03217cam a22004094a 4500 bk17384 The World Bank 20260707185211.0 m d cr cn||||||||| 020129s2008 dcu o i001 0 eng 0821373846 19.99 USD 9780821373859 9780821373842 10.1596/978-0-8213-7384-2 (The World Bank)bk50876 168015 139267 Global Monitoring Report 2008: [electronic resource] MDGs and the Environment: Agenda for Inclusive and Sustainable Development Washington, D.C. The World Bank, 2008 1 online resource (267 p.) Global Monitoring Report Global Monitoring Report 2008, the fifth in an annual series, is essential reading for those who wish to follow the global development agenda and debate in 2008. The year marks the midpoint toward the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It is also an important year to work toward a consensus on how the world is going to respond to the challenge of climate change, building on the foundation laid at the Bali climate change conference in December 2007. The report spans this agenda. It provides a comprehensive assessment of progress toward the MDGs and related policies and actions. It addresses the challenge of climate change and environmental sustainability and assesses its implications for development. The report's assessment of MDGs at midpoint presents a mixed picture, one of both significant progress and formidable challenges. The first MDG, reducing extreme poverty by half, is likely to be met at the global level, thanks to a remarkable surge in global economic growth over the past decade. But, on current trends, the human development MDGs are unlikely to be met. Prospects are gravest for the goals of reducing child and maternal mortality, but shortfalls are also likely in the primary school completion. nutrition, and sanitation MDGs. The potential effects of climate change compound the challenge of achieving the development goals and sustaining progress. The report's messages are clear: urgent action is needed to help the world get back on track to achieve the MDGs; and urgent action is also needed to combat climate change that threatens the well-being of all countries, but particularly of poor countries and poor people. The goals of development and environmental sustainability are closely related, and the paths to those goals have important synergies. Description based on print version record. Emerging Markets 200764 Environment Environmental Economics and Policies Health Monitoring and Evaluation 204249 Health, Nutrition and Population 122488 Population Policies 204163 Private Sector Development World Bank 2465 Print Version: 9780821373842 Global Monitoring Report 204706 World Bank e-Library. http://elibrary.worldbank.org/content/book/9780821373842 EBK 168015 139267