Industry, environment and the diffusion of environmentally sound technologies
- Author: United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- Main Title: Industrial Development Report 2004 , pp 93-108
- Publication Date: July 2005
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/109acbf4-en
- Language: English
The relationship between poverty and environmental degradation is of particular importance in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In the region’s predominantly rural economies, solving environmental problems means ensuring better living conditions for millions of poor. About 40 percent of the total population in SSA – 258 million people – were living on fragile lands by the year 2000 (World Bank, 2003). These people are highly dependent on the available natural resources, which becomes a factor of further environmental resource degradation and poverty.
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ISBN (PDF):
9789210451253
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/abe09ed5-en
Related Subject(s):
Economic and Social Development
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