Monday, December 7, 2009

What the People Who Live Round Kilimanjaro Think

Bjorn Lomborg has a great piece in the WSJ on the whole Kilimanjaro ice issue:

For Mrs. Thomas, arguments over the state of the ice are irrelevant. When she was asked by a Copenhagen Consensus Center researcher what donors and the Tanzanian government should do, she doesn't think for long. "Education is the first priority," she says, "and it should provide proper understanding of HIV and reduce the stigma. The next priority is micro-finance so people can have the chance to become self-reliant."

As she puts it, "There is no need for ice on the mountain if there is no people around because of HIV/AIDS."

The researcher probably rolled their eyes and thought how primitive and selfish this woman was.

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