Developing Countries – Page 4

…99% of the casualties

…99% of the casualties linked to climate change occur in developing countries. Worst hit are the world’s poorest groups. While climate change will increasingly affect wealthy countries, the brunt of the impact is being borne by the poor, whose plight simply receives less attention. Rajendra K. Pachauri

The impact of climate

The impact of climate change will fall disproportionately upon developing countries and the poor persons within all countries. It will therefore exacerbate inequalities in health status and access to adequate food, clean water and other resources. Rajendra K. Pachauri

Personally I would like

Personally I would like to see that the nuclear age, in terms of power, does come, because there’s no long-term future for developing countries without nuclear power. Abdus Salam

A small child from

A small child from a developing country has the advantage, from a very early age, of having access to toys which structure his mind, which constitute a sure advantage over the little African child who has never even held a modern toy.
Abdoulaye Wade

Our economic assistance must

Our economic assistance must be carefully targeted, and must make maximum use of the energy and efforts of the private sector… Economic freedom is the world’s mightiest engine for abundance and social justice… Developing countries need to be encouraged to experiment with a growing variety of arrangements for profit sharing and expanded capital ownership.
Ronald Reagan