USA:s huvudsakliga åtgärd för att minska skadliga koldioxidutsläpp, slaktades efter president Trumps exekutiva order att avskaffa de standardnormer som Obama införde för kraftverk. Genom detta avslöjades tomheten i Parisavtalet.

Nations have a short opportunity during which they can impart skills to any child, to prepare him or her for adulthood. What is better: to teach a trade in the hope of providing greater economic security, or to teach civic education with the goal of making a ‘better’ citizen?

Agriculture matters, both to Haiti and its new president. One of the biggest issues is tariffs and subsidies. Twenty years after tariffs were dropped, the impact continues to be discussed and debated.

The research project Haiti Priorise sets out to introduce new data on costs and benefits that helps decision-makers to focus on the soundest policies and investments for the nation.

In every country, every day, a lot of money is spent by various governments and agencies with the intention of making life better for citizens.

In Boston, priorities are set by City Hall, the state, and the federal government — along with a host of privately controlled philanthropic organizations. Just like everywhere, these decisions are driven by both political realities and personal preferences.

Agriculture is the lifeblood of the Haitian economy, and one of the most important priorities for the new president. Millions of Haitians depend on the land, so it makes sense to examine how to expand the rural economy.

The research project Haiti Priorise is releasing new research papers on agricultural priorities. Along with a paper on agro-forestry, the research provides more data about different approaches to improve Haiti’s agriculture.

Haiti’s Ministry of Public Health and Population, in collaboration with local and international organizations, has made great strides in reducing the infant mortality rate, leading to a decrease from 80 deaths per thousand live births in 2000 to 59 deaths per thousand.

However, Haiti still has the highest infant mortality rate in the Caribbean.

Fewer than half of all children receive every immunization dose. Around two child deaths in ten are caused by diseases that could be prevented by vaccines. These include diphtheria and pertussis.

Poverty is humanity’s cruelest affliction. If you are extremely poor, you can’t afford to avoid even the easily curable diseases that cause every sixth human death. Your lungs are likely to be filled with indoor air pollution, because, like 2.7 billion others, you cook and keep warm with fuels like dung and wood – with the same effect as smoking two packs of cigarettes every day. An inadequate diet makes your children grow up physically stunted and impairs their cognitive development, costing 4-8 IQ points on average.

What are the biggest problems facing humanity? A lack of education and opportunity, poverty, inequality, violence and war, and environmental degradation.

These are the areas where trillions of dollars are spent in well-meaning efforts by governments and donors each year. But agreeing that a problem exists is not the same as knowing how to fix it. When it comes to development spending and philanthropy, it is too easy for money to be wasted - and opportunities missed - because this important distinction is ignored.

Aus dem BAYERNKURIER-Magazin: Der Microsoft-Gründer setzt seine wohltätigen Mittel besonders effizient und wirkungsvoll ein. Jetzt kooperiert das Bundesentwicklungsministerium mit der Stiftung von Bill und Melinda Gates. Warum die Arbeit des Milliardärs ein Vorbild für Regierungen sein kann, analysiert Bjørn Lomborg.

La decisión del presidente Trump de eliminar la regulación del presidente Obama para centrales térmicas acaba con la principal medida de Estados Unidos para reducir las emisiones nocivas de carbono, y al hacerlo, deja al descubierto la inutilidad del Acuerdo de París sobre el clima.

La ciencia es clara: el cambio climático es real y en gran medida está causado por la humanidad. Obama se comprometió a reducir sustancialmente en América las emisiones de carbono.