And in addition to its assessment of environmental impacts, the study will also see how global change is affecting the socio-economic conditions of mountain people.
In the area of human development and social inclusion, the UN will continue to work towards reducing poverty, improving access to basic services in areas such as health, education and social protection, and achieving a more equitable and sustainable local and regional development for improving the socio-economic conditions of all, especially vulnerable groups.
In Sao Paulo, soccer pitches are being hastily laid in the outskirts to remind the nation that its best players have come from conditions of socio-economic adversity.