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In 2000, at the UN Millennium Summit, governments committed themselves to cutting the number of people in poverty in half by 2015. This is to be achieved through eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) with specific, measurable targets, all of them addressing poverty alleviation. The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) do not include any specific goals or targets…
Les instructions pour le “California Bike”. Le California Bike Coalition de ITDP est une initiative qui cherche à apporter des vélos abordables et de haute qualité aux ménages rurales africains. Le programme utilise des velos pour repondre à les problems avec la mobilité, la santé et l’accès de l’emploi, les compétences et l’éducation.
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While the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) do not specifically make reference to transportation issues, transportation projects and programs have an enormous impact on both the poverty alleviation and environmental sustainability goals. Transportation issues are dealt with directly in Agenda 21, the Global Plan of Action for Habitat II, and the proceedings of the Commission for Sustainable Development #9, and in…