Education

Global Sustainable Development Report 2016

Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and transformative goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new report issued by the United Nations during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Publication Date:

12/07/2016

Source: United Nations

Tags:

Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Poverty, Environment, Health, Nutrition, Ecosystem Services, Drinking Water, Sanitation, India, Global, Education

Environment

Global Sustainable Development Report 2016

Understanding of the scientific basis for action will be needed to achieve the ambitious and transformative goals of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, according to a new report issued by the United Nations during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development.

Publication Date:

12/07/2016

Source: United Nations

Tags:

Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Poverty, Environment, Health, Nutrition, Ecosystem Services, Drinking Water, Sanitation, India, Global, Education

Energy

The best way to teach adults to save energy might be through their children

It’s hard to get people to change their habits, even when doing so could have lasting benefits for the environment.

Publication Date:

12/07/2016

Source: Washington Post

Tags:

Energy, Energy Efficiency, Education, Children, Environment, California

Climate Change

Zimbabwe: Three Local Climate Projects Approved

ZIMBABWE has received approval for three climate projects that could see the nation reverse some of the dangers caused by climate change in sectors such as water, agriculture and manufacturing.

Publication Date:

12/07/2016

Source: All Africa

Tags:

Climate Change, Zimbabwe, Water Supply, Agriculture, Climate Adaptation, Africa, Global Warming, Education, Irrigation

Health

Schooling and wage income losses due to early-childhood growth faltering in developing countries: national, regional, and global estimates

The growth of >300 million children <5 y old was mildly, moderately, or severely stunted worldwide in 2010. However, national estimates of the human capital and financial losses due to growth faltering in early childhood are not available. The researchers quantified the economic cost of growth faltering in developing countries.

Original Source

Publication Date:

01/07/2016

Author(s): Günther Fink, Evan Peet, Goodarz Danaei & et al

Source: American Journal of Nutrition

Vol:

104

Issue:

1

pp:

104-112

Tags:

Poverty, Child Health, Developing Countries, India, South Asia, Tanzania, Colombia, Africa, Statistics, Malnutrition, Nutritional Diseases, Education

Science And Technology

Stop teaching Indians to copy and paste

Major reform of education in India should encourage original thinking to boost the nation's research, argues Anurag Chaurasia.

Original Source

Publication Date:

30/06/2016

Author(s): Anurag Chaurasia

Source: Nature

Vol:

534

pp:

591

Tags:

Research, Scientists, India, Education, Science And Technology

Poverty

UNICEF finds dramatic inequality among world's poorest, richest children

NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The number of children who do not attend school is rising, child marriage has not dropped in decades and millions of young children will die mostly preventab

Publication Date:

28/06/2016

Source: Reuters

Tags:

Poverty, Child Health, Education, UNICEF, Africa, India, Infant mortality

People

The State of the World’s Children 2016: A fair chance for every child

By 2030, 69 million children under the age of five will have died, 167 million children will be living in poverty and 750 million women will have been married as children, unless the issues facing the most disadvantaged children are tackled says this annual UNICEF report.

Publication Date:

28/06/2016

Source: UNICEF

Tags:

Children, Child Health, Education, Poverty, Infant mortality, Nutrition, India, Global

Poverty

Multidimensional poverty in Pakistan

Pakistan’s first ever official report on multidimensional poverty was launched by the Ministry of Planning, Development and Reform. According to the report, nearly 39 percent of Pakistanis live in multidimensional poverty, with the highest rates of poverty in FATA and Balochistan.

Publication Date:

20/06/2016

Source: Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI)

Tags:

Poverty, Rural Poverty, Pakistan, Economy, Health, Education, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Natural Disasters

Natural disasters take toll on schools and children around Asian region

BANGKOK – A greater humanitarian focus on schools before, during and after natural disasters will save lives, protect children and benefit communities and countries, Save the Children says in a rep

Publication Date:

20/06/2016

Source: Japan Times (Japan)

Tags:

Natural Disasters, Earthquakes, Floods, Asia, Children, Education, Nepal, Myanmar, Philippines, Indonesia