Critics of the final Copenhagen deal say its emissions targets are too lenient. But cash-strapped countries aren't exactly in a great bargaining position.
The economic weakness in the developing world after recent years of robust growth heightens the risks of social unrest and deepening poverty, according to the World Bank.
The battle over dams is at the core of worldwide conflicts involving water scarcity, environmental degradation, globalization, social justice, and the growing gap between rich and poor.
Bill McKibben, OnEarth Magazine. December 8, 2006.
A review of author Jacques Leslie's new book, which lays bare the high environmental and social price that people in the developing world often pay for damming their rivers.
