1. Practical Approaches to Ending Extreme Poverty in Africa Jeffrey D. Sachs at the Clinton School of Public Service University of Arkansas March 15, 2006

2. Severe malaria

6. FAO/GIEWS: Africa Report No.3 - December 2005 p.2 MAP OF COUNTRIES REQUIRING URGENT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE COUNTRIES REQUIRING URGENT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE (Total: 27 countries) Since conditions can change rapidly, and published information may not always represent the most up-to-date basis for action, enquiries or corrections should be directed to Henri Josserand, Chief, Global Information and Early Warning Service (ESCG), FAO, Rome (Fax: 39-06-5705-4495, E-mail: GIEWS1@FAO.ORG). FAO/GIEWS - December 2005 --- Jeffrey D. Sachs Director, The Earth Institute at Columbia University 314 Low Library, MC 4327 535 West 116th Street New York, NY 10027 (212) 854-8704 (212) 854-8702 Fax sachs@columbia.edu http://www.sachs.earth.columbia.edu sachs@columbia.edu http://www.sachs.earth.columbia.edu FAO/GIEWS December 2005

7. THREE GREAT CHALLENGES Green Revolution Health Revolution Connectivity Revolution

8. GREEN REVOLUTION: Seed, Soils, Water, Climate, Pathogens

10. The Yield Gap Reported Grain yield levels Some observations from sub-Saharan Africa

11. World Bank World Development Indicators

16. HEALTH REVOLUTION: Infectious disease control, human resources, public awareness, logistics

17. Malaria Ecology Index

18. Sub-Saharan Africa has the Highest Prevalence of Nine Neglected Tropical Diseases ConditionCases in AfricaProportion of Global Burden in Africa Hookworm198 million27%-34% Ascariasis173 million14%-22% Schistosomiasis166 million89% Trichuriasis162 million20%-26% Trachoma 33 million40% Lymphatic Filariasis 46 million38% Onchocerciasis 18 million99% Trypanosomiasis 0.5 million100% Dracunculiasis<0.1 million100%

19. Geographic Overlap of Hookworm and Malaria

21. CONNECTIVITY REVOLUTION: Roads, rail, ports, telecommunications, internet

22. A Comparison of Railway Networks in Africa and India

23. THE ECONOMIC STRATEGY Rural Sector: From “Sub-subsistence” to Commercial Agriculture Urban Sector: From informality to International Competitiveness in Manufactures and Services Demographic Transition

24. Rural Sector Community-led development through Millennium Villages

25. Millennium Research Villages

32. Urban Development Promote global competitiveness in urban areas through investments in key infrastructure and attraction of FDI Millennium Cities Project

33. Demographic Transition: Total Fertility Rate below 3.0 by 2015 Maternal empowerment, girls’ education, Child survival, contraceptive availability, Family planning

34. Sector ODA Per African Per Annum: Recommended versus Current Source: OECD DAC, 2003 Note: ODA net of Technical Cooperation

35. The Scientific Challenges Ecologically placed science Operations Research and evaluation Understanding Anthropogenic Change R&D for the Poor: health, agriculture, energy, connectivity, water, training and systems (management and finance)

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