Human Development Reports

Climate change and human development

The Human Development Report 2007/2008 warns that the world has less than a decade to avoid a climate change crisis that could bring unprecedented reversals in poverty reduction, nutrition, health and education to the world's poorest people.

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Climate change - Human rights

Interview with Mary Robinson, Former UN Human Rights Commission talking about climate change as a human right.

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Climate change - Effects on the poor

Dr. Rajendra K Pachauri, Chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) talks about how climate change affects the poor.

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CNN-Español: Interview with Marisol Sanjines

Pre-launch interview on the theme and issues of the 2007/2008 Human Development Report.

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Climate change - Climate shocks

Although specific climate shocks can not be attributed to climate change, the Human Development Report warns that catastrophic climate events will increase dramatically in the future.

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Climate change - Science

Malte Meinshausen of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Change Impact explains the science behind the Human Development Report.

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Climate Change – Adaptation

The Human Development Report says that the rich countries need to take up the challenge and help poor countries adapt to the changing climate.

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Climate Change – Agriculture

The Human Development warns that farmers in poor countries are likely to suffer as a result of changing weather due to climate change.

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Climate Change – Water shortage

As the effects of climate change grow, various countries in across the globe will suffer water shortages as a result of receding glaciers.

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Climate Change – Ecosystem collapse

One effect of climate change may be the warming of sea temperatures, which will in turn bleach and destroy coral reefs across the globe. Fishing communities in Indonesia are already suffering the consequences as their coral reefs die out.

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Climate Change – Mitigation

Important to reaching emissions targets for tackling climate change is mitigation. Mayor Bloomberg of New York City discusses, with commentary from Kevin Watkins, Lead-author of the Report.

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Figures, maps and illustrations from the Report

This video contains all the figures, maps, and illustrations from the 2007/2008 Report.

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Launch video - Kibera-Sanitation

Across the world, 2.6 billion people lack access to water and sanitation. The world water crisis is one of the main obstacles in the way of human development and of reaching Millennium Development goals. This year's Human Development Report, Beyond scarcity: Power, poverty and the global water crisis, tackles this emergency.

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Kibera - Sanitation

With over half a million inhabitants and no access to sanitation, the Kibera slum in Kenya's capitol Nairobi suffers from one of the worst child mortality rates in the world. Kevin Watkins, the Author of the Human Development Report, explains the problem and how to improve the situation.

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South Africa - Free Water

20 liters of water per day is considered the minimum that any human being needs for basic survival. The Government of South Africa has legislated that as a right of citizenship every person receives 25 liters of free water. In both Townships and middle class neighborhoods, only after exceeding that amount do people have to start paying for their water.

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Palestinian water

Over 200 communities in the Palestinian territories lack access to water, while Israeli settlers in the West Bank have full access to clean running water. The inequality in the water situation in the Palestinian territories is exasperated by the fact that Israel will not allow the Palestinian to develop water sources.

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China - Water pollution

The growth of industry in China is diverting water from agriculture and polluting water sources. One village in Northern China suffers high cancer rates, linked to the lack of clean water.

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UNDP-Access to water

The poorest people in the world pay up to 10 times more for water than residents of New York, Paris or London. The same poor people do not have the minimum 20 liters of water required for basic survival, while in developed countries the average person flushes 50 liters down the toilet every day.

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India -Ground water

India's urbanization is one of the fastest growing in the world. Millions of people are now living in urban slums. The country faces an enourmous challenge in managing its water resources.

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King Abdullah II

Royal Hashemite of the Kingdom of Jordan

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Amartya Sen

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Sakiko Fukuda-Parr

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Ole Henrik Magga

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Shirin Ebadi

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Gilberto Gil

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