Is it not remarkable that, in spite of these disadvantages, developing countries as a group were able to achieve, over the last decade, a growth rate in agricultural production close to that of the industrial countries?
Stella discusses how cross-border HE often disadvantages developing countries as they are unable to participate effectively in the global trading system [ 2].
In this study, the importance and benefits of capacity-building in these countries are emphasized and the advantages and disadvantages that developing countries have in the framework of space technology acquisition are briefly presented.
This could disadvantage less powerful developing countries in gaining financial access to REDD resources and threaten the environmental effectiveness of the REDD mechanism.
The recently introduced Gender Gap Index, measuring economic participation, educational attainment, health and survival and political empowerment shows very low scores, consistent with female disadvantage, in many developing countries [ 5].
Adverse impacts may be observed in both developed and developing countries, although it is likely that the latter will bear more of the burden due to endemic poverty and disadvantage.
Climate change threatens to disrupt the weakest economies and disadvantage the poorest people in developing countries, African continent is the least emitter of green house gas but yet, the continent is the worst affected by climate change (Samson et al 2011).
Despite the apparent disadvantages, in the last decades, some developing countries have seen an increasing informal sector.
These advances may help shed light on similar disadvantages for women in other developing countries.
In this situation, open access to the data could place researchers from developing countries at a disadvantage because they might not have the resources or capacity to respond as quickly to the data as scientists in developed countries.
