Development gains in Africa could be lost if environmental risk not addressed - UNDP
Largely, human development improvements in Africa over the past decade are attributed to gains in the form of health education, sanitation systems, and access to water.
You can find this and other information in the United Nations Development Programme's 2011 Human Development Report! Download the full report here
Noteworthy items:
The report asserts that without addressing environmental concerns and reducing climate-change related risks, human development could begin to backslide in sub-Saharan Africa.
The same environmental concerns also foretell additional food insecurity facing the agricultural sector in the already stretched region.
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