我们需要放弃作为撒哈拉非洲以南地区的缺水和水不安全定义方式的水胁迫指数,因为它在根本上扭曲了该地区当前和未来的水危机。
We need to abandon the water stress index as a way of defining water scarcity and insecurity in Sub-Saharan Africa, as it fundamentally misrepresents current and future water crises in the region.
在最近的莫•伊普拉型基金会统计的非洲官方指数显示,纳米比亚在53个国家中排名第6,但是纳米比亚仍然很贫困。
In the latest index of African governance measured by the mo Ibrahim Foundation, Namibia is ranked sixth out of 53 countries. But most Namibians are still very poor.
例如,天伯伦鞋业在每双鞋上都贴上“绿色指数”的标签;葛兰素史克药业以成本价向成千上万的非洲居民出售艾滋病药物。
Timberland puts “green index” labels on all its shoes. GlaxoSmithKline makes HIV drugs available at cost to millions of Africans.
想想非洲,失败国家指数年度排名(FailedStates Index )前60名中,几乎近一半都是在非洲,其中大多数位于撒哈拉大沙漠以南——或者至少是在撒哈拉的最南端。
Consider Africa, where nearly half of the top 60 countries in the Failed States Index are located, in most cases south of -- or at least at the southern extremity of -- the Sahara.
津巴布韦和其它一些贫穷的非洲国家排名垫底。在这些国家中,人均寿命很短,人们的幸福指数也很低。
Zimbabwe and other poor African nations, where life expectancy and happiness is low, came bottom of the table.
而撒哈拉以南非洲的大部分国家——卢旺达,布隆迪,中非共和国,贝宁和多哥等则被该报告评为幸福指数最低的几个国家。
Rwanda, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Benin and Togo — all nations in Sub-Saharan Africa — are the least satisfied with their lives, the report said.
其它心衰的危险成分包括:年龄、美国非洲裔人、高血压、吸烟、糖尿病、体重指数过高、酗酒。
Other risk factors for incident HF include age, African American race, hypertension, current smoking, diabetes, body mass index, and alcohol abuse.
非洲是一个大陆,人口与基础设施之间的差距呈指数增长。
Africa is a continent where the gap between the population and infrastructural growth is increasing exponentially.
最新的依布拉欣非洲国家管治指数显示了一些整体的改善,该指数由苏丹电信巨头莫。依布拉辛资助。
The latest index of African governance funded by mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese-born telecoms mogul, suggests a general improvement.
最新的依布拉欣非洲国家管治指数显示了一些整体的改善,该指数由苏丹电信巨头莫。依布拉辛资助。
The latest index of African governance funded by mo Ibrahim, a Sudanese-born telecoms mogul, suggests a general improvement.
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