The 21st Century climate challenge

Special contributionsClimate change—together we can win the battle, Ban Ki-moon 23Climate policy as human development, Amartya Sen 28Our common future and climate change, Gro Harlem Bruntland 59Climate change as a human rights issue, Sheila Watt-Cloutier 82New York City takes the lead on climate change, Michael R. Bloomberg 117National action to meet a global challenge, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva 141We do not need climate change apartheid in adaptation, Desmond Tutu 166No choice is our choice, Sunita Narain 187Human development indicatorsHuman development indicators 219Readers guide and notes to tables 221Acronyms and abbreviations 228Monitoring human development: enlarging people’s choices …1 Human development index 2291a Basic indicators for other UN member states 2332 Human development index trends 2343 Human and income poverty: developing countries 2384 Human and income poverty: OECD countries, Central and Eastern Europe and the CIS 241… to lead a long and healthy life …5 Demographic trends 2436 Commitment to health: resources, access and services 2477 Water, sanitation and nutritional status 2518 Inequalities in maternal and child health 2559 Leading global health crises and risks 25710 Survival: progress and setbacks 261… to acquire knowledge …11 Commitment to education: public spending 26512 Literacy and enrolment 26913 Technology: diffusion and creation 273… to have access to the resources needed for a decent standard of living …14 Economic performance 27715 Inequality in income or expenditure 28116 Structure of trade 28517 OECD-DAC country expenditures on aid 28918 Flows of aid, private capital and debt 29019 Priorities in public spending 29420 Unemployment in OECD countries 29821 Unemployment and informal sector work in non-OECD countries 299HUMAN DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2007/2008 xv