Developing nations should shift towards clean growth - Unctad

In a report released on Monday, Unctad said that "if approached intelligently", improvements in these sectors could yield savings that pay for themselves and even generate quick profits, as well as creating jobs.

The 2009/10 'Trade and Environment Review' (TER) stated that contrary to previous actions, the current global financial crisis was not a time for 'belt tightening', but rather a chance for poorer nations to redirect resources to economic growth that was more economically efficient, better for the environment, more socially equitable and more promising over the long term.