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2013 Global Hunger Index: The challenge of hunger: Building resilience to achieve food and nutrition security
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
The 2013 Global Hunger Index (GHI), which reflects data from the period 2008 to 2012, shows that global hunger has improved since 1990, falling by one-third. Despite the progress made, the level of hunger in the world remains serious, with 870 million people going hungry, according to estimates...
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Sustainable Economic Development in the Transition Countries, With a Retrospect of the Republic of Macedonia
Nikolovski, Aleksandar; Tripunovski, Mirko; Tonovski, … - In: Journal of Economic Development, Environment and People 2 (2013) 4, pp. 6-17
the policies and the activities is the use of the principles and indicators according to which it is determined how much … the countries work on sustainable development. Part of the indicators are generally accepted, and part are in a modeling … phase. A systematic approach is necessary to see whether all indicators are necessary, and which of them are necessary for …
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Multicriteria analysis for grouping and ranking European Union rural areas based on social sustainability indicators
Chatzinikolaou, Parthena; Bournaris, Thomas; Manos, Basil - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 16 (2013) 3/4, pp. 335-351
social cohesion in rural economies, terms that are measured by relevant social sustainability indicators. This paper aims to … measure these indicators and to compare them. In order to measure these indicators, a household survey carried out in the … Union. From the results of this survey, we measured a set of economic and social sustainability indicators. We have selected …
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Growing the green economy – globally
Henderson, Hazel - In: International Journal of Green Economics 1 (2007) 3/4, pp. 276-298
Strategies for global sustainability and growing the green economy must address current economic models driving today's unsustainable forms of globalisation. Technological innovation is needed to shift from fossil fuels to renewable energy, recycling and redesign industrial processes. More...
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Harmonization of national indicators for sustainable development of the administrative-territorial units with the requirements of the international community
Burak, Petr; Zvorykina, Tatiana - European Regional Science Association - 2014
harmonization of the quality of life indicators of the administrative-territorial units' population with the requirements of the … life indicators is recognized by all researchers of the territories sustainable development process. Currently there is no … indicators for sustainable development of territories was entrusted to the Canadian specialists in the field of regional …
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An evolutionist and conventionalist approach to sustainable development: The case of for-profit public network services
Merlin-Brogniart, Céline - In: Journal of Innovation Economics n°8 (2011) 2, pp. 119-140
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Sinopsis: Informe De La Nutricion Mundial 2014: Fortalecer la accion y la responsabilidad para acelerar los progresos en nutricion en el mundo
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); … - 2014
Una buena nutrición es fundamental para promover vidas saludables, medios de subsistencia sólidos y resistentes, y economías prósperas. Sin ella, estos empeños se asientan sobre terreno inestable. Los niños con retraso de crecimiento no pueden crecer ni desarrollarse adecuadamente, y...
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Synthèse: L'indice de la faim dans le monde 2014
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Le rapport de l’Indice de la faim dans le monde 2014 – neuvième édition – propose une mesure multidimensionnelle de la faim au niveau national, régional et mondial. Le GHI 2014 montre les progrès effectués en matière de réduction de la faim depuis 1990, mais des efforts restent à...
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2013 Welthunger-Index: Herausforderung Hunger: Widerstandsfähigkeit stärken Ernährung sichern
von Grebmer, Klaus; Headey, Derek; Bene, Christophe; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2013
Die globale Hungersituation hat sich seit 1990 verbessert, wie der Welthunger-Index 2013 anhand von Daten aus dem Zeitraum 2008–2012 zeigt. Der WHI ist um ein Drittel gesunken. Dennoch ist die weltweite Hungersituation nach wie vor "ernst". 870 Millionen Menschen hatten laut Schatzungen der...
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Synopsis: 2014 WeltHunger-Index: Herausforderung verborgener hunger
von Grebmer, Klaus; Saltzman, Amy; Birol, Ekin; … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) - 2014
Ein Jahr bevor die Frist zur Erreichung der Millenniums-Entwicklungsziele im Jahr 2015 abläuft, bietet der Welthunger-Index (WHI) einen facettenreichen Überblick über die Verbreitung des Hungers und trägt neue Erkenntnisse darüber in die weltweite Debatte, wie Hunger und Mangelernährung...
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