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 Stories About: environmental justice AND Ethiopia AND politics AND United Nations
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Right before my very eyes: Ethiopia
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Geoff Dabelko |
01 Apr 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The vista of Ethiopia's ancient Rift Valley, speckled with shimmering lakes, stretches before me as our motorized caravan heads south from Lake Langano, part of a study tour on population-health-environment issues organized by the Packard Foundation. Sadly, the country's unrelenting poverty and insecurity are as breathtaking as the view -- Ethiopia currently ranks 170 out of 177 countries on the UN Development Programme's Human Development Index. These numbers beco ... |
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| Topics: environmental justice, Ethiopia, politics, United Nations (all these topics) |
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