinations. And while tourists of the developed world will (hopefully) always have the freedom to choose, their adaptability to change will grow. If a particular ...

... development, India can show how these interests are not mutually exclusive. Under the Kyoto Protocol developing nations are expected to make submissions called as NAMAs (Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions ... principle recognizes that the 'economic and social development and poverty eradication are the first and overriding priorities of the developing nation parties'.

The Net Impact conference is as much about great speakers as it is about fortuitous encounters. Today at lunch I had the pleasure of sitting next to Peter Fyrkman of DripTech, a startup company aiming to tackle poverty by providing very cheap, easily scalable drip irrigation technology to small farmers around the world.

... expanding rift between the United States and the rest of the world (minus France) on the issue of "carbon ... regulations. As I've noted repeatedly, much of the developed and developing world has publicly opposed the unilateral use of carbon ... rich economies could slow the flow of goods from it and other developing countries in the name of environmental protection.... The Xinhua commentary ...

... Cayetano Heredia, talks about his views of open access and how it can help in developing countries.  In other open access news, Denise Nicholson recently published her Tips for Developing Countries when reviewing Copyright Laws as part of ... Electronic Publishing Trust emphasises the need for instutional repositories in the developing world, concluding: "Without a strong research base ...

... complications from pregnancies and births. Moreover, unsafe abortion costs the developing world at least $341 million when the Asian and Pacific regions are taken into account. Using two approaches—a World Health Organization model and a comparison of 20 empirical ... and $130 for Latin America, which are significant burdens for developing country clinics and hospitals. + Full Report

... global warming that includes saying there will be "money sent to 'developing countries' to aid in making them ' ... quote heavy summary is a misrepresentation of what aid to developing countries really is. It's not what we normally think of "green" ... survival for the people scripture calls on us to care for the most. In the developing world, climate change is causing massive ...

Developing World Bioethics (Volume 9, Issue 3, December 2009) is now available by subscription only. Articles include: “Palliative Care, Public Health, and Justice: Setting ... Andrade-Narvaez, Silvia B. Canto-Lara, and Maria Del Rosario Garcia-Miss, 157-160 “Pandemic Management and Developing World Bioethics: Bird Flu in West Bengal” by Chhanda Chakraborti, 161-166

Bringing the Developing World to Michigan Ann Arbor, MI – A group of leaders from Africa and the South Pacific are wrapping up a tour this week that offers a compelling look at how what we do, or don't do, in Michigan impacts people on the other side of the world. Comments from Sara Kaweesa (kah-WEE-sa) from Kampala, Uganda's A-Rocha (AH-roh-kah) Uganda ...

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