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

Introduction •  Highlight:theoverlapandsynergybetweenthe5objec6vesand8priorityareasofthe

IPoAandthe17SDGs–andstressthatthe2030AgendaaptlyrecognisestheneedforspecialaFen6ontotheLDCs

•  Ques+on:Whatarethemeasuresthedevelopmentpartnersandinterna6onalorganiza6onsshouldadopttoscaleupsupportandfacilitatetherealiza6onoftheIPoAandthe2030AgendabytheLDCs?

•  Focuson5setsofconcerns(whichemergefrom5UNU-WIDERresearchprogrammes)

–  In5minutes+aconclusion

•  WIDERweb-site:seehFps://www.wider.unu.edu/

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

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

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

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

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

UN High-Level Panel report on the post-2015 development agenda

•  Calledfor:

•  “..Aquantumleapforwardineconomicopportuni6esandaprofoundeconomictransforma6ontoendextremepovertyandimprovelivelihoods…”

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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