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A WIDER PERSPECTIVE Special Thematic Event on “Building Synergy and Coherence in the Implementation of the Istanbul Plan of Action in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda” Presentation at the Trusteeship Council Chamber, UN HQs New York, USA, 11 February 2016 By Finn Tarp, Director, UNU-WIDER
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Introduction • Highlight:theoverlapandsynergybetweenthe5objec6vesand8priorityareasofthe
IPoAandthe17SDGs–andstressthatthe2030AgendaaptlyrecognisestheneedforspecialaFen6ontotheLDCs
• Ques+on:Whatarethemeasuresthedevelopmentpartnersandinterna6onalorganiza6onsshouldadopttoscaleupsupportandfacilitatetherealiza6onoftheIPoAandthe2030AgendabytheLDCs?
• Focuson5setsofconcerns(whichemergefrom5UNU-WIDERresearchprogrammes)
– In5minutes+aconclusion
• WIDERweb-site:seehFps://www.wider.unu.edu/
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1. Growth and Poverty (GAPP) • Carriedout16carefullydesignedcountrycasestudiesfromthe24mostpopulous
countriesinsub-SaharanAfrica
– Coveringalmost75%oftheAfricanpopula6onand9ofthelargest10countries
– Focusonmonetaryandnon-monetaryindicatorsofwell-being
• Keymessage:ThereisalottocelebrateinAfricandevelopment+thosewhichsucceedhavetakenagricultureandeconomictransforma6onserious
• Yet,keychallengesremain:
– By2013GDP/capitawasonly7.7%higherthanin1974=>growthremainsindispensable
– AidtoLDCsisfalling=>riskofleavingthosemostinneedbehind
• FormoreonGAPP:seehFps://www.wider.unu.edu/project/reconciling-africa%E2%80%99s-growth-poverty-and-inequality-trends-growth-and-poverty-project-gapp
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2. Research and Communication on Foreign Aid (ReCom)
• Broughttogethermorethan300researchersfrom59countries;whoproduced247originalstudiesunder5corethemes(includinggenderequality)+asynthesispaper
• Keymessage:aidiseffec6ve,andhasaveryrespectablerateofreturn;includinginplaceswithweakins6tu6onalenvironments
• Yes,thereisalsoalottoimprove:
– Fragmenta6onremainshighandverycostly,andseehFps://www.wider.unu.edu/publica6on/aid-post-2015-worldfor15succinctReComfindings/recommenda6ons
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3. Learning to Compete (L2C) • AfouryearUNU-WIDER,BrookingsandAfDBresearchprogramme,whichoffersa
comprehensive,compara6ve,cross-countryanalysisofAfrica’seconomictransforma6onandindustrializa6onexperience
• And3highprofilebooksarejustabouttobelaunched(includingcontribu6onsbyNobelpricelaureates)
• With3keymessages:businessasusualisnotenough;structuraltransforma6onisveryslow;andemploymentcrea6onisseverelylagging
• Soonlywithamorestrategicapproachtoindustrialpolicy,theroleofthestateandprivatesector,andastrongcommitmentoftheregion’spoli6calleadershipcanAfricaindustrialize
• hFps://www.wider.unu.edu/project/learning-compete-l2c-accelera6ng-industrial-development-africa
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4. Development Under Climate Change (DUCC)
• WIDERhascarriedoutaseriesofcomprehensivecountrylevelclimatechangeassessmentsanddevelopedcukngedgeapproachestoevalua6ngenergypolicychoices
• Keymessages:– Deliberatelongtermplanningaccoun6ngforthemanyuncertain6esinclimatechangeimpactsis
cri6callyneededforeffec6veadapta+on;andsuccessfulimplementa6onanddeepeningoftheCoP21agreementiscrucialformi+ga+on
– Atthesame6me:LDCshaveintrinsicadvantagesinrenewableenergyproduc6on.Africa’slargehydropowerpoten6alcouldbelinkedwithitsverysubstan6alwindandsolarresourcestogeneratecleanreliablepoweratlowcost
• FormoreonDUCC:seehFps://www.wider.unu.edu/project/ducc-%E2%80%93-development-under-climate-change
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5. Data to Support the SDGs • WIDERishomeoftheWorldIncomeInequalityDataBase(WIID)–sowhatdoweknowaboutglobalinequalitytrends?
• Akeymessage:technicalassistanceandcapacitybuildingiscri6calindevelopingthenecessarydatasystemscalledfor
• Butitisnotonlytechnicalissuesthatarefaced:widespreadpoli6calsensi6vi6esexist–andthelackofdatabygenderisstriking
• FormoreontheWIID:seehFps://www.wider.unu.edu/project/wiid-world-income-inequality-database
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UN High-Level Panel report on the post-2015 development agenda
• Calledfor:
• “..Aquantumleapforwardineconomicopportuni6esandaprofoundeconomictransforma6ontoendextremepovertyandimprovelivelihoods…”
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ButWhatWillHappentoDevelopmentFinancePost-2015?
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A Dilemma • Wheredoes:growth,jobs,improvedlivelihoods,povertyreduc6on,andreducedinequality(includinggenderequity)comefrom?
• Intheyearstocomeitwillbeevenmorecri6calthaninthepasttoworkon:
– Crea6ngaconducivephysicalandpolicyenvironment
– Mobilisingthenecessaryfinancialresources(privateandpublic)forinvestmentsininfrastructureandhumancapital
– Genera6ngnewideasandknowledge• ScalingupassuggestedhereisindispensableforthesuccessoftheIPoAaswellasthe2030SDGagenda
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