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标题：Will International Pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals Alleviate Poverty in Mountains?
其他标题：Will International Pursuit of the Millennium Development Goals Alleviate Poverty in Mountains?
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作者：Susanne Wymann von Dach ; Cordula Ott ; Andreas Klaey 等
期刊名称：Mountain Research and Development
印刷版ISSN：0276-4741
电子版ISSN：1994-7151
出版年度：2006
卷号：26
期号：1
页码：4-8
DOI：10.1659/0276-4741(2006)026[0004:WIPOTM]2.0.CO;2
摘要：Since September 2000, when world leaders agreed on time-bound, measurable goals to reduce extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease while fostering gender equality and ensuring environmental sustainability, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have increasingly come to dominate the policy objectives of many states and development agencies. The concern has been raised that the tight timeframe and financial restrictions might force governments to invest in the more productive sectors, thus compromising the quality and sustainability of development efforts. In the long term, this may lead to even greater inequality, especially between geographical regions and social strata. Hence people living in marginal areas, for example in remote mountain regions, and minority peoples risk being disadvantaged by this internationally agreed agenda. Strategies to overcome hunger and poverty in their different dimensions in mountain areas need to focus on strengthening the economy of small-scale farmers, while also fostering the sustainable use of natural resources, taking into consideration their multifunctionality.