Achieving sustainable development nutrition targets: the challenge for South Asia

The Knowledge Base for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal Targets on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene

Safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are fundamental to an improved standard of living. Globally, 91% of households used improved drinking water sources in 2015, while for improved sanitation it is 68%. Wealth disparities are stark, with rural populations, slum dwellers and marginalized groups lagging significantly behind. Service coverage is significantly lower when considering ...

Maternal mortality: A challenge in achieving Millennium Development Goals

Introduction: Reducing the labour by an unskilful person is an important strategy in promotion of mother's health and reducing the maternal mortality as the fifth millennium development goals. Methods: This retrospective and descriptive study was accomplishd in 2010.The samples were 189 Iranian mothers with labour by unskilful person in urban and rural area affiliated to Mashhad University of M...

The Sustainable Development Challenge for Technology

Sustainable development is a three-pronged attack on the future. It is shorthand for a world in which economic progress, social equity and environmental quality are being integrated to provide fulfilling lifestyles for the planet’s inhabitants, both now and in the future. Technology will have to play an important role in the transition towards sustainable development, and technological changes ...

Sustainable Urban Mobility in South-Eastern Asia and the Pacific

Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore. A Professional Engineer, he has undertaken numerous consultancy and research work on Transportation Planning, Traffic Modelling and Road Safety Studies for local authorities and developers as well as organizations such as Asian Development Bank and Cities Development Initiative for Asia. Comments can be sent to: [email protected]...

UN / SG The Challenge of Sustainable Development