Intern blog: Earth Day's 40th anniversary

In celebration of the 40th Earth Day, I thought I'd blog about climate change and development. Climate change has clearly been a hot topic in the last couple of years and given Snowmageddon this past winter in D.C., I'm convinced that global warming has resulted in some undesirable consequences.

Rich countries have the capacity to do their part in climate mitigation and adaptation. But what about developing countries? Reducing debt burden, dealing with balance-of-payments, as well as managing numerous aid projects among many other problems, it is difficult and costly for these countries to also tackle climate change.

Of course, since environmentalism is such a concern now, donors have been helping developing countries deal with these issues. To learn more, watch this video on East Asia, climate mitigation, and economic growth. Also, check out the World Bank's blog on sustainable development. Happy Earth Day!