October 16, 2008
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Environment Management Newsletter October 16, 2008 |
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Political, financial push urged to end hunger
FAO Director-General Jacques Diouf called for a political and financial push to boost sustainable agriculture in the world’s poor countries, double global food production and free the world of hunger and malnutrition. Speaking at a ceremony here marking World Food Day, the anniversary of FAO’s foundation in 1945, Diouf said, “I wish to reaffirm that we know what needs to be done to eradicate the hunger of 923 million people in the world. We also know what needs to be done to double world food production and feed a population that is expected to rise to 9 billion people by 2050.” Noting ... |
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Financial turmoil could usher in new ‘green’ era, says top UN climate official
The current global market crisis could provide an opportunity for the world financial system to reconstruct itself to promote “green” growth, the top United Nations climate change official said in New York. “Governments now have an opportunity to create and enforce policy which stimulates competition to fund clean industry,” Yvo de Boer, Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) told reporters. The demand for energy worldwide is expected by surge more than 50 per cent by 2030, he said, requiring a $22 trillion investment – half of that in developing ... |
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