Liu Qin China’s massive Asian infrastructure network of proposed new roads and railways, new ports and airports, linking 65 countries to itself must grapple with the same problem as the ancient Silk Road it has been named after. Sand. Deserts present as big a problem along the “Silk Road Economic Belt” and the shores of… Continue reading China’s ‘new Silk Road’ could expand Asia’s deserts
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“Extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation”, says Ban Ki-moon
Significant gains have been made for many of the MDG targets worldwide, but progress has been uneven across regions and countries, leaving significant gaps The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have produced the most successful anti-poverty movement in history and will serve as the jumping-off point for the new sustainable development agenda to be adopted this… Continue reading “Extreme poverty can be eradicated within one more generation”, says Ban Ki-moon