The principle of fair reduction is based on the concept of historic responsibility. Developed countries finished industrialising first. Thus, over the last 60 years, the developed countries, which represent 17 percent of the world's population, have ...
It is possible that, post-Kyoto, the developed countries will recognise the requirements of the developing world.
Developed countries and advanced developing countries must open their markets for products from the developing world, and support in developing their export and import capacity.
In an underdeveloped country don't drink the water. In a developed country don't breathe the air.
While the technology revolution has yet to reach far into the households of those in developing countries, this is certainly another area where more developed countries can assist those in the less developed world.
Just as entrepreneurs developed America, they can develop other countries, too.
Developed countries should support developing countries in tackling climate change. This not only is their responsibility, but also serves their long-term interests.
In most developed countries, the average person receives about 16 years of education. Even in developing countries, the population gets five to eight years of education.
Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a backlash on developed countries.
What we ask of the developed countries is to let the Third World find a third way.
Undoubtedly, at the moment, the major cause of CO2 emission is what happens in developed countries.
I think developed countries - so-called developed countries - should reflect upon the way of living and the waste of energy.
We must reduce the emissions 100 percent. In Venezuela, the emissions are currently insignificant compared to the emissions of the developed countries.
China is a developing country with a huge population, and also a developing country in a crucial stage of reform. In this context, China still faces many challenges in economic and social development. And a lot still needs to be done in China, in ter...
The developing countries must be able to take a more active part in trade negotiations, through technical assistance and support from the developed countries.
A safe and nutritionally adequate diet is a basic individual right and an essential condition for sustainable development, especially in developing countries.
The trend in the world right now is - not just in developed countries, but in developing countries including China and India - there is a movement to build more and more nuclear plants.
The country that is more developed industrially only shows, to the less developed, the image of its own future.
And why is our music called world music? I think people are being polite. What they want to say is that it's third world music. Like they use to call us under developed countries, now it has changed to developing countries, it's much more polite.
The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's...
China's development benefits other countries.
