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Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

31/07/2015

13 pages long

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Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

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This paper highlights the key role of discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms, and practices – as the underlying drivers of gender inequality. Using the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) from the OECD Development Centre, this paper assesses the cost of gender-based discrimination in social institutions for economic and human […]

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Technical briefing

Land Rights Indicators in the Post-2015 SDGs: Recommendations for the inter-agency expert group and other policymakers

10/03/2015

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6 pages long

Languages: English

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This briefing makes recommendations for those working on the land rights aspect of the post-2015 agenda. It accompanies the technical briefing Secure and Equitable Land Rights in the Post-2015 Agenda The success of the post-2015 sustainable development goals (SDGs) will depend on the adoption of indicators that allow measuring progress towards targets and provide helpful […]

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Technical briefing

Secure and Equitable Land Rights in the Post-2015 Agenda

21/01/2015

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8 pages long

Languages: English

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This technical briefing authored by a number of international organizations working on food security, natural resource management and poverty eradication, and endorsed by many local civil society organizations around the world, strongly encourages governments to keep the profile of land and natural resources high in the document on sustainable development goals to be endorsed in […]

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Discussion paper

Disaster Risk Reduction Makes Development Sustainable

15/01/2014

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6 pages long

Languages: English

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Governments and institutions must place risk reduction at the centre of the post-2015 development agenda, to ensure that disasters do not derail development. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must contain: A disaster reduction target; Disaster risk reduction integrated across other targets; Commitment of countries to measure risk and account for disaster losses; and A specific […]

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Issue briefing

How Disasters Disrupt Development: Recommendations for the post-2015 development framework

11/12/2013

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4 pages long

Languages: English

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Disasters have a devastating impact on development. Families lose homes, livelihoods and loved ones; communities lose businesses, jobs and services; children – particularly girls – miss school, and the list of impacts goes on. The incidence of disasters from natural hazards is increasing in every region of the world; reported weather-related disasters have tripled in […]

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Discussion paper

Situating Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the Post-2015 Development Framework

01/06/2013

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28 pages long

Languages: English

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Marginalized groups in India such as Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes are making much slower progress than other social groups in the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). How would a post-2015 development framework incorporate their concerns into its strategies and indicators? How would it address the issues of identity-based exclusion and discrimination in […]

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Discussion paper

Urban Poverty in India and Post-MDG Framework

01/04/2013

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32 pages long

Languages: English

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In spite of rapid economic growth over the last decade, India’s urban areas show high levels of inequality, with many social groups being left behind in most of the areas covered by the current Millennium Development Goals framework. There is a need for the post-2015 agenda to address inequality and aim for transformative outcomes. This […]

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Discussion paper

Development and Ecological Sustainability in India: Possibilities for the post-2015 framework

01/03/2013

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36 pages long

Languages: English

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Sixty-five years after independence, India continues to struggle to achieve food, water, livelihood and socio-cultural security for its peoples. Both official and independent assessments point to persistent poverty, shortages of food, water and energy, unemployment and underemployment, social discrimination, and other problems which hinder the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). There is growing […]

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Discussion paper

Making Post-2015 Matter for Socially Excluded Groups in India

01/01/2013

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16 pages long

Languages: English

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Will the post-2015 goals make a difference for those who are left behind by India’s social development? As the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) gets closer, the challenge of addressing inequality in the new framework is increasingly debated. This paper examines the issue from the perspective of four groups in India that face […]

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Discussion paper

Millennium Development Goals and Muslims of India

01/01/2013

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24 pages long

Languages: English

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As the Millennium Development Goals’ target date of 2015 approaches, this paper assesses the progress made by India’s Muslim population on indices of social development and the plausibility of meeting the MDG targets. The MDGs have been criticized for ignoring the specific vulnerabilities that minorities are faced with: discrimination, powerlessness and susceptibility to violence. Drawing […]

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