Global Dashboard - Blog covering International affairs and global risks » Articles and Publications http://www.globaldashboard.org Global risks and how to respond to them, edited by Alex Evans and David Steven Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:30:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Sustainable Development Goals – a useful outcome from Rio+20? http://www.globaldashboard.org/2012/01/20/sustainable-development-goals/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2012/01/20/sustainable-development-goals/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:13:19 +0000 Alex Evans http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=19672

Recent months have seen increasing interest in the idea that Rio+20 could be the launch pad for a new set of ‘Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs).  But what would SDGs cover, what would a process to define and then implement them look like, and what would some of the key political challenges be? This short briefing by Alex Evans and David Steven sets out a short summary of current thinking the issue, followed by thoughts about the way forward. (January 2012)

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]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2012/01/20/sustainable-development-goals/feed/ 0 Creating Consensus on a post-2015 framework for development http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/12/01/creating-consensus-on-a-post-2015-framework-for-development/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/12/01/creating-consensus-on-a-post-2015-framework-for-development/#comments Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:00:35 +0000 Claire Melamed http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=19186 Any global framework for development which is agreed after 2015 will be a political deal between states.  This paper looks at recent trends in policy and politics in emerging economies and traditional donors to assess where a consenus might lie.  It suggests some principles for a post-2015 agreement which emerge from recent policy developments.

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]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/12/01/creating-consensus-on-a-post-2015-framework-for-development/feed/ 0 A post-2015 Global Development Agreement: why, who what? http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/11/02/a-post-2015-global-development-agreement-why-who-what/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/11/02/a-post-2015-global-development-agreement-why-who-what/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 10:49:25 +0000 Claire Melamed http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=18999 Debate has started in earnest about what should come after the Millennium Development Goals when they expire in 2015.  This paper from ODI and UNDP, authored by Claire Melamed and Andy Sumner, summarises the evidence on the impact of the MDGs, looks at current trends in poverty and in global governance that will affect the shape and the scope of any future agreement on global development.

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]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/11/02/a-post-2015-global-development-agreement-why-who-what/feed/ 0 Resource Scarcity, Fair Shares and Development http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/07/20/resource-scarcity-fair-shares-and-development/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/07/20/resource-scarcity-fair-shares-and-development/#comments Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:39:10 +0000 Alex Evans http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=18277 Why resource scarcity will be a game changer for global justice agendas, and what aid donors, NGOs and other development opinion formers need to do about it. WWF / Oxfam report by Alex Evans. (July 2011 – see also this speech given at the launch event)

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]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/07/20/resource-scarcity-fair-shares-and-development/feed/ 0 Making Rio 2012 Work: Setting the stage for global economic, social and ecological renewal http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/06/02/making-rio-2012-work-setting-the-stage-for-global-economic-social-and-ecological-renewal/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/06/02/making-rio-2012-work-setting-the-stage-for-global-economic-social-and-ecological-renewal/#comments Thu, 02 Jun 2011 21:37:18 +0000 Alex Evans http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=17960 Why sustainable development still isn’t a reality 20 years after the Earth Summit – and what Rio 2012 can do to turn the tide. CIC report by Alex Evans and David Steven. (June 2011)

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]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/06/02/making-rio-2012-work-setting-the-stage-for-global-economic-social-and-ecological-renewal/feed/ 2 Governance for a Resilient Food System http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/05/31/governance-for-a-resilient-food-system/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/05/31/governance-for-a-resilient-food-system/#comments Tue, 31 May 2011 08:40:19 +0000 Alex Evans http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=18145 How national and international governance systems need to be reconfigured to meet the challenges of food security in a world of tighter supply and demand balances and increasing volatility. Report for Oxfam’s new Grow campaign by Alex Evans. (May 2011)

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]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/05/31/governance-for-a-resilient-food-system/feed/ 0 Running out of everything: how scarcity drives crisis in Pakistan http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/05/04/running-out-of-everything-how-scarcity-drives-crisis-in-pakistan/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/05/04/running-out-of-everything-how-scarcity-drives-crisis-in-pakistan/#comments Wed, 04 May 2011 08:24:42 +0000 David Steven http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=17616 Article by David Steven published in World Politics Review on scarcity of resources in Pakistan and what it means for the country. Available from World Politics Review here (subscription should not be required)  (May 2011)

]]> http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/05/04/running-out-of-everything-how-scarcity-drives-crisis-in-pakistan/feed/ 0 Economics for a world with limits http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/04/10/economics-for-a-world-with-limits/ http://www.globaldashboard.org/2011/04/10/economics-for-a-world-with-limits/#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 19:23:47 +0000 Alex Evans http://www.globaldashboard.org/?p=17408 Text of speech by Alex Evans to Institute for New Economic Thinking annual conference at Bretton Woods; the YouTube video is here. (April 2011)

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