Technology is the key

With developed countries doing little to restrict global warming, a ray of hope comes from the development of favourable technologies

Future tense

Asian countries voice concern over the irresponsible attitude of the North in reduction of greenhouse gases

Fund crunch diagnosed

Tax the rich

A bad bargain

If the atmosphere is a common resource shared by everyone then should the South let itself be bullied into accepting a US diktat on emission …

The last fetter

-- involving use of symbolic communication -- there is evidence that our ancestors could speak.

Meagre gains

Biased broadcast

Racial and gender imbalances in US news broadcast sources

Shell-shocked

Not a matter of dole

The World Hunger Task Force must respect the food choices of the poor consumer

Runaway consumption

State of the World 2004 - Worldwatch Institute

Reaction time

Electronic conferences can speed up decision making which lengthy, costly and conventional deliberations cannot

Locking horns with the bull

International agreements like the Basel Convention are not enough to defeat corporate agendas firmly rooted in the stock market

No laughing matter

Activists are increasingly resorting to attention-grabbing techniques to bring development issues into the public domain

World's state as precarious as ever

STATE OF THE WORLD 1993 Edited by Linda Starke Publisher: W W Norton & Co Price: $13.99

The view from below

For down and out tribal women, global developmental extravagnzas mean nothing but rhetoric

A step towards nowhere

The 20th century Nostradamus

FUTURE IN SIGHT. BARRY H MINKIN Macmillan - 1995 Price US $22.95

INDIA

Oily divide

No Armageddon, this

The meteor "shower" was but a mild drizzle, and it took place 16 hours too early

Asian kids on top

Crowded house

Castle in the air

The first truly international space station will soon become a reality

Hottest of them all

The first three months of the year 2002 were the warmest ever recorded