Kircher Library Geography

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 2

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 3

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 4

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 5

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 6

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 7

Articles, videos, podcasts and reports about Millennium Development Goal 8

Poor countries have had to divert large chunks of their budget to adapt to climate change and run the risk of crowding out spending on health and education, a new report suggests.

Informal banking groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo empower women, fund food and bridge ethnic boundaries

A survivor of the Burundi civil war and Rwanda's genocide has led a community to rebuild healthcare in his home country

Jaden Tap Tap initiative helps foster sense of pride in Cité Soleil, where residents tend and cultivate their own green spaces

he African Union Commission initiated the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) in recognition of the daunting challenge of reducing maternal mortality in most African countries by 75 per cent compared to figures for 1990, by 2015, as recommended in Millennium Development Goal 5. The campaign is supported by UNFPA, the WHO and UNICEF.

The Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa program seeks to improve maternal, newborn and child health (MNCH) outcomes by strengthening health systems to become more equitable.

ACOG's Office of Global Women's Health has expanded its efforts greatly in the last few years, as it aims to improve maternal mortality and morbidity worldwide and develop and support critical ob-gyn training.

FAO is helping more than 5 000 vulnerable farming households in eastern Kenya terrace their fields to conserve rain water for crop use and prevent the soils from being washed away. They are also building simple dams for better harvesting of rainwater.

To support the ESDP, the Government launched the Primary Education Development Programme (PEDP) in 2002, which has four key components: enrolment expansion; quality improvement; capacity-building; and strengthening of institutional arrangements. 

A 2008 national survey revealed that one in five Filipino children under the age of 5 was underweight and almost a third were stunted. The recent energy, food and financial crises have added to the challenge set by the government of reducing the prevalence of underweight to 17.25% by 2015. The Joint Programme supported these efforts, concentrating on improving exclusive breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices in children 0-24 months.

Two-week national polio and measles campaign in Bangladesh which targeted about 20 million children under five. In order to ensure widespread participation, community health promoters made loudspeaker announcements and door-to-door visits to families like Johura's in the week prior to the campaign. The messages advised families about the importance of immunization.

"Cities and development", skim through the variety of articles to get ideas for areas of interest for developing megacities.

Note video Lagos - living off the water in Makoko. Nigerian architect Kunle Adeyemi is hoping to build another school - one that floats on the water and is powered by solar panels.