High food costs 'a global burden'

Adapting to Climate Change to Cost US$75-100 Billion a year

By: chnarendra

The costs of adaptation to climate change in developing countries will be in the order of US$75-100 billion per year for the period 2010 to 2050 according to preliminary findings in a new global study from The World Bank.  The Economics of Adaptation to Climate Change (EACC) study, funded by the governments of the Netherlands, ...

about 1 month ago

23 million go hungry in Horn of Africa: UN

By: voiceofkashmir

ROME: U.N. officials say years of drought and war, as well as high food prices and the global financial crisis, have made the Horn of Africa one of the most critical hunger areas in the world, with some 23 million people not getting enough to eat.The World Food Program will need $1 billion to provide food aid in the next six months in the region ...

7 days ago

Dean Baker: Making Wall Street Pay.

By: northsunm32

   This is a defence of what is called the Tobin Tax a tax on financial transactions. Many think that the tax would discourage short term speculation in the market while being only a very mild burden on those interested in longer term investment. This is from the Guardian.   Making Wall Street Pay ""Wall Street's irresponsible ...

14 days ago

Pakistan high on list of countries having dull children

By: dustgeer

   Pakistan is among the six countries in Asia and 10 countries in the world that contribute most to the global burden of stunting (below normal growth) among children, the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) says in a new report.   This burden is also shared with Pakistan in Asia by Bangladesh, China, India, Indonesia ...

13 days ago