Mr Mark
Malloch Brown
Administrator, UNDP, USA Mr. Marc Malloch Brown
pointed out that one of the challenges of the new millennium is to simultaneously address
the issues of tackling poverty and environmental risks. He said that the poor should be
made participants in improving their condition and protecting the environment.
Another critical issue, he pointed out, is to achieve
sustainable energy. An estimated 60% of Indian households still use biomass as a primary
cooking fuel. The resulting respiratory diseases causes as many as 500000 premature deaths
annually—mainly women and infants. According to Mr Brown the solution to this problem
lies is increasing the supply of fuels or electricity but rather on improving the level of
energy services.
Mr Brown concluded by emphasizing the need for faster
global technology flows in fields like information and communication technology and
pharmaceuticals that can have a huge catalytic impact on development. |
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