Browsing: developing countries

Global climate change affects countries differently. The negative consequences such as flooding are usually more pronounced in developing countries. Poor urban planning, population growth and poor regional cooperation in the use of natural resources such as rivers and lakes are also factors that contribute to incidences of flooding, for instance, in Nigeria.

Worldwide, the health of 200 million people in lower-income countries is at risk from toxins such as lead or mercury, more than from AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined, Green Cross said in a report that highlighted the 10 most polluted places in the world