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The post-2015 delivery of universal and sustainable access to infrastructure services
Overseas Development Institute, 2013Many of the proposals for post-2015 goals and targets appear ambitious, but what would it take to achieve them? This paper assesses what is needed to achieve goals for universal and sustainable access to infrastructure, specifically water, energy and transport.DocumentA new global partnership: eradicate poverty and transform economies through sustainable development
2013The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development Agenda's report sets out a universal agenda to eradicate extreme poverty by 2030 through sustainable development.DocumentDisaster risk management in post-2015 development goals: potential targets and indicators
Overseas Development Institute, 2013Disasters can hamper economic growth, affect poverty levels and cause human suffering. This paper argues that including measures to promote disaster risk management (DRM) in the post-2015 development goals is needed to incentivise investment in advance of shocks to protect lives and livelihoods, but also to save money.DocumentPutting the pieces together for good governance of REDD+: an analysis of 32 REDD+ country readiness proposals
World Resources Institute, Washington DC, 2013The Forest Carbon Partnership Facility Readiness Fund and the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) are supporting capacity building efforts in preparation from REDD+ implementation.DocumentWater security & the global water agenda: a UN-Water analytical brief
UN-Water, 2013This analytical brief serves as a starting point for dialogue on water security in the United Nations system. Through this brief, UN-Water aims to capture the constantly evolving dimensions of water-related issues, offering a holistic outlook on challenges under the umbrella of water security.DocumentGoverning the forests: an institutional analysis of REDD+ and community forest management in Asia
International Tropical Timber Organization, 2013This report examines the history, structure and monitoring mechanisms of REDD+ to better understand how it impacts upon, and interacts with, Community Forest Management (CFM). It presents case studies of CFM and REDD+ governance from Bangladesh, Indonesia and India, and concludes with some lessons learned.DocumentA ZEN approach to post-2015: addressing the range of perspectives across Asia and the Pacific
Asian Development Bank, 2013The Asia and the Pacific region is gaining increased influence in the world economy but is still grappling to overcome interrelated challenges of poverty and sustainable development.DocumentWhen disasters and conflicts collide: improving links between disaster resilience and conflict prevention
Overseas Development Institute, 2013This paper by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) argues for increased focus on the conflict-disaster nexus in fragile and conflict-affected states. It is based on a study assessing the evidence base on the ways in which natural disasters affect conflict, how conflict affects natural disasters and how people are affected by multiple risks.DocumentNo future without justice – Report of the Civil Society Reflection Group on Global Development Perspectives
Dag Hammarskjold Foundation, 2012This paper argues that the world faces a number of global crises which reflect the failures of the dominant model of development and economic progress. This model ignores human rights and the ecological limits of the global ecosystem, and considers poverty as a primarily technical challenge in which categories of inequality and social justice are neglected.DocumentDRAFT: Sexual and Reproductive Rights and Health in the Post-2015 Development Agenda
International Women's Health Coalition, 2012This is a draft working paper on sexual and reproductive health and rights in the context of the post-2015 framework. Universal health insurance is a critical factor in achieving health coverage because of the role it can play in providing financial protection against expensive health costs.Pages