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Water, climate, energy intertwined fight against poverty in Central America
2015-08-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Central America's toolbox to pull 23 million people - almost half of the population - out of poverty must include three indispensable tools: universal access to water, a sustainable power supply, and adaptation to climate change. "These are the minimum, basic, necessary preconditions for guaranteeing survival," Vctor Campos, assistant director of the Humboldt Centre, a leading Nicaraguan environmental think tank, told IPS. These three tools are especially important for agriculture, the engine...
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