Estimates that 287,000 maternal deaths occurred in 2010, a decline of 47% from 1990 levels with India and Nigeria accounting for one-third of deaths. From the World Health Organization, the UN Population Fund and other organizations.
http://www.who.int/gho/publications/world_health_statistics/EN_WHS2012_Full.pdf
Features country level statistics on health, global health indicators, and special sections on noncommunicable diseases, health expenditures and universal coverage, and vital statistics systems. From the World Health Organization
http://www.unisdr.org/files/26725_26725drrandccainthepacificaninstitu.pdf
Looks at disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation planning in seven Pacific Island nations. From the United Nations
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-411.pdf
Summarizes the issues disabled people face in using information and communication technologies and looks at progress towards achieving equivalent access to services for disabled and nondisabled users. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-410.pdf
This note considers the opportunities and challenges of producing bioenergy sustainably to meet greenhouse gas reduction targets. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.parliament.uk/briefing-papers/POST-PN-409.pdf
This note examines definitions of energy efficiency, looks at methods to measure and verify achieved energy savings, and summarizes UK and EU policies to promote energy efficiency. From the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/wrs1201/wrs1201.pdf
Describes reasons why the U.S. agricultural sector is better positioned than most U.S. industries to recover from the recession and thrive due to markets for U.S. exports. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture
http://www.ers.usda.gov/Publications/ERR135/ERR135.pdf
Calculates how changes in the supply of foreign farm labor due to immigration law changes could affect all sectors of the economy, including agriculture. From the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture